ZipRecruiter Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

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ZipRecruiter (NYSE: ZIP) reported Q3 2024 financial results with revenue of $117.1 million and a net loss of ($2.6) million, representing a net loss margin of (2)%. The company achieved Adjusted EBITDA of $15.0 million with a 13% margin. Despite facing a prolonged downturn in hiring activity, management expressed confidence in the U.S. labor market's long-term health. The Board authorized a $100 million increase to its share repurchase program, viewing it as an attractive capital allocation option given the undervalued equity.

Positive

• Adjusted EBITDA of $15.0 million with 13% margin
• $100 million increase in share repurchase program authorization
• Reported market share gains with job seekers

Negative

• Quarterly revenue declined (amount not specified)
• Net loss of $2.6 million with -2% margin
• Prolonged downturn in hiring activity affecting business

Insights

Financial Analyst

The Q3 results reveal significant challenges with ZipRecruiter posting a $2.6 million net loss and revenue of $117.1 million. The 13% Adjusted EBITDA margin, while positive, indicates operational pressures in a tough hiring environment. The $100 million share buyback authorization is a strategic move to support stock value but also signals growth opportunities.

The company's market position remains under pressure from the prolonged downturn in hiring activity. While maintaining positive Adjusted EBITDA of $15 million shows financial discipline, the negative net margin of 2% suggests underlying profitability challenges. The focus on product development during the downturn could position ZIP for future market share gains, but near-term headwinds persist in the recruitment sector.

Quarterly revenue of $117.1 million

Quarterly net loss of ($2.6) million, or net loss margin of (2)%

Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $15.0 million, or Adjusted EBITDA margin of 13%

Company announces $100 million increase to share repurchase program authorization

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZipRecruiter^® (NYSE: ZIP), a leading online employment marketplace, today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. ZipRecruiter’s complete third quarter results, financial guidance, and management commentary can be found by accessing ZipRecruiter’s shareholder letter on the quarterly results page of the Investor Relations website at investors.ziprecruiter.com.

“While by several measures this is one of the more prolonged downturns in hiring activity, we are confident in the long term health of the U.S. labor market and see the end of the ‘Great Stay’ as a future tailwind. Navigating the ups and downs of the labor market is a reality of our business. Our playbook has proven effective during this period, as we are able to invest in product and technology while maintaining financial strength,” said Ian Siegel, CEO of ZipRecruiter. “We remain intently focused on our mission of actively connecting people to their next great opportunity. Our share gains with job seekers are proof that our product roadmap is working, and we believe is an early signal of future market share shifts in revenue dollars from employers.”

Additionally, the company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a $100 million increase to its share repurchase program under which ZipRecruiter may repurchase shares of its outstanding common stock. ZipRecruiter believes investing in undervalued equity is an attractive option in its balanced capital allocation approach.

Conference Call Details

ZipRecruiter will host a conference call today, November 6, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its financial results. A live webcast of the call can be accessed from ZipRecruiter’s Investor Relations website at investors.ziprecruiter.com. An archived version will be available on the website two hours after the completion of the call. Investors and analysts can participate in the conference call by dialing +1 (888) 440-4199, or +1 (646) 960-0818 for callers outside the United States and use the Conference ID 9351892. To listen to the telephonic replay, available until Wednesday, November 13, 2024, please dial +1 (800) 770-2030 or +1 (609) 800-9909 for callers outside the United States and use the Conference ID 9351892.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including statements regarding expected hiring activity and our market share, the long term health of the U.S. labor market, our investment in product and technology and other statements that reflect ZipRecruiter’s current expectations and projections with respect to, among other things, its financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, and business. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "likely," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "project," "projection," "seek," "can," "could," "may," "should," "would," "will," the negatives thereof and other words and terms of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements, including our ability to attract and retain employers and job seekers; our ability to compete with well-established competitors and new entrants; our ability to achieve and/or maintain profitability; our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our brand and intellectual property; our dependence on macroeconomic factors; our ability to maintain and improve the quality of our platform; our dependence on the interoperability of our platform with mobile operating systems that we do not control; our ability to successfully implement our business plan during a global economic downturn that may impact the demand for our services or have a material adverse impact on our and our business partners’ financial condition and results of operations; our ability and the ability of third parties to protect our users’ personal or other data from a security breach and to comply with laws and regulations relating to consumer data privacy and data protection; our ability to detect errors, defects or disruptions in our platform; our ability to comply with the terms of underlying licenses of open source software components on our platform; our ability to expand into markets outside the United States; our ability to achieve desired operating margins; our compliance with a wide variety of U.S. and international laws and regulations; our reliance on Amazon Web Services; our ability to mitigate payment and fraud risks; our dependence on our senior management and our ability to attract and retain new talent; and the other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as well as our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, in each case, that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2024 that we will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. There is no assurance that any forward-looking statements will materialize. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect expectations only as of this date. ZipRecruiter does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as our net income (loss) before interest expense, other income (expense), net, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation and amortization, adjusted to eliminate stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue for the same period.

