DHI GROUP, INC.
For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 6, 2025.
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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Aug 6, 2025
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-12.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-06-30; filed 2025-08-06.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Current report
Product development expenses decreased $1.6 million, or 34% from the same period for the prior year. The ClearanceJobs segment was substantially flat with costs approximating the prior year period. The Dice segment decreased $1.6 million primarily due to $2.5 million of lower compensation related costs, primarily due to lower headcount, partially offset by $0.9 million of lower capitalized labor, which increases expense.
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During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $4.2 million intended to streamline its operations, drive business objectives, reduce operating expenses and improve operating margins.
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Operating Income (Loss)
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Earnings (Loss) per Share
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
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Revenue
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We experienced a decrease in revenue of $7.5 million, or 10% during the six month period ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the six month period ended June 30, 2024. Revenue at ClearanceJobs increased by $0.5 million, or 2%, as compared to the same period in 2024. Continued demand for professionals with government clearance and consistent product releases and enhancements drove the increase despite continued uncertainty around government contracting and defense spending. Revenue at Dice decreased by $8.0 million, or 18%, compared to the prior year due to macroeconomic conditions continuing to drive lower renewal rates, lower new business activity and lower activity with Dice's non-annual products.
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Cost of Revenue
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Cost of revenue increased $0.4 million, or 4% from the prior year period. The ClearanceJobs segment increased $0.4 million due to a $0.2 million increase in compensation related costs and $0.1 million in marketing event costs. The Dice segment was approximately flat with the prior year period. Dice compensation related costs decreased $0.4 million due to lower headcount, which was offset by increases in other operational costs, primarily professional fees.
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Product Development Expenses
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Sales and Marketing Expenses
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Sales and marketing expenses decreased $3.0 million, or 12% from the prior year period. The ClearanceJobs segment decreased $0.3 million driven by lower compensation related costs due to lower headcount, partially offset by higher commissions. The Dice segment decreased $2.6 million driven by lower compensation related costs of $1.8 million, due to lower headcount, a $0.6 million decrease in discretionary marketing expenses, and a $0.2 million decrease in operational costs, including consulting and credit card fees.
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General and Administrative Expenses
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General and administrative costs decreased $0.8 million, or 6%, from the prior year. The ClearanceJobs segment decreased $0.3 million driven by lower compensation related costs, primarily stock-based compensation and lower headcount. The Dice segment decreased $0.5 million due to a $0.3 million decrease in compensation related costs, primarily stock-based compensation, and a $0.2 million decrease in operational costs, primarily collection fees and software subscriptions.
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Depreciation
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Depreciation expense decreased $1.3 million, or 14%, compared to the same period in 2024. The ClearanceJobs segment increased $0.3 million driven by depreciation related to capitalized development costs. The Dice segment decreased by $1.5 million as fixed asset purchases, which are primarily comprised of capitalized development costs, have declined.
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Restructuring
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During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $6.5 million, intended to streamline its operations, drive business objectives, reduce operating expenses and improve operating margins.
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Income from Equity Method Investment
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Interest Expense and Other
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Income Taxes
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Earnings (Loss) per Share
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share was $(0.23) and $0.01 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease was driven by lower operating income, partially offset by an income tax benefit, as described above.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $2.3 million, which included a reduction of the Company’s then-current workforce by approximately 8%.
