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CoStar Group Third Quarter 2023 Revenue

Increased 12% Year-over-Year Marking 50 Straight Quarters of

Double-Digit Revenue Growth

WASHINGTON – October 24, 2023 - CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets, announced today that revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 was $625 million, up 12% over revenue of $557 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. Net income was $91 million in the third quarter, an increase of 25% over the prior year.

“CoStar Group delivered strong results this quarter on our two principal fronts,” said Andy Florance, Founder and CEO of CoStar Group. “First, our commercial information and marketplace businesses are fortress strong in a turbulent market with revenue growing 14% year-over-year and margins approaching 40%. As we move into the fourth quarter, our adjusted EBITDA, for our commercial information and marketplace businesses, is approaching $1,000,000,000 annualized. We continue to generate strong net new bookings with $65 million of net new bookings in the third quarter. On the second front, we are investing aggressively, but prudently, in Homes.com with the goal of unlocking the enormous potential of becoming the leading, successful U.S. residential real estate portal. In September we celebrated a major milestone on that road to success with 100 million unique visitors to Homes.com.”

“Unique visitors to Homes.com in September grew 1,290% year over year, significantly outperforming our competitors’ traffic, the largest of which were relatively flat or declining. We believe that the competitive balance in the industry is shifting in our favor,” continued Florance. “Our key competitors’ sites combine rentals and resale homes, so when we likewise combine our Homes.com and Apartments networks we had 140 million unique visitors in September, according to Google Analytics. In the past year we have quickly grown to become the second most heavily trafficked residential network by a wide margin, with monthly unique visitors 35% higher than Realtor.com and 90% higher than Redfin in September, according to ComScore. We continue to build out the full potential of Homes.com and are focused on continuing to grow traffic and beginning monetization in second quarter of 2024.”

“Last week, we announced our offer to acquire OnTheMarket, one of the top three residential property portals in the United Kingdom. Having operated successfully in the United Kingdom for two decades, we believe that we can grow competitive traffic share in the U.K. just as we have done so many times before in the U.S. and that our significant software investments into Homes.com will give us technology scale advantage in the U.K.”


Year 2022-2023 Quarterly Results - Unaudited

(in millions, except per share data)

 

     2022      2023  
     Q1      Q2      Q3      Q4      Q1      Q2      Q3  

Revenues

   $ 516      $ 536      $ 557      $ 573      $ 584      $ 606      $ 625  

Net income

     89        83        72        124        87        101        91  

Net income per share - diluted

     0.23        0.21        0.18        0.31        0.21        0.25        0.22  

Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted

     394        394        396        406        406        407        407  

EBITDA

     158        140        129        155        98        105        89  

Adjusted EBITDA

     178        159        153        182        123        127        112  

Non-GAAP net income

     123        112        118        153        118        127        120  

Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted

     0.31        0.28        0.30        0.38        0.29        0.31        0.30  

2023 Outlook

The Company expects revenue in the range of $2.445 billion to $2.450 billion for the full year of 2023, representing year-over-year growth of approximately 12% at the midpoint of the range. The Company expects revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 in the range of $630 million to $635 million, representing revenue growth of approximately 10% year-over-year at the midpoint of the range.

“Against one of the worst property markets in decades, we continue to demonstrate that our commercial information and marketplace businesses can deliver strong, double-digit revenue growth regardless of market cycles,” said Scott Wheeler, CFO of CoStar Group. “Our commercial information and marketplace business is expected to deliver 12% year-over-year revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2023, and 14% revenue growth for the full year of 2023. Our Homes.com strategy is proving to be very successful and has moved us into second place in the U.S. We are wisely accelerating our investment in our residential marketplace in the second half of 2023. We now expect adjusted EBITDA for the full year of 2023 in the range of $485 million to $490 million. For the fourth quarter of 2023, we expect adjusted EBITDA in the range of $123 million to $128 million.”

The Company expects full year 2023 non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of $1.21 to $1.22 based on 407 million shares. For the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company expects non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of $0.31 to $0.32 based on 407 million shares. These ranges include an estimated non-GAAP tax rate of 26% for the full year and the fourth quarter of 2023.

The preceding forward-looking statements reflect CoStar Group’s expectations as of October 24, 2023, including forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures on a consolidated basis, based on current estimates, expectations, observations, and trends. Given the risk factors, rapidly evolving economic environment, and uncertainties and assumptions discussed in this release and in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K, 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.

