DHX DHI Group Inc

NEW YORK, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

• Sale of Slashdot Media business completed
• Total revenues of $58.3 million and revenues, excluding Slashdot Media, of $57.5 million in Q1 2016
• Adjusted EBITDA of $12.9 million and Adjusted EBITDA, excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs, of $14.0 million
• Cash flow from operations of $12.4 million for Q1 2016
• Net income of $1.1 million or $0.02 per diluted share and net income, excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs, of $3.4 million or $0.07 per diluted share
• getTalent product launch initiated in March

DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) ("DHI" or the "Company"), a leading provider of data, insights and employment connections through our specialized services for professional communities in technology and security clearance, financial services, energy, healthcare and hospitality, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

"We continued to make progress against our strategic initiatives in the first quarter, expanding our ability to deliver value to professionals, employers and shareholders. The rollout of getTalent was a significant milestone in the first quarter," said Michael Durney, President and CEO of DHI Group, Inc. "We face market challenges in some areas, notably energy, but we continue to offer innovative products and valuable resources to employers with talent acquisition and nurturing needs. The realignment of four of our brands into the Global Industry Group ("GIG") will leverage resources and allow us to execute more effectively. Several of our brands have released improved products, which will benefit our customers and the specialized communities we serve."

Q1 2016 Product and Business Highlights

• Double-digit revenue and billings growth for both our ClearanceJobs and Health eCareers brands, which was primarily driven by favorable market conditions, increased usage and engagement levels by customers.
• eFinancialCareers revenues increased 8% in constant currency, driven by increases of 11% in the Asia-Pacific region, 9% in Continental Europe, 6% in the UK and 5% in North America.
• Market uncertainty within the energy market continues to have a negative impact on revenue and billings within the Rigzone business, with customers continuing to pause or curb recruitment.
• getTalent, the SaaS talent sourcing and talent relationship management platform operating from the Brightmatter Group, launched the 2.0 version of the platform.
• Dice launched the latest version of its mobile app, now called Dice Careers, which provides tech professionals with tools to manage their careers, including predictive analysis of their future salary based on career goals and skill improvements.
• The Spotlight employer branding product available through the Company's Health eCareers service continued to grow and add customers in the first quarter.

Q1 2016 Financial Highlights

The following summarizes consolidated financial results for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 ($ in millions, except per share data):

Q1 2016 Financial Highlights by Segment

Effective January 1, 2016, the Company organized leadership responsibilities to leverage operating capabilities more effectively across four of its brands which serve specific industries, and to optimize these brands for future growth by streamlining operations and development.  This entailed combining four of its global brands (eFinancialCareers, Rigzone, Hcareers and BioSpace) to have one management structure under a combined group called Global Industry Group. As a result, the Company is now reporting three segments: Tech & Clearance, GIG, and Healthcare.

Operating segments have been recast to reflect these changes in the Company's organizational structure.

A financial supplement, including a recast of comparative periods to reflect the changes in reporting segments, has been provided in the Results and Reporting section at http://www.dhigroupinc.com/investors/results-and-reporting/default.aspx.

The Company also completed the sale of its Slashdot and SourceForge business (together referred to as "Slashdot Media") to BIZX, LLC in a transaction that closed on January 27, 2016.

The following summarizes segment Revenues, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin results for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 ($ in millions):

"We continue to see signs of progress in our core talent acquisition brands with strong revenue and billings performances in our healthcare and security clearance businesses in the first quarter. On a constant currency basis, Finance also delivered solid financial results, in spite of recent trends indicating growing volatility in several of our key markets," said John Roberts, CFO. "In our Tech & Clearance segment, the average monthly recruitment package spend at Dice was up year-over-year, indicating customers are increasing their levels of service with Dice through products and services like Open Web. Looking ahead, we plan to build on this quarter's successes, with the help of some of our more recent strategic investments, as we continue to return cash to shareholders by means of our consistent free cash flow."

Supplemental Information

Q1 2016 Primary Drivers of YoY $ Change in Supplemental Items

• The YoY decrease in deferred revenue (excluding Slashdot Media) primarily reflects a decrease in the Global Industry Group segment of $4.5 million, wholly attributable to Rigzone, partially offset by increases in the Tech & Clearance and Healthcare segments.