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Loss per Share
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“believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” or similar expressions. These statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: our ability to execute our tech-focused strategy; write-offs of goodwill, tradename and intangible assets; backlog not accurately representing future revenue; competition from existing and future competitors; changes in the recruiting and career services business and technologies, and the development of new products and services; failure to develop and maintain our reputation and brand recognition; failure to increase or maintain the number of customers who purchase recruitment packages; failure to attract qualified professionals or grow the number of qualified professionals who use our websites; inability to successfully integrate future acquisitions or identify and consummate future acquisitions; misappropriation or misuse of our intellectual property, claims against us for intellectual property infringement or the failure to enforce our ownership or use of intellectual property; failure of our businesses to attract, retain and engage users; unfavorable decisions in proceedings related to future tax assessments; taxation risks in various jurisdictions for past or future sales; significant downturn not immediately reflected in our operating results; our indebtedness and the potential inability to borrow funds under our Credit Agreement (as defined below); our ability to incur additional debt; covenants in our Credit Agreement; the development and use of artificial intelligence; failure to timely and efficiently scale and adapt our existing technology and network infrastructure; capacity constraints, systems failures or breaches of network security; the usefulness of our candidate profiles; decrease in user engagement; Internet search engine methodologies and their impact on our search result rankings; failure to halt the operations of websites that aggregate our data, as well as data from other companies; our reliance on third-party data hosting facilities; compliance with laws and regulations concerning collection, storage and use of professionals’ professional and personal information; U.S. regulation of the internet; a review of strategic alternatives may occur from time to time and the possibility that such review will not result in a transaction; loss of key executives and technical personnel and our ability to attract and retain key executives, incl…
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Information contained herein contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You should not place undue reliance on those statements because they are subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, information concerning our possible or assumed future financial condition, liquidity and results of operations, including expectations (financial or otherwise), our strategy, plans, objectives, and intentions, and growth potential. These statements often include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” or similar expressions. These statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: our ability to execute our tech-focused strategy; write-offs of goodwill, tradename and intangible assets; backlog not accurately representing future revenue; competition from existing and future competitors; changes in the recruiting and career services business and technologies, and the development of new products and services; failure to develop and maintain our reputation and brand recognition; failure to increase or maintain the number of customers who purchase recruitment packages; failure to attract qualified professionals or grow the number of qualified professionals who use our websites; inability to successfully integrate future acquisitions or identify and consummate future acquisitions; misappropriation or misuse of our intellectual property, claims against us for intellectual property infringement or the failure to enforce our ownership or use of intellectual property; failure of our businesses to attract, retain and engage users; unfavorable decisions in proceedings related to future tax assessments; taxation risks in various jurisdictions for past or future sales; significant downturn not immediately reflected in our operating results; our indebtedness and the potential inability to borrow funds under our Credit Agreement (as defined below); our ability to incur additional debt; covenants in our Credit Agreement; the development and use of artificial intelligence; failure to timely an…
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ClearanceJobs had 1,891 recruitment package customers as of March 31, 2025 compared to 2,032 as of March 31, 2024, a decrease of 7%, and average annual revenue per recruitment package customer increased $2,756, or 12%, from the prior year quarter. The increased revenue per recruitment package customer for ClearanceJobs was due to continued high demand for professionals with government security clearance and consistent product releases and enhancements driving activity on the site, along with lower renewals for its smaller customers. The lower customer count was due to lower renewals for ClearanceJobs' smaller customers as uncertainty continued around the timing and amount of federal defense contracting. Dice had 4,490 recruitment package customers as of March 31, 2025, which was a decrease of 760, or 14%, and average annual revenue per recruitment package customer for Dice increased $387, or 2%, from the prior year quarter. The decrease in recruitment package customers was due to macroeconomic conditions causing customer counts to decline while the average annual revenue per recruitment package customer increased driven by strong retention rates as our larger recurring customers continue to renew with Dice.
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ClearanceJobs had 1,868 recruitment package customers as of June 30, 2025 compared to 2,009 as of June 30, 2024, a decrease of 7%, and average annual revenue per recruitment package customer increased $1,751, or 7%, from the prior year quarter. The increased revenue per recruitment package customer for ClearanceJobs was due to continued high demand for professionals with government security clearance and consistent product releases and enhancements driving activity on the site, along with lower renewals for its smaller customers. The lower customer count was due to lower renewals for ClearanceJobs' smaller customers as uncertainty continued around the timing and amount of federal defense contracting. Dice had 4,365 recruitment package customers as of June 30, 2025, which was a decrease of 666, or 13%, and average annual revenue per recruitment package customer for Dice decreased by $860, or 5%, from the prior year quarter. The decrease in recruitment package customers and revenue per recruitment package customer was due to macroeconomic conditions causing customer counts and renewal rates to decline.
