TechTarget, Inc. — Call Transcript 2026

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Informa TechTarget First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question and answer session. If anyone has any difficulties hearing the conference, please press star zero for operator assistance at any time. I would now like to turn the conference call over to Charles Rennick, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Please go ahead. Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. The speakers joining us here today are Gary Nugent, our Chief Executive Officer, and Dan Noreck, our Chief Financial Officer. Before turning the call over to Gary, we would like to remind you that in advance of this call, we posted a press release to the investor relations section of our website and furnished it on an 8-K. You can also find these materials on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. A replay of today's conference call will be made available on the investor relations section of our website. Following the opening remarks from Gary and Dan, they will be available to answer questions. Any statements made today by Informa TechTarget that are not historical, including during the Q&A, may be considered forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties, are based on assumptions and are not guarantees of our future performance. Actual results may differ materially from our forecast and from these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in the Risk Factors section of our most recent periodic report filed on Form 10-Q and the forward-looking statement disclaimer in our earnings release filed earlier today. These statements speak only as of the date of this call, and Informa TechTarget undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events that may arise after this conference call, except as required by law. Finally, we may also refer to certain financial measures not prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of certain of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures to the extent available without unreasonable efforts accompanies our press release. With that, I'll turn the call over to Gary. Thank you, Charlie, and good afternoon, everyone. As always, we appreciate you taking the time to join us today. I am pleased to share our Q1 2026 results, which demonstrate continuing progress with our strategy and our commitment to delivering top and bottom-line growth on an ongoing sustainable basis. In Q1 2026, we delivered revenues of $106 million, representing a 2% increase year-over-year, whilst achieving an adjusted EBITDA of $7.4 million, an increase of 27% year-on-year. These results reflect the durability of our business model, a model that is built upon our proprietary first-party market data and our permission membership data. They are also the reflections of the early returns of our combination program completed in 2025. From today, we also report the results of our two operating segments, Intelligence and Advisory and Brand to Demand, offering deeper insight into the makeup of the business and the key drivers of growth. I see durability as Q1's results, and I suspect the remainder of this year are set against a backdrop of ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty. In addition to the broader digital transformation that is accelerating across B2B markets, as AI changes how buyers are informing their buying journey and how sellers are reaching out and trying to stand out to prospects and customers. I spent much of Q1 and April on the road meeting with clients and colleagues. It's always my favorite thing to do. In the main, our clients, who are B2B technology vendors, are in good health. However, they continue to prioritize capital to R&D investment as they seek to stay current with the AI arms race. This is subduing investment elsewhere for now, specifically in go-to-market. As a future indicator of demand for our businesses, it is incredibly positive, as ultimately they will need to seek a return on those R&D investments. Our story of the indispensable partner with the breadth and scale to enable our clients and address their ambitious growth objectives resonates loudly. It's clear that we are only just scratching the surface in terms of how and where we can help them accelerate their growth, and in doing so, drive our own growth. The trends we are observing and the needs and wants of our clients directly correlate to our strategic focus. First, our clients are themselves experiencing the impact of the shift from a search engine economy to an answer engine economy. As such, their ability to raise awareness and generate demand by and of themselves is becoming more difficult. With that reality, they are increasingly recognizing the value of working with a partner that itself has direct reach and relationships and influence with the prospects and customers. Second, there is a growing realization that better marketing outcomes are achieved when the marketing effort is aligned and integrated across the lifecycle from strategy through to execution, and that the breadth and scale of Informa TechTarget makes us one of the few companies that can deliver value across that lifecycle. This is encapsulated in our unified demand playbook that we launched at the beginning of Q1 and which is being very well received in the