Stock Repurchase Program

During the first quarter of 2016, the Company purchased approximately 1.6 million shares of its common stock at an average cost of $8.21 per share for a total cost of approximately $13.1 million.  At March 31, 2016, approximately $34.6 million remained authorized for repurchase under a $50 million plan that expires in December 2016.

Business Outlook

Estimated financial performance for 2016 reflects:

• Expectation for negative impact to Revenues from currency fluctuations of roughly $0.6 million in Q2 2016 and $2.1 million for FY 2016 relative to the same periods in the prior year, which primarily is reflected in the Finance segment.
• Ongoing impact of depressed conditions in the Energy segment hiring market, strategic business investments primarily in Brightmatter Group, and slower pace of new product revenue contributions in the Healthcare segment.
• For the full year, excludes Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs related to the Company's sale of Slashdot Media and to the organizational changes described in the section above titled "Q1 2016 Financial Highlights by Segment"

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call to discuss first quarter results today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.  Hosting the call will be Michael Durney, President and Chief Executive Officer, and John Roberts, Chief Financial Officer.

The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing 1-866-777-2509 or for international callers by dialing 1-412-317-5413.  Please ask to be joined to the DHI Group, Inc. call.  A replay will be available one hour after the call and can be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 or 1-412-317-0088 for international callers; the replay passcode is 10083471. The replay will be available until May 5, 2016.

The call will also be webcast live from the Company's website at www.dhigroupinc.com under the Investor Relations section.

Investor Contact

Courtney Chamberlain
Investor Relations/Public Relations Associate
DHI Group, Inc.
212-448-4181
ir@dhigroupinc.com

Media Contact

Rachel Ceccarelli
Director, Corporate Communications
DHI Group, Inc.
212-448-8288
media@dhigroupinc.com

About DHI Group, Inc.

DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) is a leading provider of data, insights and connections through our specialized services for professional communities including technology and security clearance, financial services, energy, healthcare and hospitality. Our mission is to empower professionals and organizations to compete and win through expert insights and relevant employment connections. Employers and recruiters use our websites and services to source and hire the most qualified professionals in select and highly-skilled occupations, while professionals use our websites and services to find the best employment opportunities in and the most timely news and information about their respective areas of expertise. For over 25 years, we have built our company on providing employers and recruiters with efficient access to high-quality, unique professional communities, and offering the professionals in those communities access to highly-relevant career opportunities, news, tools and information. Today, we serve multiple markets located throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.

Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has provided certain non-GAAP financial information as additional information for its operating results.  These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures reported by other companies.  The Company believes that its presentation of non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash stock based compensation expense, and other non-recurring income or expense ("Adjusted EBITDA"), Adjusted EBITDA excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs, Revenues excluding Slashdot Media, Net Income excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs, Free Cash Flow and Net Debt, provides useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the Company's management uses these measures for reviewing the financial results of the Company and for budgeting and planning purposes.  The Company has provided required reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures in the section entitled "Supplemental Information and Non-GAAP Reconciliations."

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP metric used by management to measure operating performance.  Management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure for internal monitoring and planning, including preparation of annual budgets, analyzing investment decisions and evaluating profitability and performance comparisons between us and our competitors.  The Company also uses this measure to calculate amounts of performance based compensation under the senior management incentive bonus program.  Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in our Credit Agreement, represents net income plus (to the extent deducted in calculating such net income) interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, non-cash stock option expenses, losses resulting from certain dispositions outside the ordinary course of business, certain writeoffs in connection with indebtedness, impairment charges with respect to long-lived assets, expenses incurred in connection with an equity offering, extraordinary or non-recurring non-cash expenses or losses, transaction costs in connection with the Credit Agreement up to $250,000, deferred revenues written off in connection with acquisition purchase accounting adjustments, writeoff of non-cash stock compensation expense, and business interruption insurance proceeds, minus (to the extent included in calculating such net income) non-cash income or gains, interest income, and any income or gain resulting from certain dispositions outside the ordinary course of business.