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Backlog at March 31, 2025 increased $3.0 million from December 31, 2024 and decreased $3.0 million from March 31, 2024. The increase in backlog compared to December 31, 2024 is due to seasonally higher bookings in the first quarter of each year, partially offset by lower bookings in the current period. The decrease in backlog compared to March 31, 2024 is due to macroeconomic conditions causing lower demand for the Company's services.
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Backlog at June 30, 2025 decreased $3.6 million from December 31, 2024 and decreased $2.5 million from June 30, 2024. The decrease in backlog compared to both December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024 was due to macroeconomic conditions causing lower demand for the Company's services.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we experienced a decrease in revenue of $3.7 million, or 10%. Revenues for ClearanceJobs increased $0.4 million, or 3%, as compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by continued high demand for professionals with government clearance and consistent product releases and enhancements driving activity on the site. Revenue at Dice decreased $4.1 million, or 18%, compared to the same period in 2024 due to macroeconomic conditions continuing to drive lower renewal rates, lower new business activity and lower activity with Dice's non-annual products.
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For the three months ended June 30, 2025, we experienced a decrease in revenue of $3.8 million, or 11%, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024. Revenues for ClearanceJobs increased $0.1 million, or 1%, as compared to the same period in 2024. Continued demand for professionals with government clearance and consistent product releases and enhancements drove the small increase despite continued uncertainty around government contracting and defense spending. Revenue at Dice decreased $3.9 million, or 18%, compared to the same period in 2024 due to macroeconomic conditions continuing to drive lower renewal rates, lower new business activity and lower activity with Dice's non-annual products.
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Cost of revenue expense increased $0.5 million, or 10% from the prior year. The ClearanceJobs segment increased $0.3 million which was driven by $0.2 million in operational costs, including professional fees, and $0.1 million of higher compensation related costs. The Dice segment increased $0.1 million primarily due to an increase of $0.2 million in operational costs, including professional fees, and $0.2 million of lower capitalized labor which increases expense. The Dice segment increase was partially offset by a decrease of $0.3 million in compensation related costs, primarily due to lower headcount.
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Cost of revenue decreased $0.1 million, or 2% from the prior year. The ClearanceJobs segment increased $0.1 million with costs approximating the prior year period. The Dice segment decreased $0.1 million primarily due to a decrease of $0.4 million in compensation related costs, primarily due to lower headcount, partially offset by an increase of $0.2 million in operational costs, including professional fees, and $0.1 million of lower capitalized labor, which increases expense.
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Sales and marketing expenses decreased $1.6 million, or 12% from the prior year. The ClearanceJobs segment decreased by $0.3 million primarily due to lower compensation related costs. The Dice segment decreased by $1.4 million, of which $0.8 million was due to lower compensation related costs, primarily related to lower headcount, operational costs decreased $0.3 million, including sales performance incentives and consulting, and discretionary marketing spend decreased $0.3 million. Other corporate expenses increased $0.1 million from the prior year, primarily due to higher compensation related costs.
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Sales and marketing expenses decreased $1.5 million, or 12% from the same period for the prior year. The ClearanceJobs segment decreased by $0.1 million with costs approximating the prior year period. The Dice segment decreased by $1.2 million, of which $1.0 million was due to lower compensation related costs, primarily related to lower headcount, and $0.3 million was due to lower discretionary marketing costs. Other corporate expenses decreased $0.2 million from the prior year, primarily due to compensation related costs in the prior year period that did not recur this period.
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General and administrative expenses were flat compared to the prior year. The ClearanceJobs segment decreased $0.1 million due to a decrease in compensation related costs, primarily stock-based compensation. The Dice segment increased of $0.1 million driven by a $0.3 million increase in operational costs, including professional fees and bad debt expense. The increase was partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in compensation related costs, primarily stock-based compensation. Other corporate expenses decreased $0.1 million from the prior year and included a $0.7 million decrease in compensation related costs, primarily stock-based compensation, offset by a $0.6 million increase in operational costs, including professional fees.
