FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) CEO Phil Snow on Q2 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) Q2 2019 Results Conference Call March 26, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Rima Hyder - Vice President, Investor Relations
Phil Snow - Chief Executive Officer
Helen Shan - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Manav Patnaik - Barclays
Peter Heckmann - Davidson
Toni Kaplan - Morgan Stanley
George Tong - Goldman Sachs
Shlomo Rosenbaum - Stifel
Hamzah Mazari - Macquarie
Peter Appert - Piper Jaffray
Joseph Foresi - Cantor Fitzgerald
Bill Warmington - Wells Fargo
Tim McHugh - William Blair
Keith Housum - Northcoast Research
David Chu - Bank of America
Ashish Sabadra - Deutsche Bank
Alex Kramm - UBS
Glenn Greene - Oppenheimer

Operator

Good morning. My name is Stephanie, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the FactSet Second Quarter 2019 Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to avoid any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session [Operator Instructions]. Thank you.

Rima Hyder, Vice President of Investor Relations. You may begin your conference.

Rima Hyder

Thank you, Stephanie, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to FactSet’s second fiscal quarter 2019 earnings conference call. Before we begin, I would like to point out that the slides we will reference during the course of this presentation can be accessed via the Webcast on the Investor Relations section of our Web site at factset.com. The slides will be posted on our Web site at the conclusion of the call. A replay of today’s call will be available via phone on our Web site. After our prepared remarks, we will open the call to questions from investors. To be fair to everyone, please limit yourself to one question plus one follow up.

Before we