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Five trillion dollars of securities trade on NasdaqT. Where will the five trillion dollars of commercial real estate assets trade? Annual Report 1999 www.costargroup.com mission statement Through its products and services, CoStar Group, Inc. offers customers access to the most comprehensive, verified database of real estate infor- mation on the U.S. commercial real estate industry. Today, CoStar is creating the Internet marketplace for commercial real estate by bringing together its extensive database, 700 experienced researchers, technological expertise and a broad customer base comprised of the most active real estate firms trans- acting business in the United States. CoStar’s goal is to improve liquidity and ultimately increase the value of commercial real estate. table of contents Financial Highlights.................Page 1 Letter to Our Shareholders.....Page 2 1999 Form 10K.........................Page 5 financial highlights in thousands except per share data 1997 1998 1999 Revenues . $ 7,900 $13,900 $ 30,234 Net loss . (3,266) (3,185) (12,277) Net loss per share . (0.57) (0.44) (1.05) Weighted average common shares . 5,722 7,213 11,727 Cash and cash equivalents . 1,069 19,667 94,074 Total assets . 6,581 27,541 136,905 Stockholders’ equity . 2,917 23,203 119,697 growth in revenue database markets growth ($ millions) growth (billions of sq. ft.) 50 $35 20 30 40 15 25 30 20 10 15 20 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 ’97 ’98 ’99 ’97 ’98 ’99 ’97 ’98 ’99 1 to our shareholders improved liquidity, resulting in increased valuations for their assets. Just as the Nasdaq, in 1971, provided over-the-counter securities brokers a centralized, digital marketplace, facilitating over 500% growth and escalating market value to $5 trillion today—we believe CoStar is positioned to be the exchange that realizes significant value for the $5 trillion commercial real estate asset class.
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