CoStar Group 2022 Revenue Increased 12% Year-over-Year and Full Year Net New Bookings Grew 41% to a Record $305 Million

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CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) reported impressive financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022, with revenue reaching $2.18 billion, a 12% increase from $1.94 billion in 2021. The fourth quarter alone saw revenue of $573 million, up 13% from $507 million in Q4 2021. Net income rose 26% to $369 million, with Q4 net income at $124 million, or $0.31 per diluted share. The company also achieved record new sales bookings of $305 million, a 41% increase. Looking ahead, CoStar anticipates 2023 revenue growth of approximately 13% and expects adjusted EBITDA between $500 million and $520 million for the year.

Positive

• 2022 revenue increased by 12% to $2.18 billion.
• Q4 revenue grew 13%, reaching $573 million.
• Net income for 2022 rose by 26% to $369 million.
• Record new sales bookings of $305 million in 2022, a 41% increase.
• Apartments.com experienced revenue growth acceleration, hitting 16% in Q4.
• Traffic to Homes.com network doubled, now over 20 million unique monthly visitors.
• 2023 revenue outlook is projected between $2.46 billion and $2.48 billion, a potential 13% increase.

Negative

• None.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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 year ended December 31, 2022 was $2.18 billion, an increase of 12% over revenue of $1.94 billion for the full year of 2021. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $573 million, an increase of 13% over revenue of $507 million for the fourth quarter of 2021.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022, was $369 million, an increase of 26% compared to net income of $293 million for the full year of 2021. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $124 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, an increase of 34% compared to net income of $93 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA was $672 million for the full year and $182 million for the fourth quarter of 2022.

“2022 was an outstanding year for CoStar Group,” said Andy Florance, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CoStar Group. “We delivered 12% year over year revenue growth while setting a record for full year net new sales bookings of $305 million, an increase of 41% over 2021. Our two largest product platforms, CoStar and Apartments.com, delivered revenue growth of 15% and 16%, respectively, in the fourth quarter, while LoopNet revenue grew 12% to end the year. I believe our efforts to expand our sales team in 2022 are starting to pay off,” continued Florance.

“I’m particularly pleased with the revenue growth acceleration in Apartments.com, which began the year with 6% year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter and ended the year with 16% year-over-year revenue growth in the fourth quarter,” stated Florance. "Net new bookings for Apartments.com in the fourth quarter were the highest ever, increasing 177% compared to the same period in 2021. This performance is expected to return Apartments.com to 20% or higher revenue growth during 2023,” continued Florance.

“We've made great progress on our residential strategy in 2022,” stated Florance. “Traffic to our Homes.com network has passed 20 million unique monthly visitors and has doubled in the last few months. Our new product received an incredible response from agents at the National Association of Realtors trade show recently, while our 'your listing, your lead' strategy is delivering hundreds of thousands of valuable consumer leads directly to listing agents. Given the strong momentum of Homes.com, we plan to increase our residential investments in the year ahead,” continued Florance.

Year 2021-2022 Quarterly Results - Unaudited
(in millions, except per share data)
	2021					2022
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Revenues	$458	$480	$499	$507		$516	$536	$557	$573
Net income	74	61	64	93		89	83	72	124
Net income per share - diluted(1)	0.19	0.16	0.16	0.24		0.23	0.21	0.18	0.31
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted(1)	394	394	394	395		394	394	396	406
EBITDA	136	133	123	173		158	140	129	155
Adjusted EBITDA	160	150	144	193		178	159	153	182
Non-GAAP net income	108	103	99	138		123	112	118	153
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted(1)	0.27	0.26	0.25	0.35		0.31	0.28	0.30	0.38
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(1) Certain prior period amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the ten-for-one stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend in June 2021.

2023 Outlook

The Company expects revenue in the range of $2.46 billion to $2.48 billion for the full year of 2023, representing growth of approximately 13% year-over-year at the midpoint of the range. The Company expects revenue for the first quarter of 2023 in the range of $575 million to $580 million, representing revenue growth of approximately 12% year-over-year at the midpoint of the range.

