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CoStar Group Third Quarter 2018 Revenue Grows 23% and Net Income Increases 72% Year-over-Year

PRNewswire 23-Oct-2018 4:05 PM

CoStar Group Third Quarter 2018 Revenue Grows 23% and Net Income Increases 72% Year-over-Year

PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces, announced today that revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, was $306 million, an increase of 23% over revenue of $248 million for the third quarter of 2017.

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Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, increased $25 million to $59 million or $1.61 per diluted share compared to $34 million for the third quarter of 2017, an increase of 72%. Non-GAAP net income (defined below) for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, which excludes one-time costs associated with the acquisition of ForRent and other items, was $79 million or $2.16 per diluted share, an increase of $33 million or 70% versus the third quarter of 2017. Company-wide net new bookings were $40 million in the third quarter of 2018, an increase of 16% year-over-year.

"We achieved another excellent quarter of revenue growth, with exceptionally strong margin expansion," said Andrew C. Florance, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CoStar Group. "We surpassed $300 million in revenue in the third quarter and generated $110 million of adjusted EBITDA – both high water marks for the Company. We are confidently on our way to surpassing our goal of 40% adjusted EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter of 2018.  I am particularly pleased with our strong sales growth given our team's year-to-date focus on converting over 7,100 customers to the Apartments.com network."

Florance continued, "Our Multifamily team has done an excellent job successfully integrating ForRent. We completed the combination of the ForRent.com website with the CoStar database in September, making ForRent the fastest ILS integration we have ever done.  Our combined ForRent and Apartments.com sales team will now focus on expanding our Apartments.com customer base in the months ahead." 

Year 2017-2018 Quarterly Results - Unaudited

(in millions, except per share data)


2017


2018



Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4


Q1

Q2

Q3










Revenues

$

227


$

237


$

248


$

254



$

274


$

297


$

306


Net income

22


22


34


44



52


44


59


Net income per share - diluted

0.68


0.68


1.04


1.22



1.44


1.20


1.61


Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted

32.6


32.7


32.8


36.1



36.4


36.5


36.5











EBITDA

55


44


73


66



70


64


91


Adjusted EBITDA

64


54


84


78



84


85


110


Non-GAAP net income

34


28


46


45



60


60


79


Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted

1.05


0.86


1.41


1.25



1.65


1.66


2.16


CoStar Suite revenue was $139 million in the third quarter of 2018, an increase of 19% compared to the third quarter of 2017. Multifamily revenue for the third quarter of 2018 was $105 million versus $72 million in the third quarter of 2017, an increase of 45%. Revenue by services can be found within the tables included in this release.

EBITDA (defined below) in the third quarter of 2018 was $91 million, compared to $73 million in the third quarter of 2017, an increase of 25%. Adjusted EBITDA (which excludes stock-based compensation, acquisition-related costs and other items as described below) was $110 million for the third quarter of 2018, an increase of 31% over adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2017. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the third quarter of 2018 was 36%.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had approximately $1,082 million in cash, cash equivalents and long-term investments, and no outstanding debt.

On October 12, 2018, the Company announced its acquisition of Realla Ltd., the UK's largest marketplace specializing in commercial property.  "Across the world, marketing commercial properties is moving to digital marketplaces, away from wood-based products like magazines, flyers, and boards," said Florance.  "Realla is the UK's most comprehensive commercial property digital marketplace - and when combined with the CoStar information solution it is expected to offer the best tools for marketing properties, valuations and facilitating transactions."

2018 Outlook
"Given our very strong margin performance, we are confident we will exceed our goal of 40% adjusted EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter of 2018, and are raising our earnings guidance for the full year of 2018," stated Scott Wheeler, Chief Financial Officer of CoStar Group. "With another solid sales quarter and the majority of the ForRent integration complete, we can now confirm our previous revenue outlook around a tighter range for 2018."