We consider Adjusted EBITDA, as defined above, to be an important indicator to investors because it provides information related to our ability to provide cash flows to meet future debt service, capital expenditures and working capital requirements and to fund future growth as well as to monitor compliance with financial covenants.  We present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure because we believe that this measure provides our board of directors, management and investors with additional information to measure our performance, provide comparisons from period to period and company to company by excluding potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense) and tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates or net operating losses), and to estimate our value.

We present Adjusted EBITDA because covenants in our Credit Agreement contain ratios based on this measure.  Our Credit Agreement is material to us because it is one of our primary sources of liquidity.  If our Adjusted EBITDA were to decline below certain levels, covenants in our Credit Agreement that are based on Adjusted EBITDA may be violated and could cause a default and acceleration of payment obligations under our Credit Agreement.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our profitability or liquidity.

Adjusted EBITDA Excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs

Adjusted EBITDA excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs is a non-GAAP metric used by management to measure operating performance. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs as a measure of our financial performance given our sale of Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs. Adjusted EBITDA excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs, represents Adjusted EBITDA defined above, less Slashdot Media EBITDA and disposition related and other costs.

Revenues Excluding Slashdot Media

Revenues excluding Slashdot Media is a non-GAAP metric used by management to measure operating performance.  Revenues excluding Slashdot Media represents Revenues as defined above less Slashdot Media revenue.  We consider Revenues excluding Slashdot Media to be an important measure to evaluate our financial performance given our sale of Slashdot Media.

Net Income Excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs

Net Income excluding Slashdot Media is a non-GAAP metric used by management to measure operating performance. Net Income excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs is defined as Net Income less Slashdot Media Net Income (Loss) and disposition related and other costs. We consider Net Income excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs to be an important measure of our financial performance given our sale of Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs.

Free Cash Flow

We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures. We believe free cash flow is an important non-GAAP measure as it provides useful cash flow information regarding our ability to service, incur or pay down indebtedness or repurchase our common stock.  We use free cash flow as a measure to reflect cash available to service our debt as well as to fund our expenditures.  A limitation of using free cash flow versus the GAAP measure of net cash provided by operating activities is that free cash flow does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance from operations for the period since it includes cash used for capital expenditures during the period and is adjusted for acquisition related payments within operating cash flows.

Diluted Earnings per Share Excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs

Diluted earnings per share excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs is a non-GAAP metric used by management to measure operating performance. Diluted earnings per share excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs is defined as diluted earnings per share less impact per share of Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs. We consider diluted earnings per share excluding Slashdot Media and disposition related and other costs to be an important measure of our financial performance.

Net Debt

Net Debt is defined as total principal outstanding less cash. We consider Net Debt to be an important measure of liquidity and indicator of our ability to meet ongoing obligations.  We also use Net Debt, among other measures, in evaluating our choices for capital deployment.  Net Debt presented herein is a non-GAAP measure and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and oral statements made from time to time by our representatives contain forward-looking statements. 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 information without limitation concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategy. 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, competition from existing and future competitors in the highly competitive market in which we operate, failure to adapt our business model to keep pace with rapid changes in the recruiting and career services business, failure to maintain and develop our reputation and brand recognition, failure to increase or maintain the number of customers who purchase recruitment packages, cyclicality or downturns in the economy or industries we serve, failure to attract qualified professionals to our websites or grow the number of qualified professionals who use our websites, failure to successfully identify or integrate acquisitions, U.S. and foreign government regulation of the Internet and taxation, our ability to borrow funds under our revolving credit facility or refinance our indebtedness and restrictions on our current and future operations under such indebtedness.  These factors and others are discussed in more detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are available on the Investors page of our website at www.dhigroupinc.com, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, under the headings "Risk Factors," "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by the Company or its representatives herein, or elsewhere, speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties come up from time to time, and it is impossible to predict these events or how they may affect us. We have no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date hereof, except as required by applicable law.

Supplemental Information and Non-GAAP Reconciliations

On the pages that follow, the Company has provided certain supplemental information that we believe will assist the reader in assessing our business operations and performance, including certain non-GAAP financial information and required reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measure.  A statement of operations and statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and a balance sheet as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are provided elsewhere in this press release.

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