The Company expects adjusted EBITDA in the range of $500 million to $520 million for the full year of 2023. For the first quarter of 2023, the Company expects adjusted EBITDA in the range of $111 million to $116 million.

The Company expects full year 2023 non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of $1.06 to $1.09 based on 408 million shares. For the first quarter of 2023, the Company expects non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of $0.25 to $0.26 based on 407 million shares. These ranges include an estimated non-GAAP tax rate of 26% for the full year and the first quarter of 2023.

The preceding forward-looking statements reflect CoStar Group’s expectations as of February 21, 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.

Reconciliation of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share 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 interest (expense) income and other (expense) income, 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 normal 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 normal 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 and changes to existing 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 fourth quarter and full year 2022 results and the Company’s outlook at 5:00 PM EST on Tuesday, February 21, 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 December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
		2022				2021				2022			2021
Revenues		$	573,345			$	506,786			$	2,182,399		$	1,944,135
Cost of revenues			109,194				86,330				414,008			357,241
Gross profit			464,151				420,456				1,768,391			1,586,894
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing (excluding customer base amortization)			173,486				138,653				684,222			622,007
Software development			58,403				52,522				220,923			201,022
General and administrative			92,161				69,964				338,737			256,711
Customer base amortization			12,939				18,932				73,560			74,817
			336,989				280,071				1,317,442			1,154,557
Income from operations			127,162				140,385				450,949			432,337
Interest income (expense), net			32,586				(7,923	)			32,125			(31,621	)
Other income (expense), net			(213	)			909				3,383			3,252
Income before income taxes			159,535				133,371				486,457			403,968
Income tax expense			35,163				40,471				117,004			111,404
Net income		$	124,372			$	92,900			$	369,453		$	292,564
Net income per share - basic		$	0.31			$	0.24			$	0.93		$	0.75
Net income per share - diluted		$	0.31			$	0.24			$	0.93		$	0.74
Weighted-average outstanding shares - basic			404,185				392,538				396,284			392,210
Weighted-average outstanding shares - diluted			406,087				394,532				397,752			394,160

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 December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Net income		$	124,372			$	92,900			$	369,453			$	292,564
Income tax expense			35,163				40,471				117,004				111,404
Income before income taxes			159,535				133,371				486,457				403,968
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			19,978				26,176				102,579				103,626
Stock-based compensation expense			21,110				16,721				75,207				63,709
Acquisition and integration related costs			2,167				3,243				5,405				18,718
Restructuring and related costs			1,984				—				2,175				—
Settlements and impairments			1,969				—				6,069				—
Other expense, net			—				4,112				6,162				6,903
Non-GAAP income before income taxes			206,743				183,623				684,054				596,924
Assumed rate for income tax expense(1)			26	%			25	%			26	%			25	%
Assumed provision for income tax expense			(53,753	)			(45,906	)			(177,854	)			(149,231	)
Non-GAAP net income		$	152,990			$	137,717			$	506,200			$	447,693
Net income per share - diluted		$	0.31			$	0.24			$	0.93			$	0.74
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted		$	0.38			$	0.35			$	1.27			$	1.14
Weighted average outstanding shares - basic			404,185				392,538				396,284				392,210
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted			406,087				394,532				397,752				394,160
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(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 December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Net income		$	124,372			$	92,900			$	369,453			$	292,564
Amortization of acquired intangible assets in cost of revenues			7,039				7,244				29,019				28,809
Amortization of acquired intangible assets in operating expenses			12,939				18,932				73,560				74,817
Depreciation and other amortization			7,928				6,880				29,127				29,018
Interest (income) expense, net			(32,586	)			7,923				(32,125	)			31,621
Other (income) expense, net			213				(909	)			(3,383	)			(3,252	)
Income tax expense			35,163				40,471				117,004				111,404
EBITDA		$	155,068			$	173,441			$	582,655			$	564,981
Stock-based compensation expense			21,110				16,721				75,207				63,709
Acquisition and integration related costs			2,167				3,243				5,405				18,718
Restructuring and related costs			1,984				—				2,175				—
Settlements and impairments			1,969				—				6,069				—
Adjusted EBITDA		$	182,298			$	193,405			$	671,511			$	647,408