The Company expects revenue in the range of $1.183 billion to $1.189 billion for the full year of 2018, reflecting revenue growth of 23% over full year 2017. We expect revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018 in the range of $307 million to $313 million, representing revenue growth of 22% over the fourth quarter of 2017 at the midpoint of the range.

The Company expects adjusted EBITDA in a range of $404 million to $408 million for the full year of 2018, an increase of $6 million at the midpoint and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 34%, up 500 basis points from 2017. For the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company expects adjusted EBITDA in a range of $125 million to $129 million and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 41%.

We expect full-year 2018 non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of $7.95 to $8.03 based on 36.5 million shares, an increase of $0.14 at the midpoint versus the previously provided outlook. For the fourth quarter of 2018, we expect non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of $2.48 to $2.56 based on 36.5 million shares. These ranges include a non-GAAP tax rate of 25%.

The preceding forward-looking statements reflect CoStar Group's expectations as of October 23, 2018, including forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures on a consolidated basis. Given the risk factors, uncertainties and assumptions discussed above, actual results may differ materially. Other than in publicly available statements, the Company does not intend to update its forward-looking statements until its next quarterly results announcement.

Reconciliation of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share and all of the disclosed non-GAAP financial measures to their GAAP basis results are shown in detail below, along with definitions for those terms. A reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net income, can be found within the tables included in this release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
For information regarding the purpose for which management uses the non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release and why management believes they provide useful information to investors regarding the Company's financial condition and results of operations, please refer to the Company's latest periodic report.

EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents GAAP net income attributable to CoStar Group before (i) interest income and other income (expense) and loss on debt extinguishment, (ii) provision for income taxes, and (iii) depreciation and amortization.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents EBITDA before (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) acquisition and integration related costs, (iii) restructuring costs and related costs, and (iv) settlements and impairments incurred outside the Company's normal course of business.

Non-GAAP net income is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents GAAP net income attributable to CoStar Group before (i) amortization of acquired intangible assets, (ii) stock-based compensation expense, (iii) acquisition and integration related costs, (iv) restructuring costs  (v) settlement and impairment costs, and (vi) loss on debt extinguishment. From this figure, we then subtract an assumed provision for income taxes to arrive at non-GAAP net income. In 2017, the company assumed a 38% tax rate, and in 2018 the company is assuming a 25% tax rate in order to approximate our statutory corporate tax rate excluding the impact of discrete items.

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share (also referred to as non-GAAP EPS) is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents non-GAAP net income divided by the number of diluted shares outstanding for the period.  For periods with GAAP net losses and non-GAAP net income, the weighted-average outstanding shares used to calculate non-GAAP net income per share includes potentially dilutive securities that were excluded from the calculation of GAAP net income per share as the effect was anti-dilutive.

Earnings Conference Call
Management will conduct a conference call at 5:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 to discuss earnings results for the third quarter of 2018 and the Company's outlook. The audio portion of the conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.costargroup.com/investors/stock-info. To join the conference call by telephone, please dial (800) 230-1059 (from the United States and Canada) or (612) 234-9959 (from all other countries) and refer to conference code 455388. An audio recording of the conference call will be available for replay approximately one hour after the call's completion and will remain available for a period of time following the call. To access the recorded conference call, please dial (800) 475-6701 (from the U.S. and Canada) or (320) 365-3844 (from all other countries) using access code 455388. The webcast replay will also be available in the Investors section of CoStar Group's website for a period of time following the call.