Reconciliations of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share to the most directly comparable GAAP measures 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 interest income or expense, net and other income or expense, net; loss on debt extinguishment; income taxes; depreciation and amortization.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents EBITDA before stock-based compensation expense, acquisition- and integration-related costs, restructuring costs, and settlements and impairments incurred outside the Company’s ordinary course of business. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues for the period.


Non-GAAP net income is a non-GAAP financial measure determined by adjusting GAAP net income attributable to CoStar Group for stock-based compensation expense, acquisition- and integration-related costs, restructuring costs, settlement and impairment costs incurred outside the Company’s ordinary course of business and loss on debt extinguishment, as well as amortization of acquired intangible assets and other related costs, and then subtracting an assumed provision for income taxes. In 2023, the Company is assuming a 26% tax rate in order to approximate its statutory corporate tax rate excluding the impact of discrete items.

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents non-GAAP net income divided by the number of diluted shares outstanding for the period used in the calculation of GAAP net income per diluted share. 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.

Operating Metrics

Net new bookings is calculated based on the annualized amount of change in the Company’s sales bookings resulting from new subscription-based contracts, changes to existing subscription-based contracts and cancellations of subscription-based contracts for the period reported. Information regarding net new bookings is not comparable to, nor should it be substituted for, an analysis of the Company’s revenues over time.

Earnings Conference Call

Management will conduct a conference call to discuss the third quarter 2023 results and the Company’s outlook at 5:00 PM ET on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. A live audio webcast of the conference will be available in listen-only mode through the Investors section of the CoStar Group website: https://investors.costargroup.com. A replay of the webcast audio will also be available in the Investors section of our 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,

 
     2023      2022      2023      2022  

Revenues

   $ 624,669      $ 556,921      $ 1,814,941      $ 1,609,054  

Cost of revenues

     123,666        108,364        355,224        304,814  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     501,003        448,557        1,459,717        1,304,240  

Operating expenses:

           

Selling and marketing (excluding customer base amortization)

     266,893        185,395        743,153        510,736  

Software development

     67,891        56,912        197,850        162,520  

General and administrative

     94,371        91,270        274,442        246,576  

Customer base amortization

     10,254        29,651        31,311        60,621  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     439,409        363,228        1,246,756        980,453  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     61,594        85,329        212,961        323,787  

Interest income (expense), net

     58,422        10,656        153,881        (461

Other income, net

     465        1,389        1,655        3,596  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     120,481        97,374        368,497        326,922  

Income tax expense

     29,907        25,084        90,272        81,841  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 90,574      $ 72,290      $ 278,225      $ 245,081  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per share - basic

   $ 0.22      $ 0.18      $ 0.69      $ 0.62  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per share - diluted

   $ 0.22      $ 0.18      $ 0.68      $ 0.62  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average outstanding shares - basic

     405,649        394,712        405,190        393,650  

Weighted-average outstanding shares - diluted

     407,229        396,209        406,713        394,973  


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,

 
     2023     2022     2023     2022  

Net income

   $ 90,574     $ 72,290     $ 278,225     $ 245,081  

Income tax expense

     29,907       25,084       90,272       81,841  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     120,481       97,374       368,497       326,922  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     18,707       36,596       54,364       82,601  

Stock-based compensation expense

     21,899       18,138       63,770       54,097  

Acquisition and integration related costs

     796       1,095       2,272       3,238  

Restructuring and related costs

     509       191       3,880       191  

Settlements and impairments

     —        4,100       (107     4,100  

Other expense, net

     —        2,063       —        6,162  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP income before income taxes

     162,392       159,557       492,676       477,311  

Assumed rate for income tax expense(1)

     26     26     26     26

Assumed provision for income tax expense

     (42,222     (41,485     (128,096     (124,101
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 120,170     $ 118,072     $ 364,580     $ 353,210  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per share - diluted

   $ 0.22     $ 0.18     $ 0.68     $ 0.62  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted

   $ 0.30     $ 0.30     $ 0.90     $ 0.89  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average outstanding shares - basic

     405,649       394,712       405,190       393,650  

Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted

     407,229       396,209       406,713       394,973  
(1)

The assumed tax rate approximates our statutory federal and state corporate tax rate for the applicable period.