CoStar Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited
(in thousands)
		December 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	4,967,970			$	3,827,126
Accounts receivable			166,140				138,191
Less: Allowance for credit losses			(12,195	)			(13,374	)
Accounts receivable, net			153,945				124,817
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			63,952				36,182
Total current assets			5,185,867				3,988,125
Deferred income taxes, net			9,722				5,034
Lease right-of-use assets			80,392				100,680
Property and equipment, net			321,250				271,431
Goodwill			2,314,759				2,321,015
Intangible assets, net			329,306				435,662
Deferred commission costs, net			142,482				101,879
Deposits and other assets			16,687				21,762
Income tax receivable			2,005				11,283
Total assets		$	8,402,470			$	7,256,871
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	28,460			$	22,244
Accrued wages and commissions			104,988				81,794
Accrued expenses			89,113				81,676
Income taxes payable			10,438				31,236
Lease liabilities			36,049				26,268
Deferred revenue			103,567				95,471
Total current liabilities			372,615				338,689
Long-term debt, net			989,210				987,944
Deferred income taxes, net			76,202				98,656
Income taxes payable			14,001				12,496
Lease and other long-term liabilities			80,321				107,414
Total liabilities		$	1,532,349			$	1,545,199
Total stockholders' equity			6,870,121				5,711,672
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	8,402,470			$	7,256,871

CoStar Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited
(in thousands)
	Year Ended December 31,
	2022				2021
Operating activities:
Net income	$	369,453			$	292,564
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		137,885				139,558
Amortization of deferred commissions costs		76,082				63,391
Amortization of Senior Notes discount and issuance costs		2,365				2,327
Non-cash lease expense		38,489				28,485
Stock-based compensation expense		75,207				63,709
Deferred income taxes, net		(31,203	)			24,165
Credit loss expense		18,309				10,928
Other operating activities, net		(2,439	)			(654	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable		(46,403	)			(29,630	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(17,910	)			(14,873	)
Deferred commissions		(116,796	)			(72,038	)
Accounts payable and other liabilities		23,234				(30,051	)
Lease liabilities		(37,396	)			(30,904	)
Income taxes payable		(19,259	)			5,860
Deferred revenue		6,785				17,396
Other assets		2,217				(502	)
Other assets		—				—
Net cash provided by operating activities		478,620				469,731
Investing activities:
Proceeds from sale and settlement of investments		864				—
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment and other assets		30,097				612
Purchase of Richmond assets		(35,169	)			(123,764	)
Purchases of property and equipment and other assets		(58,574	)			(65,220	)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(6,273	)			(192,971	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(69,055	)			(381,343	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt		—				—
Payments of debt issuance costs		—				—
Payments of long-term debt		(2,155	)			—
Repurchase of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations		(23,108	)			(33,314	)
Proceeds from equity offering, net of transaction costs		745,700				—
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan		13,540				18,046
Other financing activities		—				(411	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		733,977				(15,679	)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		(2,698	)			(1,495	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		1,140,844				71,214
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		3,827,126				3,755,912
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	4,967,970			$	3,827,126