marketplace. Finally, we're seeing clients prioritize working with partners that can integrate seamlessly with their sales and their MarTech landscape and then join the dots in terms of attribution to demonstrate measurable performance and ROI from their marketing investments. Again, that is something that we can provide and are getting increasingly good at, further differentiating us from others. In numbers, revenues from our strategic focus on our largest customers, who are the largest players in the industry we serve, were up double digit as a result of this focus and the investments in products, sales, delivery, and customer success in Q1. Staci Gullotta, our new CMO, has gotten her feet well and truly under the table, launching a bold and ambitious marketing strategy designed to raise awareness and generate demand in the broader $20 billion addressable market. As a part of this, we recently leveraged the Forrester B2B Summit in Phoenix to showcase how we are leveraging the breadth and scale of Informa TechTarget to partner with our clients and transform their go-to market and deliver tangible results. One example of this was the work that we've been doing with Tanium. Tanium are a cybersecurity company that helps enterprises manage and protect mission-critical networks. Tanium partnered with Informa TechTarget to move beyond a fragmented, siloed marketing approach towards a fully integrated, always-on go-to-market model. Choosing us not just as a vendor, but as a strategic partner for our unmatched audience access, high-quality intent data, and ability to influence buying groups before their sales teams are engaged. By activating our platform across portal, BrightTALK, content syndication, and targeted editorial environments, they were able to precisely identify and engage end market accounts at scale. The results were substantial. Over 5,000 leads delivered, equating to $1.2 billion of influenced pipeline, an ROI of over 2,800 times. Importantly, this has translated directly into real revenue growth. As a result, they signed a new two-year deal immediately following the program, representing over a 50% increase in their annual investment. On the subject of our membership, our audience members, as buyers increasingly rely on AI-powered research and zero-click search behaviors, we fundamentally adapted our operational approach to meet them where they are. Our content creation and distribution strategies now prioritize AI discoverability while maintaining the editorial excellence and thought leadership that our audiences have come to expect. With a focus on quality over quantity and engagement over acquisition, this dual focus continued to deliver for us in Q1, with our permission membership continuing to grow in low single digits and our active membership in priority personas, such as chief information officers and chief information security officers, up high single digits in the quarter. This all being despite ongoing disruption to traffic. In addition, we added four leading U.K. media-based brands to our portfolio through the period. Accountancy Age, The CFO, bobsguide, and The Global Treasurer. This expands our first-party permission members in the financial services and fintech space, and is in line with our strategy to grow by extending our vertical audiences into new geographical markets. We're already seeing strong engagement from these new community members. In recognition of the power and the value of our authoritative, trusted, and original content in the age of AI, our editorial teams recently won three coveted awards at the B2B Industry's Oscars, the Neal Awards. We've also been shortlisted for 15 awards at the forthcoming ASBPE Nationals. On the product front, our investment in the product pipeline continues to bear fruit. By popular demand, we launched the new BrightTALK Nurture demand product, with 12 customers piloting this new offering in Q2. We also announced to the market the commercial partnership and technical integration of our NetLine demand product with the Demandbase ABM platform. In direct response to the shift from a search-based to an answer-based economy, we have leveraged all of our experience as a digital publisher to launch our AI LLM content audit and consulting services, designed to help clients understand how discoverable and citable their content is, and to work with them in how to improve upon it. Only last week, we launched the Omdia AI Search Assistant, a further example of how we're leveraging AI technology to improve our products, to improve upon how our customers discover and consume our original authoritative content and extract maximum value from their subscriptions. The Omdia AI Search Assistant enables our clients to submit natural language queries to the Omdia Knowledge Center and receive answers that are in an intelligent composite of all Omdia's data and analysis. It can also return those answers in over 70 languages, increasing the global applicability of our product. This launch builds upon what were already very encouraging KPIs in the Omdia business, with users, user engagement, and the net promoter score all up double digits in the first quarter. As we move through to the second and the third quarters, you will see more examples of how we're applying AI technology, specifically conversational interfaces to our data and content that will improve discoverability, ease