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General and administrative expenses decreased $0.8 million, or 11% from the same period for prior year. The ClearanceJobs segment decreased $0.3 million due to a decrease in compensation related costs, primarily stock-based compensation. The Dice segment decrease of $0.6 million driven by a $0.3 million decrease in operational costs, including professional fees and bad debt expense, and by a $0.2 million decrease in compensation related costs, primarily stock-based compensation. Other corporate expenses increased $0.1 million and included a a $0.5 million increase in operational costs, including professional fees, partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in compensation related costs, primarily stock-based compensation.
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Depreciation expense decreased $0.5 million, or 11%, compared to the same period in 2024. The ClearanceJobs segment increased less than $0.1 million, and the Dice segment decreased $0.5 million. The decrease in the Dice segment was due to lower fixed asset purchases, which are primarily comprised of capitalized development costs, leading to lower depreciation.
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Depreciation expense decreased $0.8 million, or 18%, compared to the same period in 2024. The ClearanceJobs segment increased $0.2 million driven by depreciation related to capitalized development costs. The Dice segment decreased $1.0 million as fixed asset purchases, which are primarily comprised of capitalized development costs, have declined.
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Operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $8.9 million, a negative margin of 27.5%, compared to operating income of $2.0 million, a positive margin of 5.5%, for the same period in 2024, a decrease of $10.9 million. The decrease in operating income and percentage margin was driven by lower revenues, the restructuring charge, and goodwill impairment, partially offset by lower product development and sales and marketing expenses.
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Operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $1.3 million, a negative margin of 3.9%, compared to operating income of $2.0 million, a positive margin of 5.6%, for the same period in 2024, a decrease of $3.3 million. The decrease in operating income and percentage margin was driven by lower revenues and the restructuring charge, partially offset by lower product development and sales and marketing expenses.
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During each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded $0.1 million of income related to its proportionate share of eFinancialCareer's net income. The Company records its proportionate share of eFinancialCareer's net income three months in arrears. See note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information.
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The Company recorded approximately zero and $0.2 million, respectively, of income related to its proportionate share of eFinancialCareer's net income for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The Company records its proportionate share of eFinancialCareer's net income three months in arrears. See Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information.
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Interest expense and other decreased $0.3 million, or 30%, from the prior year, due to lower debt outstanding and lower interest rates on our revolving credit facility during the current period.
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Interest expense and other decreased $0.2 million, or 27%, from the prior year, due to lower debt outstanding and lower interest rates on our revolving credit facility during the current period.
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Diluted loss per share was $0.21 and $0.03 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease was driven by lower operating income, as described above, and the impairment of goodwill.
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share was $(0.02) and $0.02 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease was driven by lower operating income, as described above, partially offset by an income tax benefit.
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Product development expenses decreased $1.0 million, or 20% from the prior year. The ClearanceJobs segment increased $0.3 million which driven by $0.1 million of lower capitalized labor, which increases operating expenses, and $0.1 million increase in operational costs, including professional fees. The Dice segment decreased $1.4 million primarily due to $2.2 million of lower compensation related costs, primarily due to lower headcount. The Dice segment decrease was partially offset by $0.9 million of lower capitalized labor which increases expense. Other corporate expenses increased $0.2 million primarily due to higher compensation related costs.
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Product development decreased $2.5 million, or 27% from the prior year period. The ClearanceJobs segment increased $0.3 million driven by lower capitalized labor of $0.3 million, which increases operating expense, and a $0.2 million increase in operational costs, primarily from consulting fees, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in compensation related costs from lower headcount. The Dice segment decreased $3.1 million primarily due to lower compensation related costs due to lower headcount. Other corporate expenses increased $0.2 million due to compensation related costs that did not occur in the prior year period.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded a $7.4 million loss related to the impairment of goodwill in the Dice segment. See note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information.
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During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded a $7.8 million loss related to the impairment of goodwill in the Dice segment. See note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded a $0.4 million loss related to the impairment of an investment. See note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information.
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During the six month period ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized loss of $0.4 million related to the impairment of an investment. See Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information.
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The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025, differed from the statutory rate due to tax expense of $0.5 million from the tax impacts of share-based compensation awards and $1.8 million from nondeductible impairment charges. The tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024, differed from the statutory rate due to tax expense of $1.8 million from the tax impacts of share-based compensation awards and $0.2 million from state taxes related to research and development expenditures.