CoStar Group, Inc.
Disaggregated Revenues - Unaudited
(in thousands)
	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2022									2021
	North America			International			Total			North America			International			Total
CoStar	$	210,042		$	9,033		$	219,075		$	181,478		$	8,915		$	190,393
Information Services		31,645			9,007			40,652			28,764			7,112			35,876
Multifamily		198,016			—			198,016			170,051			—			170,051
LoopNet		59,341			1,955			61,296			53,046			1,613			54,659
Residential		16,182			—			16,182			20,644			—			20,644
Other Marketplaces		38,124			—			38,124			35,163			—			35,163
Total revenues	$	553,350		$	19,995		$	573,345		$	489,146		$	17,640		$	506,786
	Year Ended December 31,
	2022									2021
	North America			International			Total			North America			International			Total
CoStar	$	800,183		$	36,797		$	836,980		$	686,948		$	35,873		$	722,821
Information Services		124,951			32,431			157,382			113,723			27,932			141,655
Multifamily		745,388			—			745,388			678,680			—			678,680
LoopNet		223,758			7,183			230,941			204,816			2,695			207,511
Residential		73,747			—			73,747			74,583			—			74,583
Other Marketplaces		137,961			—			137,961			118,885			—			118,885
Total revenues	$	2,105,988		$	76,411		$	2,182,399		$	1,877,635		$	66,500		$	1,944,135

CoStar Group, Inc.
Results of Segments - Unaudited
(in thousands)
	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
EBITDA
North America	$	154,788		$	171,268		$	577,242		$	557,125
International		280			2,173			5,413			7,856
Total EBITDA	$	155,068		$	173,441		$	582,655		$	564,981

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
		2021					2022
		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Net income		$74.2	$61.1	$64.3	$92.9		$89.3	$83.5	$72.3	$124.4
Income tax expense		19.1	32.8	19.0	40.5		32.1	24.7	25.1	35.2
Income before income taxes		93.3	93.9	83.3	133.4		121.4	108.1	97.4	159.5
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		25.8	25.3	26.3	26.2		23.2	22.8	36.6	20.0
Stock-based compensation expense		15.5	15.1	16.3	16.7		17.8	18.1	18.1	21.1
Acquisition and integration related costs		8.5	2.0	5.0	3.2		1.6	0.5	1.1	2.2
Restructuring and related costs		—	—	—	—		—	—	0.2	2.0
Settlements and impairments		—	—	—	—		—	—	4.1	2.0
Other expense, net		1.1	0.8	0.9	4.1		2.0	2.1	2.1	—
Non-GAAP income before income taxes(1)		144.2	137.1	131.8	183.6		166.1	151.6	159.6	206.7
Assumed rate for income tax expense (2)		25%	25%	25%	25%		26%	26%	26%	26%
Assumed provision for income tax expense		(36.0)	(34.3)	(33.0)	(45.9)		(43.2)	(39.4)	(41.5)	(53.8)
Non-GAAP net income(1)		$108.2	$102.8	$98.8	$137.7		$122.9	$112.2	$118.1	$153.0
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted(3)		$0.27	$0.26	$0.25	$0.35		$0.31	$0.28	$0.30	$0.38
Weighted average outstanding shares - basic(3)		391.6	392.3	392.4	392.5		392.9	393.3	394.7	404.2
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted(3)		393.7	394.1	394.3	394.5		394.2	394.5	396.2	406.1
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(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.
(3) Certain prior period amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the ten-for-one stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend in June 2021.
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
		2021					2022
		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Net income		$74.2	$61.1	$64.3	$92.9		$89.3	$83.5	$72.3	$124.4
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		25.8	25.3	26.3	26.2		23.2	22.8	36.6	20.0
Depreciation and other amortization		8.5	7.0	6.6	6.9		7.0	7.0	7.2	7.9
Interest (income) expense, net		7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9		7.7	3.4	(10.7)	(32.6)
Other (income) expense, net		0.1	(0.8)	(1.5)	(0.9)		(0.9)	(1.3)	(1.4)	0.2
Income tax expense		19.1	32.8	19.0	40.5		32.1	24.7	25.1	35.2
EBITDA(1)		$135.6	$133.3	$122.6	$173.4		$158.4	$140.0	$129.1	$155.1
Stock-based compensation expense		15.5	15.1	16.3	16.7		17.8	18.1	18.1	21.1
Acquisition and integration related costs		8.5	2.0	5.0	3.2		1.6	0.5	1.1	2.2
Restructuring and related costs		—	—	—	—		—	—	0.2	2.0
Settlements and impairments		—	—	—	—		—	—	4.1	2.0
Adjusted EBITDA(1)		$159.6	$150.4	$143.9	$193.4		$177.9	$158.6	$152.7	$182.3
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(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 March 31, 2023								December 31, 2023
	Low				High				Low				High
Net income	$	71,000			$	75,000			$	314,000			$	329,000
Income tax expense		25,000				26,000				110,000				115,000
Income before income taxes		96,000				101,000				424,000				444,000
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		18,000				18,000				69,000				69,000
Stock-based compensation expense		21,000				21,000				88,000				88,000
Acquisition and integration related costs		1,000				1,000				1,000				1,000
Settlements and impairments		—				—				—				—
Other expense, net		—				—				—				—
Non-GAAP income before income taxes		136,000				141,000				582,000				602,000
Assumed rate for income tax expense(1)		26	%			26	%			26	%			26	%
Assumed provision for income tax expense		(35,400	)			(36,700	)			(151,300	)			(156,500	)
Non-GAAP net income	$	100,600			$	104,300			$	430,700			$	445,500
Net income per share - diluted	$	0.17			$	0.18			$	0.77			$	0.81
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted	$	0.25			$	0.26			$	1.06			$	1.09
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted		406,600				406,600				407,700				407,700
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(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 March 31, 2023								December 31, 2023
	Low				High				Low				High
Net income	$	71,000			$	75,000			$	314,000			$	329,000
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		18,000				18,000				69,000				69,000
Depreciation and other amortization		8,000				8,000				34,000				34,000
Interest (income), net		(33,000	)			(33,000	)			(116,000	)			(116,000	)
Other expense, net		—				—				—				—
Income tax expense		25,000				26,000				110,000				115,000
Stock-based compensation expense		21,000				21,000				88,000				88,000
Acquisition and integration related costs		1,000				1,000				1,000				1,000
Settlements and impairments		—				—				—				—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	111,000			$	116,000			$	500,000			$	520,000