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

    

Three Months Ended

September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
     2023     2022     2023     2022  

Net income

   $ 90,574     $ 72,290     $ 278,225     $ 245,081  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets in cost of revenues

     8,453       6,945       23,053       21,980  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets in operating expenses

     10,254       29,651       31,311       60,621  

Depreciation and other amortization

     8,418       7,224       24,451       21,199  

Interest (income) expense, net

     (58,422     (10,656     (153,881     461  

Other income, net

     (465     (1,389     (1,655     (3,596

Income tax expense

     29,907       25,084       90,272       81,841  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 88,719     $ 129,149     $ 291,776     $ 427,587  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

     21,899       18,138       63,770       54,097  

Acquisition and integration related costs

     796       1,095       2,272       3,238  

Restructuring and related costs

     509       191       3,880       191  

Settlements and impairments

     —        4,100       (107     4,100  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 111,923     $ 152,673     $ 361,591     $ 489,213  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


CoStar Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited

(in thousands)

 

     September 30,
2023
    December 31,
2022
 
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 5,229,880     $ 4,967,970  

Accounts receivable

     213,742       166,140  

Less: Allowance for credit losses

     (20,911     (12,195
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

     192,831       153,945  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     76,013       63,952  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     5,498,724       5,185,867  

Deferred income taxes, net

     9,722       9,722  

Property and equipment, net

     403,195       321,250  

Lease right-of-use assets

     85,758       80,392  

Goodwill

     2,315,313       2,314,759  

Intangible assets, net

     275,095       329,306  

Deferred commission costs, net

     165,846       142,482  

Deposits and other assets

     15,997       16,687  

Income tax receivable

     2,005       2,005  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 8,771,655     $ 8,402,470  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 25,866     $ 28,460  

Accrued wages and commissions

     91,357       104,988  

Accrued expenses

     156,009       89,113  

Income taxes payable

     2,061       10,438  

Lease liabilities

     40,187       36,049  

Deferred revenue

     97,583       103,567  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     413,063       372,615  

Long-term debt, net

     990,185       989,210  

Deferred income taxes, net

     63,203       76,202  

Income taxes payable

     17,542       14,001  

Lease and other long-term liabilities

     77,500       80,321  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 1,561,493     $ 1,532,349  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     7,210,162       6,870,121  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 8,771,655     $ 8,402,470  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


CoStar Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited

(in thousands)

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
     2023     2022  

Operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 278,225     $ 245,081  

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     78,815       109,983  

Amortization of deferred commissions costs

     69,811       55,373  

Amortization of Senior Notes discount and issuance costs

     1,799       1,771  

Non-cash lease expense

     22,092       23,108  

Stock-based compensation expense

     63,770       54,097  

Deferred income taxes, net

     (12,949     (21,676

Credit loss expense

     25,664       13,468  

Other operating activities, net

     324       (1,774

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

    

Accounts receivable

     (64,595     (36,177

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (20,745     (17,235

Deferred commissions

     (93,147     (83,875

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     21,067       2,131  

Lease liabilities

     (26,807     (27,615

Income taxes payable, net

     4,444       (29,051

Deferred revenue

     (6,045     4,488  

Other assets

     (738     1,492  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     340,985       293,589  

Investing activities:

    

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment and other assets

     —        5,034  

Purchase of Richmond assets

     (61,811     (31,530

Purchases of property and equipment and other assets

     (14,141     (43,659

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     —        (6,331
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (75,952     (76,486

Financing activities:

    

Repayments of long-term debt assumed in acquisition

     —        (2,155

Repurchase of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations

     (23,409     (20,259

Proceeds from equity offering, net of transaction costs

     —        746,170  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan

     20,435       10,777  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (2,974     734,533  

Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

     (149     (4,297
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     261,910       947,339  

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period

     4,967,970       3,827,126  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

   $ 5,229,880     $ 4,774,465  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


CoStar Group, Inc.

Disaggregated Revenues - Unaudited

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2023      2022  
     North America      International      Total      North America      International      Total  
CoStar    $ 223,348      $ 10,012      $ 233,360      $ 203,657      $ 9,033      $ 212,690  
Information Services      35,163        9,473        44,636        32,524        8,489        41,013  
Multifamily      235,343        —         235,343        189,536        —         189,536  
LoopNet      65,041        2,440        67,481        57,126        1,775        58,901  
Residential      10,293        —         10,293        19,351        —         19,351  
Other Marketplaces      33,556        —         33,556        35,430        —         35,430  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total revenues    $ 602,744      $ 21,925      $ 624,669      $ 537,624      $ 19,297      $ 556,921  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2023      2022  
     North America      International      Total      North America      International      Total  
CoStar    $ 658,734      $ 28,808      $ 687,542      $ 590,141      $ 27,764      $ 617,905  
Information Services      99,476        28,710        128,186        93,306        23,424        116,730  
Multifamily      670,331        —         670,331        547,372        —         547,372  
LoopNet      189,488        6,793        196,281        164,417        5,228        169,645  
Residential      36,154        —         36,154        57,565        —         57,565  
Other Marketplaces      96,447        —         96,447        99,837        —         99,837  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total revenues    $ 1,750,630      $ 64,311      $ 1,814,941      $ 1,552,638      $ 56,416      $ 1,609,054  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CoStar Group, Inc.

