Financial Performance - Total revenue for Q1 2024 was 36.0million,adecreaseof748.8 million, down 9% year over year[5] - Net loss for Q1 2024 was 1.5million,oralossof0.03 per diluted share, compared to a net income of 0.5million,or0.01 per diluted share, in the same quarter last year[5] - Adjusted EBITDA for Q1 2024 was 8.6million,anincreaseof62.1 million, up from 0.0millionintheyear−agoquarter[5]−NetincomeforQ12024was(1,512) thousand, a decrease of 429% compared to 460thousandinQ12023[32]−TotalrevenueforQ12024was36,025 thousand, down 7% from 38,620thousandinQ12023[32]−AdjustedEBITDAforQ12024increasedby68,569 thousand, compared to 8,054thousandinQ12023[32]−TotalbookingsforQ12024were48,776 thousand, a decline of 9% from 53,566thousandinQ12023[35]CustomerMetrics−TheaverageannualrevenueperrecruitmentpackagecustomerforDiceincreasedby215,997, while ClearanceJobs saw a 12% increase to 23,050[36]−RenewalrateonrevenueforDicedecreasedto8255,716 thousand, an increase of 11% from 49,971thousandattheendofDecember2023[40]−CashattheendofQ12024was3.2 million, down from 4.2millionattheendofthepreviousquarter[5]−CashattheendofQ12024was3,240 thousand, down from 4,206thousandatthebeginningoftheperiod[28]DebtandInterestExpenses−TotaldebtattheendofQ12024was41.0 million, compared to 38.0millionattheendofthepreviousquarter[5]−Long−termdebtincreasedto41,000 thousand as of March 31, 2024, compared to 38,000thousandattheendofDecember2023[28]−Thecompanyreportedaninterestexpenseof946 million in Q1 2024, compared to 798millioninQ12023[44]FutureOutlook−Thecompanyexpectstotalrevenueforthefullyear2024todeclineinthelowsingle−digitpercentagerange[6]−ThecompanyanticipatesbookingsperformancetoimproveinQ22024astechhiringreturnstonormallevels[5]−Techjobpostingsincreasedfrom142,000inDecember2023to191,000inMarch2024,indicatingapotentialrecoveryinhiringdemand[4]AdjustedEBITDAandExpenses−Changesinworkingcapitalandothercontributed573 million to Adjusted EBITDA in Q1 2024, compared to 10,414millioninQ12023[44]−DepreciationexpenseforQ12024was4,456 million, compared to 4,173millioninQ12023[44]−Non−cashstock−basedcompensationdecreasedto2,144 million in Q1 2024 from 2,887millioninQ12023[44]−Thecompanyrecordedanimpairmentofinvestmentof400 million in Q1 2024, with no such expense in Q1 2023[44] - The company provided guidance for Adjusted EBITDA margin but could not reconcile it to GAAP measures due to unpredictability of certain expenses[45]