About CoStar Group, Inc.

CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics. Founded in 1987, CoStar conducts expansive, ongoing research to produce and maintain the largest and most comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. Our portfolio of online services enables clients to analyze, interpret and gain unmatched insight on commercial property values, market conditions and current availabilities. STR provides premium data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights for the global hospitality industry. Ten-X provides a leading platform for conducting commercial real estate online auctions and negotiated bids. LoopNet is the most heavily trafficked commercial real estate marketplace online. 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. Homesnap is an industry-leading online and mobile software platform that provides user-friendly applications to optimize residential real estate agent workflow and reinforce the agent-client relationship. Homes.com offers real estate professionals advertising and marketing services for residential properties. BureauxLocaux is one of the largest specialized property portals for buying and leasing commercial real estate in France. CoStar Group’s websites attract tens of millions of 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, www.costargroup.com, as a channel of distribution for material company information.

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 first quarter and full year 2023 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that net income for the first quarter and full year 2023 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that EBITDA for the first quarter and full year 2023 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that adjusted EBITDA for the first 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 first 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, including in CoStar Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Quarterly Report on Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022; June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022, 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.

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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

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FAQ

What were CoStar Group's total revenues for 2022?

CoStar Group's total revenues for 2022 were $2.18 billion.

How did CoStar Group's net income change in 2022?

CoStar Group's net income increased by 26% in 2022, reaching $369 million.

What is the expected revenue for CoStar Group in 2023?

CoStar Group expects revenue in the range of $2.46 billion to $2.48 billion for 2023.

What was the revenue growth for CoStar Group in Q4 2022?

CoStar Group's revenue for Q4 2022 grew by 13%, amounting to $573 million.

What are the adjusted EBITDA expectations for CoStar Group in 2023?

CoStar Group expects adjusted EBITDA in the range of $500 million to $520 million for 2023.