Results of Segments - Unaudited

(in thousands)

 

    

Three Months Ended

September 30,

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2023     2022      2023      2022  

EBITDA

          
North America    $ 88,910     $ 127,965      $ 290,180      $ 422,454  
International      (191     1,184        1,596        5,133  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total EBITDA

   $ 88,719     $ 129,149      $ 291,776      $ 427,587  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


CoStar Group, Inc.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures with Quarterly Results - Unaudited

(in millions, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income

 

     2022     2023  
     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Q1     Q2     Q3  

Net income

   $ 89.3     $ 83.5     $ 72.3     $ 124.4     $ 87.1     $ 100.5     $ 90.6  

Income tax expense

     32.1       24.7       25.1       35.2       29.2       31.1       29.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     121.4       108.1       97.4       159.5       116.4       131.7       120.5  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     23.2       22.8       36.6       20.0       17.7       18.0       18.7  

Stock-based compensation expense

     17.8       18.1       18.1       21.1       20.0       21.8       21.9  

Acquisition and integration related costs

     1.6       0.5       1.1       2.2       1.7       (0.2     0.8  

Restructuring and related costs

     —        —        0.2       2.0       3.4       (0.1     0.5  

Settlements and impairments

     —        —        4.1       2.0       (0.1     —        —   

Other expense, net

     2.0       2.1       2.1       —        —        —        —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP income before income taxes(1)

     166.1       151.6       159.6       206.7       159.1       171.2       162.4  

Assumed rate for income tax expense (2)

     26     26     26     26     26     26     26

Assumed provision for income tax expense

     (43.2     (39.4     (41.5     (53.8     (41.4     (44.5     (42.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income(1)

   $ 122.9     $ 112.2     $ 118.1     $ 153.0     $ 117.7     $ 126.7     $ 120.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted

   $ 0.31     $ 0.28     $ 0.30     $ 0.38     $ 0.29     $ 0.31     $ 0.30  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average outstanding shares - basic

     392.9       393.3       394.7       404.2       404.5       405.4       405.6  

Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted

     394.2       394.5       396.2       406.1       406.2       406.8       407.2  

 

(1) 

Totals may not foot due to rounding.

(2)

The assumed tax rate approximates our statutory federal and state corporate tax rate for the applicable period.

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

     2022     2023  
     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Q1     Q2     Q3  

Net income

   $ 89.3     $ 83.5     $ 72.3     $ 124.4     $ 87.1     $ 100.5     $ 90.6  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     23.2       22.8       36.6       20.0       17.7       18.0       18.7  

Depreciation and other amortization

     7.0       7.0       7.2       7.9       7.9       8.1       8.4  

Interest expense (income), net

     7.7       3.4       (10.7     (32.6     (43.5     (51.9     (58.4

Other (income) expense, net

     (0.9     (1.3     (1.4     0.2       (0.6     (0.6     (0.5

Income tax expense

     32.1       24.7       25.1       35.2       29.2       31.1       29.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA(1)

   $ 158.4     $ 140.0     $ 129.1     $ 155.1     $ 97.8     $ 105.2     $ 88.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

     17.8       18.1       18.1       21.1       20.0       21.8       21.9  

Acquisition and integration related costs

     1.6       0.5       1.1       2.2       1.7       (0.2     0.8  

Restructuring and related costs

     —        —        0.2       2.0       3.4       (0.1     0.5  

Settlements and impairments

     —        —        4.1       2.0       (0.1     —        —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

   $ 177.9     $ 158.6     $ 152.7     $ 182.3     $ 122.9     $ 126.8     $ 111.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Totals may not foot due to rounding.