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Our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2025, differed from the statutory rate due to tax expense of $0.6 million from the tax impacts of share-based compensation awards, tax expense of $1.9 million from nondeductible impairment charges, and a tax benefit of $0.4 million from the completion of a federal tax examination related to research credits. The tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2024, differed from the statutory rate due to tax expense of $1.9 million from the tax impacts of share-based compensation awards and $0.2 million from state taxes related to research and development expenditures.
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A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 follows (in thousands):
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A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 follows (in thousands):
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A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 follows (in thousands):
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A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 follows (in thousands):
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A summary of our cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 follows (in thousands):
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A summary of our cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 follows (in thousands):
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We have financed our operations primarily through cash provided by operating activities and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. At March 31, 2025, we had cash of $2.7 million compared to $3.7 million at December 31, 2024.
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We have financed our operations primarily through cash provided by operating activities and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. At June 30, 2025, we had cash of $2.8 million compared to $3.7 million at December 31, 2024.
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Our principal internal sources of liquidity are cash, as well as the cash flow that we generate from our operations. In addition, we had $51.0 million in borrowing capacity under our $100.0 million Credit Agreement, as defined below, at March 31, 2025. Borrowings are subject to certain availability limits including our consolidated leverage ratio, which generally limits borrowings to 2.5 times annual Adjusted EBITDA levels, as defined in the Credit Agreement. We believe that our existing cash, cash generated from our continuing operations and available borrowings under our Credit Agreement will be sufficient to satisfy our currently anticipated cash requirements through at least the next 12 months and the foreseeable future thereafter. However, it is possible that one or more lenders under the Credit Agreement may refuse or be unable to satisfy their commitment to lend to us, we may violate one or more of our covenants or financial ratios contained in our Credit Agreement or we may need to refinance our debt and be unable to do so. In addition, our liquidity could be negatively affected by a decrease in demand for our products and services and the ability of our customers to pay for current or future services. We may also make acquisitions and may need to raise additional capital through future debt financings or equity offerings to the extent necessary to fund such acquisitions, which we may not be able to do on a timely basis or on terms satisfactory to us or at all.
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Our principal internal sources of liquidity are cash, as well as the cash flow that we generate from our operations. In addition, we had $41.0 million in borrowing capacity under our $100.0 million Credit Agreement, as defined below, at June 30, 2025. Borrowings are subject to certain availability limits including our consolidated leverage ratio, which generally limits borrowings to 2.5 times annual Adjusted EBITDA levels, as defined in the Credit Agreement. We believe that our existing cash, cash generated from our continuing operations and available borrowings under our Credit Agreement will be sufficient to satisfy our currently anticipated cash requirements through at least the next 12 months and the foreseeable future thereafter. However, it is possible that one or more lenders under the Credit Agreement may refuse or be unable to satisfy their commitment to lend to us, we may violate one or more of our covenants or financial ratios contained in our Credit Agreement or we may need to refinance our debt and be unable to do so. In addition, our liquidity could be negatively affected by a decrease in demand for our products and services and the ability of our customers to pay for current or future services. We may also make acquisitions and may need to raise additional capital through future debt financings or equity offerings to the extent necessary to fund such acquisitions, which we may not be able to do on a timely basis or on terms satisfactory to us or at all.
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Net cash flows from operating activities primarily consist of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items, including depreciation, amortization, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, stock-based compensation, income from equity method investments, gain or impairments on investments, impairments of goodwill, and the effect of changes in working capital. Net cash flows from operating activities were $2.2 million and $2.1 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Cash inflow from operations is driven by earnings and is dependent on the amount and timing of payments to vendors and employees and billings to and cash collections from our customers. Cash provided by operating activities during the 2025 period increased $0.1 million compared to the same period of 2024 due to the timing of payments to vendors.
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Cash flows from operating activities primarily consist of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items, including depreciation, amortization, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, stock-based compensation, income from equity method investments, gain or impairments on investments, impairments of goodwill, and the effect of changes in working capital. Net cash flows from operating activities were $9.1 million and $11.2 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Cash inflow from operations is driven by earnings and is dependent on the amount and timing of payments to vendors and employees and billings to and cash collections from our customers. Cash provided by operating activities during the 2025 period decreased $2.1 million compared to the same period of 2024 due to lower billings to and cash receipts from our customers, partially offset by lower headcount driving lower payments to employees.