CoStar Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited

(in thousands, except per share data)












Three Months Ended
September 30,


Nine Months Ended
September 30,



2018


2017


2018


2017










Revenues


$

305,525



$

247,533



$

876,261



$

711,239


Cost of revenues


72,072



55,483



201,685



162,102


Gross profit


233,453



192,050



674,576



549,137











Operating expenses:









Selling and marketing (excluding customer base amortization)


89,251



72,705



290,706



240,833


Software development


26,173



21,536



75,357



67,054


General and administrative


39,012



35,998



117,658



104,550


Customer base amortization


8,329



4,298



22,948



13,642




162,765



134,537



506,669



426,079











Income from operations


70,688



57,513



167,907



123,058


Interest and other income


3,035



555



8,674



1,589


Interest and other expense


(717)



(2,901)



(2,135)



(8,280)


Income before income taxes


73,006



55,167



174,446



116,367


Income tax expense


14,247



20,990



19,621



37,876


Net income


$

58,759



$

34,177



$

154,825



$

78,491











Net income per share - basic


$

1.63



$

1.05



$

4.30



$

2.42


Net income per share - diluted


$

1.61



$

1.04



$

4.25



$

2.40











Weighted average outstanding shares - basic


36,129



32,444



36,032



32,375


Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted


36,518



32,814



36,439



32,705


 

 

CoStar Group, Inc.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Unaudited

(in thousands, except per share data)










Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income



Three Months Ended
September 30,


Nine Months Ended
September 30,



2018


2017


2018


2017










Net income


$

58,759



$

34,177



$

154,825



$

78,491


Income tax expense


14,247



20,990



19,621



37,876


Income before income taxes


73,006



55,167



174,446



116,367


Amortization of acquired intangible assets


13,639



8,498



38,190



28,731


Stock-based compensation expense


8,953



9,743



30,593



29,203


Acquisition and integration related costs


7,171



1,224



20,199



1,996


Restructuring and related costs

 


2,314





2,314




Settlements and impairments








(760)


Non-GAAP income before income taxes


105,083



74,632



265,742



175,537


Assumed rate for income tax expense *


25

%


38

%


25

%


38

%

Assumed provision for income tax expense


(26,271)



(28,360)



(66,436)



(66,704)


Non-GAAP net income


$

78,812



$

46,272



$

199,306



$

108,833











Net income per share - diluted


$

1.61



$

1.04



$

4.25



$

2.40


Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted


$

2.16



$

1.41



$

5.47



$

3.33











Weighted average outstanding  shares - basic


36,129



32,444



36,032



32,375


Weighted average outstanding  shares - diluted


36,518



32,814



36,439



32,705











* A 25% and 38% tax rate is assumed for 2018 and 2017, respectively, which approximates our statutory corporate tax rate.










Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA



Three Months Ended
September 30,


Nine Months Ended
September 30,



2018


2017


2018


2017










Net income


$

58,759



$

34,177



$

154,825



$

78,491


Amortization of acquired intangible assets in cost of revenues


5,310



4,200



15,242



15,089


Amortization of acquired intangible assets in operating expenses


8,329



4,298



22,948



13,642


Depreciation and other amortization


6,794



6,621



19,810



19,546


Interest and other income


(3,035)



(555)



(8,674)



(1,589)


Interest and other expense


717



2,901



2,135



8,280


Income tax expense


14,247



20,990



19,621



37,876


EBITDA


$

91,121



$

72,632



$

225,907



$

171,335


Stock-based compensation expense


8,953



9,743



30,593



29,203


Acquisition and integration related costs


7,171



1,224



20,199



1,996


Settlements and impairments








(760)


Restructuring and related costs


2,314





2,314




Adjusted EBITDA


$

109,559



$

83,599



$

279,013



$

201,774


 

 

CoStar Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)








September 30,
 2018


December 31,
2017



(Unaudited)



ASSETS





Current assets:





Cash and cash equivalents


$

1,071,786



$

1,211,463


Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $5,668 and $6,469 as
of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively


82,279



60,900


Prepaid expenses and other current assets


25,203



15,572


Total current assets


1,179,268



1,287,935







Long-term investments


10,070



10,070


Deferred income taxes, net


2,679



5,431


Property and equipment, net


81,937



84,496


Goodwill


1,548,976



1,283,457


Intangible assets, net


285,958



182,892


Deferred commission costs, net


76,062




Deposits and other assets


7,394



6,179


Income tax receivable


14,878



12,981


Total assets


$

3,207,222



$

2,873,441







LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY





Current liabilities:





Accounts payable


$

10,114



$

9,262


Accrued wages and commissions


50,483



54,104


Accrued expenses


33,500



22,193


Deferred gain on the sale of building


2,523



2,523


Income taxes payable


1,269



8,166


Deferred rent


5,386



4,732


Deferred revenue


50,195



45,686


Total current liabilities


153,470



146,666







Deferred gain on the sale of building


14,299



16,192


Deferred rent


31,146



33,909


Deferred income taxes, net


64,865



12,070


Income taxes payable


15,128



13,354


Total liabilities


278,908



222,191







Total stockholders' equity


2,928,314



2,651,250


Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$

3,207,222



$

2,873,441


 

 

CoStar Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited

(in thousands, unaudited)




Nine Months Ended
September 30,


2018


2017

Operating activities:




Net income

$

154,825



$

78,491


Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:




Depreciation and amortization

58,000



48,277


Amortization of deferred commissions costs

36,242




Amortization of debt issuance costs

657



2,157


Stock-based compensation expense

30,593



29,203


Deferred income tax expense, net

7,644



6,087


Bad debt expense

4,519



3,992


Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:




Accounts receivable

(19,038)



(15,809)


Prepaid expenses and other current assets

(2,952)



(3,561)


Deferred commissions

(41,421)




Deposits and other assets

(1,396)



(3,387)


Accounts payable and other liabilities

(13,443)



11,888


Deferred revenue

6,454



5,969


Net cash provided by operating activities

220,684



163,307






Investing activities:




Purchases of property and equipment and other assets

(21,801)



(19,754)


Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(340,074)



(47,767)


Net cash used in investing activities

(361,875)



(67,521)






Financing activities:




Payments of long-term debt



(35,000)


Payments of debt issuance costs



(643)


Repurchase of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations

(23,666)



(14,309)


Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan

25,768



9,058


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

2,102



(40,894)






Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

(588)



880


Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

(139,677)



55,772


Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period

1,211,463



567,223


Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

$

1,071,786



$

622,995


 

 

CoStar Group, Inc.

Disaggregated Revenues - Unaudited

(in thousands)




Three Months Ended September 30,


2018


2017


North America


International


Total


North America


International


Total

Information and analytics












CoStar Suite

$

132,700



$

6,384



$

139,084



$

111,452



$

5,862



$

117,314


Information services

15,310



2,225



17,535



16,582



2,134



18,716


Online marketplaces












Multifamily

104,778





104,778



72,257





72,257


Commercial property
and land

44,128





44,128



39,246





39,246


Total revenues

$

296,916



$

8,609



$

305,525



$

239,537



$

7,996



$

247,533









Nine Months Ended September 30,


2018


2017


North America


International


Total


North America


International


Total

Information and analytics












CoStar Suite

$

383,876



$

19,381



$

403,257



$

324,713



$

16,374



$

341,087


Information services

41,544



6,881



48,425



49,203



6,161



55,364


Online marketplaces












Multifamily

297,254





297,254



204,324





204,324


Commercial property and land

127,325





127,325



110,464





110,464


Total revenues

$

849,999



$

26,262



$

876,261



$

688,704



$

22,535



$

711,239


 

 

CoStar Group, Inc.

