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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

11. Commitments and contingencies

(a) Capital commitment

The Company incurred data costs of $2,132 and $1,688 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, under certain data licensing agreements. As of March 31, 2020, material capital commitments under certain data licensing agreements were $12,766, shown as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

Year

 

March 31, 2020

 

Remainder of 2020

 

$

5,499

 

2021

 

 

5,615

 

2022

 

 

1,652

 

Total

 

$

12,766

 

 

(b) Contingencies

The Company establishes accruals for those contingencies where the incurrence of a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated, and it discloses the amount accrued and the amount of a reasonably possible loss in excess of the amount accrued, if such disclosure is necessary for our financial statements to not be misleading. To estimate whether a loss contingency should be accrued by a charge to income, the Company evaluates, among other factors, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and the ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of the loss. The Company does not record liabilities when the likelihood that the liability has been incurred is probable, but the amount cannot be reasonably estimated.

The Company may be involved in litigation from time to time in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of any such matters will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, the results of such matters cannot be predicted with certainty and the Company cannot assure you that the ultimate resolution of any legal or administrative proceeding or dispute will not have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

(c) Covid-19 update

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, now known as Covid-19 (“Covid-19”), was reported in Wuhan, China and has since extensively impacted the global health and economic environment. In March 2020, the World Health Organization characterized Covid-19 as a pandemic. The Company has taken numerous steps, and will continue to take further actions, in its approach to minimizing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, to ensure the health and well-being of our employees, the Company instructed employees at its offices to work from home on a temporary basis. The Company has implemented cost containment strategies across all areas of the organization, including continued curtailment of Company travel and partnering with suppliers, landlords and vendors for price concessions and payment deferrals during this interim period. In the second half of March, as preventative and protective actions were taken by governments, including the implementation of stay-at-home orders, we experienced reduced transactional volume that we believe was a result of customers adjusting to the effects of these stay-at-home orders. Beginning April 1, 2020, the Company elected, under Section 2302 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), to defer payment of the employer portion of Social Security payroll tax. Under the CARES Act, employers can forgo timely payment of the employer portion of Social Security taxes that would otherwise be due from March 27, 2020 through December 31, 2020, without penalty or interest charges. Employers must pay 50% of the deferred amount by December 31, 2021, and the remainder by December 31, 2022. The Company will continue to assess the CARES Act and other applicable government-related legislation aimed at assisting businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Given the dynamic nature of this health emergency, the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Company’s ongoing business, results of operations and overall financial performance cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.