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Cash used in investing activities during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 was $2.2 million compared to $4.4 million used in the same period of 2024. Cash used in investing activities in the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 is comprised of $2.2 million of capitalized development costs. Cash used in investing activities in the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 is primarily comprised of $3.4 million of capitalized development costs and $0.9 million of costs associated with the Company's office space.
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Cash used in investing activities during the six-month period ended June 30, 2025 was $4.2 million compared to $7.9 million used in the same period of 2024. Cash used in investing activities in the six-month period ended June 30, 2025 is primarily comprised of $3.9 million of capitalized development costs. Cash used in investing activities in the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 is primarily comprised of $6.6 million of capitalized development costs and $1.0 million of costs associated with the Company's office space.
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Cash used in financing activities during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 was $1.1 million and was driven by $2.1 million related to share repurchases, partially offset by $1.0 million of net proceeds on long-term debt. Cash used in financing activities during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was $1.4 million and was driven by $3.0 million of net proceeds on long-term debt, partially offset by $1.6 million related to share repurchases.
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Cash used in financing activities during the six-month period ended June 30, 2025 was $5.8 million and was driven by $3.8 million related to share repurchases and $2.0 million of net payments on long-term debt. Cash used in financing activities during the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 was $4.5 million and was driven by $3.0 million of net payments on long-term debt and $1.5 million related to share repurchases.
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In June 2022, the Company, together with Dice Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dice Career Solutions, Inc.,entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which matures in June 2027. Under the Credit Agreement, we have a $100 million revolving credit facility, with an expansion option of $50 million, bringing the total facility to $150 million, with $33.0 million of borrowings on the facility at March 31, 2025. The Company has $51.0 million available for future borrowings, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, which generally limits borrowings to 2.5 times annual Adjusted EBITDA levels. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement denominated in U.S. dollars bear interest, payable at least quarterly, at the Company’s option, at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or a base rate, plus a margin. Borrowings under the credit agreement denominated in pounds sterling, if any, bear interest at the Sterling Overnight Index Average ("SONIA") rate plus a margin. The margin ranges from 2.00% to 2.75% on SOFR and SONIA loans and 1.00% to 1.75% on base rate loans, determined by the Company's most recent consolidated leverage ratio, plus an additional spread of 0.10%. The Company incurs a commitment fee ranging from 0.35% to 0.50% on any unused capacity under the revolving loan facility, determined by the Company's most recent consolidated leverage ratio. Assuming an interest rate of 6.43% (the rate in effect on March 31, 2025) on our current borrowings, interest payments are expected to be $1.6 million from April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, $2.1 million in 2026, and $1.1 million in 2027. The Credit Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants and also contains certain financial covenants, including a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio. As of March 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the Credit Agreement. Refer to Note 10 in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report and Item 3. "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk - Interest Rate Risk."
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In June 2022, the Company, together with Dice Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dice Career Solutions, Inc.,entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which matures in June 2027. Under the Credit Agreement, we have a $100 million revolving credit facility, with an expansion option of $50 million, bringing the total facility to $150 million, with $30.0 million of borrowings on the facility at June 30, 2025. The Company has $41.0 million available for future borrowings, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, which generally limits borrowings to 2.5 times annual Adjusted EBITDA levels. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement denominated in U.S. dollars bear interest, payable at least quarterly, at the Company’s option, at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or a base rate, plus a margin. Borrowings under the credit agreement denominated in pounds sterling, if any, bear interest at the Sterling Overnight Index Average ("SONIA") rate plus a margin. The margin ranges from 2.00% to 2.75% on SOFR and SONIA loans and 1.00% to 1.75% on base rate loans, determined by the Company's most recent consolidated leverage ratio, plus an additional spread of 0.10%. The Company incurs a commitment fee ranging from 0.35% to 0.50% on any unused capacity under the revolving loan facility, determined by the Company's most recent consolidated leverage ratio. Assuming an interest rate of 6.43% (the rate in effect on June 30, 2025) on our current borrowings, interest payments are expected to be $1.0 million from July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, $1.9 million in 2026, and $1.0 million in 2027. The Credit Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants and also contains certain financial covenants, including a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio. As of June 30, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the Credit Agreement. Refer to Note 10 in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report and Item 3. "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk - Interest Rate Risk."