Management and our board of directors use these non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental measures of our performance because they assist us in comparing our operating performance on a consistent basis, as they remove the impact of some items not directly resulting from our core operations. We also use these non-GAAP financial measures for planning purposes, including the preparation of our internal annual operating budget and financial projections, to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our strategic initiatives and to evaluate our capacity for capital expenditures to expand our business.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin should not be considered in isolation, as an alternative to, or superior to net income (loss), revenue, cash flows or other measures derived in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures are frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. Management believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is an appropriate measure of operating performance because they eliminate the impact of some expenses that do not relate directly to the performance of our underlying business.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or other items. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as they do not reflect our tax payments and certain other cash costs that may recur in the future, including, among other things, cash requirements for costs to replace assets being depreciated and amortized. Management compensates for these limitations by relying on our GAAP results in addition to using Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin as supplemental measures of our performance. Our measures of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin used herein are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled captions of other companies due to different methods of calculation.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED EBITDA (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except net income (loss) margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin data)
		Quarter Ended September 30,
		2024
GAAP net income (loss)		$(2,570		)
Stock-based compensation			15,088
Depreciation and amortization			3,139
Interest expense			7,475
Other (income) expense, net			(6,320	)
Income tax expense (benefit)			(1,824	)
Adjusted EBITDA		$14,988
Net income (loss) margin			(2	)%
Adjusted EBITDA margin			13	%

About ZipRecruiter

ZipRecruiter® (NYSE:ZIP) is a leading online employment marketplace that actively connects people to their next great opportunity. ZipRecruiter’s powerful matching technology improves the job search experience for job seekers and helps businesses of all sizes find and hire the right candidates quickly. ZipRecruiter has been the #1 rated job search app on iOS & Android for the past seven years¹ and is rated the #1 employment job site by G2.² For more information, visit www.ziprecruiter.com.

1		Based on job seeker app ratings, during the period of January 2017 to January 2024 from AppFollow for ZipRecruiter, CareerBuilder, Glassdoor, Indeed, LinkedIn, and Monster.
2		Based on G2 satisfaction ratings as of December 18, 2023.

 

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Investors:

Drew Haroldson

The Blueshirt Group, for ZipRecruiter

ir@ziprecruiter.com



Corporate Communications:

Claire Walsh

Press Relations

press@ziprecruiter.com

Source: ZipRecruiter, Inc.

FAQ

What was ZipRecruiter's (ZIP) revenue in Q3 2024?

ZipRecruiter reported revenue of $117.1 million in Q3 2024.

How much did ZipRecruiter (ZIP) increase its share repurchase program by in Q3 2024?

ZipRecruiter announced a $100 million increase to its share repurchase program authorization.

What was ZipRecruiter's (ZIP) net loss in Q3 2024?

ZipRecruiter reported a net loss of $2.6 million, representing a net loss margin of 2%.

What was ZipRecruiter's (ZIP) Adjusted EBITDA in Q3 2024?

ZipRecruiter's Adjusted EBITDA was $15.0 million, with a margin of 13%.