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 Year Ending  
     Ending December 31, 2023     December 31, 2023  
     Low     High     Low     High  

Net income

   $ 97,000     $ 101,000     $ 376,000     $ 380,000  

Income tax expense

     33,000       34,000       123,000       124,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     130,000       135,000       499,000       504,000  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     18,000       18,000       73,000       73,000  

Stock-based compensation expense

     22,000       22,000       86,000       86,000  

Acquisition and integration related costs

     1,000       1,000       3,000       3,000  

Restructuring and related costs

     —        —        4,000       4,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP income before income taxes

     171,000       176,000       665,000       670,000  

Assumed rate for income tax expense(1)

     26     26     26     26

Assumed provision for income tax expense

     (44,500     (45,800     (172,900     (174,200
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 126,500     $ 130,200     $ 492,100     $ 495,800  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per share - diluted

   $ 0.24     $ 0.25     $ 0.92     $ 0.93  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted

   $ 0.31     $ 0.32     $ 1.21     $ 1.22  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted

     407,400       407,400       406,800       406,800  

 

(1)

The assumed tax rate approximates our statutory federal and state corporate tax rate for the applicable period.

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

 

     Guidance Range     Guidance Range  
     For the Three Months     For the Year Ending  
     Ending December 31, 2023     December 31, 2023  
     Low     High     Low     High  

Net income

   $ 97,000     $ 101,000     $ 376,000     $ 380,000  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     18,000       18,000       73,000       73,000  

Depreciation and other amortization

     10,000       10,000       34,000       34,000  

Interest income, net

     (58,000     (58,000     (212,000     (212,000

Other income, net

     —        —        (2,000     (2,000

Income tax expense

     33,000       34,000       123,000       124,000  

Stock-based compensation expense

     22,000       22,000       86,000       86,000  

Acquisition and integration related costs

     1,000       1,000       3,000       3,000  

Restructuring and related costs

     —        —        4,000       4,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 123,000     $ 128,000     $ 485,000     $ 490,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Investor Relations:

Cyndi Eakin

Senior Vice President

CoStar Group Investor Relations

(202) 346-6784

ceakin@costar.com

News Media:

Matthew Blocher

Vice President

CoStar Group Corporate Marketing & Communications

(202) 346-6775

mblocher@costar.com

About CoStar Group

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets. Founded in 1987, CoStar Group conducts expansive, ongoing research to produce and maintain the largest and most comprehensive database of real estate information. CoStar is the global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, enabling clients to analyze, interpret and gain unmatched insight on property values, market conditions and availabilities. Apartments.com is the leading online marketplace for renters seeking great apartment homes, providing property managers and owners a proven platform for marketing their properties. LoopNet is the most heavily trafficked online commercial real estate marketplace with over twelve million monthly global unique visitors. STR provides premium data benchmarking, analytics, and marketplace insights for the global hospitality industry. Ten-X offers a leading platform for conducting commercial real estate online auctions and negotiated bids. Homes.com is the fastest growing online residential marketplace that connects agents, buyers, and sellers. BureauxLocaux is one of the largest specialized property portals for buying and leasing commercial real estate in France. Business Immo is France’s leading commercial real estate news service. Thomas Daily is Germany’s largest online data pool in the real estate industry. Belbex is the premier source of commercial space available to let and for sale in Spain. CoStar Group’s websites attract over 100 million unique monthly visitors. Headquartered in Washington, DC, CoStar Group maintains offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Asia. From time to time, we plan to utilize our corporate website, CoStarGroup.com, as a channel of distribution for material company information. For more information, visit CoStarGroup.com.

This news release and the Company’s earnings conference call contain “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 plans, objectives, expectations, beliefs 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 many risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions and estimates used as a basis for 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 or in the earnings conference call cannot or will not be sustained at the current pace or may increase or decrease, including trends and expectations related to revenue, revenue growth, net income, non-GAAP net income, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, sales, net new bookings, site traffic and visitors, leads, and renewal rates; the risk that the Company is unable to sustain current Company-wide, CoStar, Apartments or LoopNet net new bookings; the risk that revenues for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that net income for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that EBITDA for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 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 2023 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that we may not successfully integrate acquired businesses or assets and may not achieve anticipated benefits of an acquisition, including expected synergies; the risk that the tax rate estimates stated in this press release may change and the risk that we may experience declines in our revenues, revenue growth rates and profitability due to the impact of economic conditions on the real estate industry and our core customer base. More information about potential factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those stated in CoStar Group’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including in CoStar Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2023, each of which is filed with the SEC, including in the “Risk Factors” section of those filings, as well as CoStar Group’s other filings with the SEC (including Current Reports on Form 8-K) available at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements are based on information available to CoStar Group on the date hereof, and CoStar Group assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.