DHI Group, Inc. DHX

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Software & SaaS Specialized
Overall moat score
46/100
Developing

About DHI Group, Inc.

DHI Group, Inc. provides data, insights, and employment connections through specialized services for technology professionals and other select online communities in the United States. The company operates through the Clearancejobs and Dice segments. Its solutions include talent profiles; job postings; employer branding; and other services, such as virtual and live career events, sourcing services, and content and data services that … Full DHX analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Margins Hold Through Cycles Margin durability is strong (score 0.74), pointing to resilient pricing power.
  • Returns Hold Over Time Return durability is healthy (score 0.70), indicating durable capital efficiency.

Key risks

  • Returns Trail Peers Return profile is weak (score 0.33), pointing to limited capital efficiency.
  • Contracted Demand Looks Thin Contracted demand signal is weak (score 0.20), limiting evidence of strong subscription stickiness.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
69

Where DHX ranks in Software - Application

DHI Group, Inc. ranks #139 of 264 scored companies in Software - Application by moat score — the top 53%. The widest moat in the group is Dave Inc. (DAVE) at 80/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near DHX in Software - Application
# Company Moat score Rating
135 Asana, Inc. ASAN 46/100 Developing
136 Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited KC 46/100 Developing
137 SoundHound AI, Inc. SOUNW 46/100 Developing
138 Lightspeed Commerce Inc. Subord LSPD 46/100 Developing
139 DHI Group, Inc. DHX 46/100 Developing
140 SpringBig Holdings, Inc. SBIG 46/100 Developing
141 SpringBig Holdings, Inc. SBIGW 46/100 Developing
142 Agora, Inc. API 45/100 Developing
143 Domo, Inc. DOMO 45/100 Developing

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How DHX scores on the Software & SaaS Specialized defenses

Pricing Power

Score 69 · 20% of the moat score

In software, pricing power is visible in gross margin: a vendor that has to discount in order to renew gives it up first.

Recurring Revenue Stickiness

Score 37 · 18% of the moat score

Recurring revenue is the model's central claim, and it is a moat only when customers renew and expand without being re-sold each year.

Innovation Engine

Score 35 · 16% of the moat score

Software is competed away rather than depreciated, so a vendor that stops investing loses its category.

Cash Scalability

Score 46 · 18% of the moat score

The test of a software business is whether growth eventually stops consuming cash.

Capital Efficiency

Score 46 · 16% of the moat score

A software platform employs very little capital, so a genuine franchise should produce high returns on it without leverage.

Balance Sheet Resilience

Score 32 · 12% of the moat score

Software companies fund years of customer acquisition before those customers pay back, which makes access to capital a strategic variable rather than a treasury detail.

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Understanding DHX's moat

What is DHI Group, Inc.'s moat score?

DHI Group, Inc. (DHX) scores 46 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #139 of 264 scored companies in Software - Application, the top 53%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 263 companies in Software - Application. Its strongest defense is Pricing Power (69/100) and its weakest is Balance Sheet Resilience (32/100).

How does DHI Group, Inc. compare with other Software - Application companies?

DHI Group, Inc. ranks #139 of 264 scored companies in Software - Application by moat score. The widest moat in Software - Application is Dave Inc. (DAVE) at 80/100. The companies ranked closest are Lightspeed Commerce Inc. Subord (LSPD) at 46 just above it and SpringBig Holdings, Inc. (SBIG) at 46 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Software & SaaS Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 263 companies in Software - Application. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is DHI Group, Inc. scored with the Software & SaaS Specialized template?

Software costs almost nothing to reproduce, so the entire economic question is whether customers keep paying. Revenue is a subscription rather than a sale, the cost of winning a customer is paid years before that customer becomes profitable, and margins arrive only if renewals hold. The Software & SaaS template scores retention, reinvestment, and the point at which growth turns into cash.

Which competitive defenses are measured for DHI Group, Inc.?

The Software & SaaS Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and DHX scores: Pricing Power (69), Recurring Revenue Stickiness (37), Innovation Engine (35), Cash Scalability (46), Capital Efficiency (46), Balance Sheet Resilience (32). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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