Results of Segments - Unaudited

(in thousands)










Three Months Ended
September 30,


Nine Months Ended
September 30,


2018


2017


2018


2017

EBITDA








North America

$

94,088



$

72,267



$

229,905



$

170,064


International

(2,967)



365



(3,998)



1,271


Total EBITDA

$

91,121



$

72,632



$

225,907



$

171,335


 

 

CoStar Group, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures with 2017-2018 Quarterly Results - Unaudited

(in millions, except per share data)











Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income













2017


2018



Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4


Q1

Q2

Q3











Net income


$

22.1


$

22.2


$

34.2


$

44.2



$

52.2


$

43.8


$

58.8


Income tax expense


13.3


3.6


21.0


4.5



3.5


1.9


14.2


Income before income taxes


35.4


25.8


55.2


48.7



55.7


45.7


73.0


Amortization of acquired intangible assets


10.9


9.3


8.5


8.7



10.4


14.1


13.6


Stock-based compensation expense


9.4


10.1


9.7


9.8



10.4


11.2


9.0


Acquisition and integration related costs


0.4


0.4


1.2


2.0



3.5


9.5


7.2


Restructuring and related costs









2.3


Settlements and impairments


(0.8)









Loss on debt extinguishment





3.8






Non-GAAP income before income taxes


55.3


45.6


74.6


73.0



80.1


80.6


105.1


Assumed rate for income tax expense *


38

%

38

%

38

%

38

%


25

%

25

%

25

%

Assumed provision for income tax expense


(21.0)


(17.3)


(28.4)


(27.7)



(20.0)


(20.1)


(26.3)


Non-GAAP net income


$

34.3


$

28.3


$

46.3


$

45.2



$

60.1


$

60.4


$

78.8












Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted


$

1.05


$

0.86


$

1.41


$

1.25



$

1.65


$

1.66


$

2.16












Weighted average outstanding  shares - basic


32.3


32.4


32.4


35.7



35.9


36.1


36.1


Weighted average outstanding  shares - diluted


32.6


32.7


32.8


36.1



36.4


36.5


36.5












* A 25% and 38% tax rate is assumed for 2018 and 2017, respectively, which approximates our statutory corporate tax rate.






Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA













2017


2018



Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4


Q1

Q2

Q3











Net income


$

22.1


$

22.2


$

34.2


$

44.2



$

52.2


$

43.8


$

58.8


Amortization of acquired intangible assets


10.9


9.3


8.5


8.7



10.4


14.1


13.6


Depreciation and other amortization


6.4


6.5


6.6


6.7



6.6


6.4


6.8


Interest and other income


(0.4)


(0.6)


(0.6)


(2.5)



(3.0)


(2.6)


(3.0)


Interest and other expense


2.7


2.7


2.9


0.7



0.7


0.7


0.7


Loss on debt extinguishment





3.8






Income tax expense


13.3


3.6


21.0


4.5



3.5


1.9


14.2


EBITDA


$

55.0


$

43.7


$

72.6


$

66.0



$

70.4


$

64.3


$

91.1


Stock-based compensation expense


9.4


10.1


9.7


9.8



10.4


11.2


9.0


Acquisition and integration related costs


0.4


0.4


1.2


2.0



3.5


9.5


7.2


Restructuring and related costs









2.3


Settlements and impairments


(0.8)









Adjusted EBITDA


$

63.9


$

54.3


$

83.6


$

77.9



$

84.4


$

85.1


$109.6


 

 

CoStar Group, Inc.

Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Guidance - Unaudited

(in thousands, except per share data)









Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Guidance, Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income


Guidance Range


Guidance Range


For the Three Months


For the Twelve Months


Ended December 31, 2018


Ended December 31, 2018


Low


High


Low


High









Net income

$

72,000



$

77,000



$

227,000



$

232,000


Income tax expense

22,000



24,000



42,000



44,000


Income before income taxes

94,000



101,000



269,000



276,000


Amortization of acquired intangible assets

13,000



13,000



51,000



51,000


Stock-based compensation expense

12,000



10,000



43,000



41,000


Acquisition and integration related costs

2,000



1,000



22,000



21,000


Restructuring and related costs





2,000



2,000


Non-GAAP income before income taxes

121,000



125,000



387,000



391,000


Assumed rate for income tax expense *

25

%


25

%


25

%


25

%

Assumed provision for income tax expense

(30,300)



(31,300)



(97,000)



(98,000)


Non-GAAP net income

$

90,700



$

93,700



$

290,000



$

293,000










Net income per share - diluted

$

1.97



$

2.10



$

6.22



$

6.36


Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted

$

2.48



$

2.56



$

7.95



$

8.03










Weighted average outstanding  shares - diluted

36,600



36,600



36,500



36,500










* A 25% tax rate is assumed, which approximates our statutory corporate tax rate.









Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Guidance, Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA







Guidance Range


Guidance Range


For the Three Months


For the Twelve Months


Ended December 31, 2018


Ended December 31, 2018


Low


High


Low


High

Net income

$

72,000



$

77,000



$

227,000



$

232,000


Amortization of acquired intangible assets

13,000



13,000



51,000



51,000


Depreciation and other amortization

6,000



6,000



26,000



26,000


Interest and other expense, net

(2,000)



(2,000)



(9,000)



(9,000)


Income tax expense

22,000



24,000



42,000



44,000


Stock-based compensation expense

12,000



10,000



43,000



41,000


Acquisition and integration related costs

2,000



1,000



22,000



21,000


Restructuring and related costs





2,000



2,000


Adjusted EBITDA

$

125,000



$

129,000



$

404,000



$

408,000


 

About CoStar Group, Inc.

CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP) is the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces. Founded in 1987, CoStar conducts expansive, ongoing research to produce and maintain the largest and most comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. Our suite of online services enables clients to analyze, interpret and gain unmatched insight on commercial property values, market conditions and current availabilities. LoopNet is the most heavily trafficked commercial real estate marketplace online with approximately 5 million monthly unique visitors per month. Realla is the UK's most comprehensive commercial property digital marketplace. Apartments.com, ApartmentFinder.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, Westside Rentals, AFTER55.com, CorporateHousing.com, ForRentUniversity.com and Apartamentos.com form the premier online apartment resource for renters seeking great apartment homes and provide property managers and owners a proven platform for marketing their properties. CoStar Group's websites attracted an average of approximately 45 million unique monthly visitors in aggregate in the third quarter of 2018. Headquartered in Washington, DC, CoStar maintains offices throughout the U.S. and in Europe and Canada with a staff of over 3,600 worldwide, including the industry's largest professional research organization. For more information, visit www.costargroup.com.

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about CoStar Group's financial expectations, the Company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements including words such as "hope," "anticipate," "may," "believe," "expect," "intend," "will," "should," "plan," "estimate," "predict," "continue" and "potential" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management of CoStar Group and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause or contribute to such differences: the risk that the trends stated or implied by this release cannot or will not be sustained at the current pace, including trends related to revenue, net income, non-GAAP net income, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, margin expansion, and sales; the risk that the Company is unable to sustain current revenue and earnings growth rates or increase them; the risk that the Company is unable to achieve or exceed its stated goal of 40% adjusted EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter 2018; the likelihood that the Company's adjusted EBITDA margin will fluctuate in the future; the risk that the Company is unable to expand its Apartments.com customer base in the months ahead; the risk that the Company's revenue and earnings do not fall within the guidance provided for the full year of 2018; the risk that revenues for the fourth quarter and full year 2018 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that net income for the fourth quarter and full year 2018 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter and full year 2018 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the fourth quarter and full year 2018 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that the tax rate estimates stated in this press release are incorrect or may change; the risk that the Realla business may not be combined successfully or in a timely and cost-efficient manner; the risk that the combination does not produce the expected results or benefits, including the best tools for marketing properties, valuations and facilitating transactions; the risk that business disruption relating to the Realla acquisition may be greater than expected; and the risk that the combination and integration of Realla will disrupt CoStar's operations or result in the loss of customers or key employees. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements can be found in CoStar's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and CoStar's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, each of which is filed with the SEC, including in the "Risk Factors" section of those filings, and the Company's other filings with the SEC available at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). CoStar assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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