FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) CEO Phil Snow on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) Q1 2020 Results Conference Call December 19, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Rima Hyder - Investor Relations
Phil Snow - Chief Executive Officer
Helen Shan - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Peter Heckmann - D.A. Davison & Co.
Mario Cortellacci - Jefferies
Andrew Nicholas - William Blair
Toni Kaplan - Morgan Stanley
Alex Kramm - UBS
Joseph Foresi - Cantor Fitzgerald
Shlomo Rosenbaum - Stifel
Bill Warmington - Wells Fargo
David Chu - Bank of America
Keith Housum - Northcoast Research
Kevin McVeigh - Credit Suisse
Craig Huber - Huber Research Partners
George Tong - Goldman Sachs

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the FactSet Q1 2020 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session [Operator Instructions].

I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today Rima Hyder. Go ahead Ma'am.

Rima Hyder

Thank you, Marcella, and good morning everyone. Welcome to FactSet’s first fiscal quarter 2020 earnings call. We're joined here today from our brand new global headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut. 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 this call. A replay of today’s call will be available via phone and 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 plus one follow-up.

Before we discuss our results, I encourage all listeners to review the legal