Previous wording
The Company has operating leases for corporate office space and certain equipment. The leases have terms from one year to ten years, some of which include options to renew the lease, and are included in the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option. No leases include options to purchase the leased property. As of March 31, 2025, the value of our lease right-of-use asset was $6.2 million and the value of our lease liability was $10.2 million. See Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for further information.
Current wording
The Company has operating leases for corporate office space and certain equipment. The leases have terms from one year to ten years, some of which include options to renew the lease, and are included in the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option. No leases include options to purchase the leased property. As of June 30, 2025, the value of our lease right-of-use asset was $6.0 million and the value of our lease liability was $9.9 million. See Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for further information.
Previous wording
As of March 31, 2025, we recorded approximately $1.1 million of unrecognized tax benefits as liabilities, and we are uncertain if or when such amounts may be settled. Related to the unrecognized tax benefits considered permanent differences, we have also recorded a liability for potential penalties and interest. Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2025, are $1.1 million of tax benefits that would affect the effective tax rate if recognized. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that as much as $0.2 million of its unrecognized tax benefits may be recognized in the next 12 months.
Current wording
As of June 30, 2025, we recorded approximately $0.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits as liabilities, and we are uncertain if or when such amounts may be settled. Related to the unrecognized tax benefits considered permanent differences, we have also recorded a liability for potential penalties and interest. Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2025, are $0.7 million of tax benefits that would affect the effective tax rate if recognized. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that as much as $0.2 million of its unrecognized tax benefits may be recognized in the next 12 months.
Previous wording
The Board approved a stock repurchase program that permits the Company to repurchase its common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the company repurchased 0.3 million shares for $1.5 million. As of March 31, 2025, the value of shares available to be purchased under the current plan was $4.3 million. Management has discretion in determining the conditions under which shares may be purchased from time to time. See Note 13 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for further information.
Current wording
The Board approved a stock repurchase program that permits the Company to repurchase its common stock. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the company repurchased 0.9 million shares for $1.8 million. As of June 30, 2025, the value of shares available to be purchased under the current plan was $2.5 million. Management has discretion in determining the conditions under which shares may be purchased from time to time. See Note 13 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for further information.
Previous wording
We anticipate capital expenditures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 to be approximately $9 million to $10 million. We intend to use operating cash flows to fund capital expenditures.
Current wording
We anticipate capital expenditures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 to be approximately $7 million to $8 million. We intend to use operating cash flows to fund capital expenditures.
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Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2025, differed from the statutory rate due to tax expense of $0.1 million from the tax impacts of share-based compensation awards and a tax benefit of $0.4 million from the completion of a federal tax examination related to research credits. The tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2024, differed from the statutory rate due to tax expense of $0.1 million from the tax impacts of share-based compensation awards.
Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
Operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $10.5 million, a negative margin of 16.4%, compared to operating income of $4.0 million, a positive margin of 5.5%, for the same period in 2024, a decrease of $14.5 million. The decrease in operating income and lower percentage margin was primarily driven by lower revenues, the restructuring charges, and goodwill impairment, partially offset by lower product development and sales and marketing expense.
Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
During the six month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded approximately zero and $0.3 million, respectively, of income related to its proportionate share of eFinancialCareer's net income. The Company records its proportionate share of eFC's net income three months in arrears. See Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information.
Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
Interest expense and other decreased $0.5 million, or 29%, in the six month period ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to lower debt outstanding and lower interest rates on our revolving credit facility during the current period.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
Information contained herein contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You should not place undue reliance on those statements because they are subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, information concerning our possible or assumed future financial condition, liquidity and results of operations, including expectations (financial or otherwise), our strategy, plans, objectives, and intentions, and growth potential. These statements often include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,”