consumption, and unlock value for our clients and our members. In June, our AI search for our audience members will undergo a significant upgrade based upon the lessons learned from the pilot of the past six months, further improving the audience experience. We're also leveraging automation and AI technology and tools extensively across the business to improve upon our productivity and quality in marketing and sales, in research and editorial, in operations. Our experience is that this is a game of continuous improvement, and we're already banking clear benefits. By way of example, in Q1, our time to first lead for our core demand products decreased by 38% year-on-year, accelerating time to value for our customers. Accelerating time to revenue for ourselves. I think Q1 demonstrates delivery to a plan, financially, strategically, and operationally, growing our revenues and adjusted EBITDA, simplifying and focusing the business, embracing and capitalizing upon the opportunities the AI presents. Our priorities for 2026 are clear. Deliver value to our customers and growth for our shareholders. This will give us the momentum and put us in a strong position to continue to invest in innovation and build upon our core strengths of trusted expertise, proprietary market, and permissioned audience data, and a unified portfolio of products with the breadth and scale to deliver for customers across their life cycle. We are wholly committed to this plan and to growing revenues and adjusted EBITDA in 2026. I look forward to updating you on our continued progress in the quarters ahead. Now I'll turn the call over to Dan to discuss our financial results and guidance in a little more detail, and then we'll be happy to take your questions. Thanks, Gary. Good afternoon, everyone. In the first quarter of 2026, we delivered revenue of $106 million, representing approximately 2% year-over-year growth compared with the first quarter of 2025. While market demand remains subdued and the environment cautious, our results reflect solid execution and early benefits from our sharpened operating focus following the combination and organizational realignment. As Gary mentioned earlier, we are now reporting our results through two operating segments. In Brand to Demand or the B2D segment, which represented around 70% of total revenues and is where we generate revenues by providing clients with services that help them raise brand awareness, engage with buyers, and target more qualified potential customers, we saw good revenue growth of around 5% year-over-year, with particular strength in our Unified Demand offering. In Intelligence and Advisory, or the I&A segment, which represented around 30% of total revenues and is where we generate revenues primarily through subscription services to our intelligence products, including first-party data and specialist analyst research content, as well as advisory services that provide clients with strategic support and bespoke solutions, our revenues were around 4% lower year-over-year, primarily reflecting a decrease in our go-to-market strategic consulting. Both segments improved profitability in terms of segment operating income, which we define as being revenue, less allocated direct and indirect costs, but prior to unallocated costs such as central functions, facility, and related overhead expenses. Operating margin also improved for both segments. Encouragingly, we delivered company adjusted EBITDA growth of 27% year-over-year to $7.4 million, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 6.9% compared with 5.6% in the prior year. This improvement reflects continuing cost discipline, the streamlining of operations, and the initial realization of integration efficiencies following last year's combination plan, even as we continue to invest selectively in growth, product innovation, and go-to-market capabilities. On a GAAP basis, our net loss narrowed to $70.8 million. This included a $45 million of technical non-cash impairment of goodwill, as well as ongoing acquisition and integration costs and other non-cash charges. Turning to the balance sheet and liquidity, we are in a strong financial position. We ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $47 million and had almost $130 million undrawn on our $250 million revolving credit facility, giving us liquidity of approximately $178 million. Our net debt at the end of March of around $72 million represented around a 0.8 adjusted EBITDA for the prior 12 months, similar to the leverage level at the end of 2025 and the end of 2024. Our free cash flow in the quarter reflected the seasonal dynamics of the business, as well as the phasing of integration and restructuring activities from 2025. On an adjusted basis, we delivered meaningful cash flow, demonstrating the attractive underlying cash generation characteristics of our business model. Turning to guidance, we are reiterating our commitment to deliver growth in 2026. To this end, we are maintaining our full year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $95 million-$100 million. We are pleased with the progress we've made simplifying the business, improving operational efficiencies, and positioning the company for growth. While the macro environment remains uncertain, we continue to see opportunities to expand customer engagement, increase wallet share, and improve margins as the year progresses. In summary, Q1 represented a solid start to 2026 with revenue growth, adjusted EBITDA improvement, and continued progress integrating the business and sharpening our operating focus. We believe we are well-positioned to execute through the remainder of the year and deliver on our financial objectives. As a reminder, our financial model is built to scale efficiently. As we return to growth, every additional dollar of revenue delivers substantial incremental margins, giving us the ability to grow profitability and free cash flows significantly over time. With that, we're now happy to answer your questions. Operator, will you please open up the line for Q&A? Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now begin the question-and-answer session. Should you have a question, please press the star followed by the one on your touchtone phone. If you wish to cancel your request, please press the star followed by the two. If you're using a speakerphone, please lift the handset before pressing any keys. Once again, that is star one should you wish to ask a question. Once again, that is star one should you wish to ask a question. And your first question is from Bruce Goldfarb from Lake Street Capital. Your line is now open. Hi. Hi, it's Bruce. Congratulations on the solid quarter. Thanks for taking my questions. The first is, are any inflationary pressures in the business that would put your $95 million-$100 million EBITDA guide at risk? Bruce, thanks for the question. This is Dan. I don't think we're seeing anything out of the ordinary from inflation that would put that at risk right now. We're still very confident, which is why we reiterated the $95 million-$100 million adjusted EBITDA target. Great. Thank you. How are growing AI search volumes impacting your membership sign-ups and paid subscriptions? I'll take that one, Bruce. Nice to talk to you. Well, I mean, we've talked about this on occasion actually in the past. We've certainly seen the shift in traffic, in the mix of traffic that we receive as a business, as search has become disrupted and answer engines are becoming more prominent. We continue to see that answer engine traffic converts at a much higher rate to membership than search traffic used to. Interestingly enough, we're also seeing search traffic conversion rates improve as well. I think that's largely as a result is that what we're now getting from search is still more qualified. Effectively what you're beginning to see is that the effect of an answer engine environment is that it qualifies out people who are not really serious researchers and serious buyers. Actually the reality is that whilst traffic might be disrupted and down, because conversion rates are up, we're still seeing solid membership and therefore our membership is modestly growing. In particular, the membership and the activity of members who are the key personas is growing quite nicely. Thank you. My next one, how are churn rates trending in small to medium enterprise market segment? Hi, Bruce, this is Dan again. From a churn perspective, obviously we don't show those metrics, but what I would say is that the churn is still higher, clearly because our portfolio accounts have grown. We are seeing a bit more churn at the lower end of the range. What I would say to that is we're starting to see a stabilization of that. You know, it gives us confidence as we look out for the rest of the year as it relates to those particular client segments. Great. My last question, how is business trending, internationally in EMEA and APAC? I'll pick up a little bit, actually. I spent a couple of weeks, I was on the road for some time. I was actually in APAC traveling through Singapore and then through Shenzhen and Beijing and China before finishing off in Seoul in Korea. I would say that actually the environment was encouragingly optimistic and building. I mean, the vast majority of our business in that part of the world is the Intelligence and Advisory business. There is certainly a huge amount of demand from APAC companies to grow their business internationally and to expand into markets such as the U.S and Europe, and that's a great opportunity for us. Similarly, there's still an appetite from big American brands to build their business, particularly in markets like Japan and Korea. Generally speaking, I was actually really encouraged by the demand there. I would say that the business has been trading in line with the rest of the business, actually, in the first quarter. No sort of material difference in pattern. The one obvious exception to that is the Middle East and Africa region, as a result of the ongoing situation in Iran. There we've definitely seen customers begin to just slow down their investments and slow down their decisions. That would make sense. Well, thank you. Congrats again on a solid quarter. Thanks for taking my questions. Thank you. Thank you. Your next question is from Jason Kreyer from Craig-Hallum. Your line is now open. Hey, guys, this is Thomas on for Jason. Thanks for taking my questions. I know you touched on it a little bit, but could you give a little more commentary on the environment you're seeing for software sales, particularly like a Priority Engine that has more of a recurring nature to it? Do you feel like tech companies are still sort of hesitant to lock in longer term deals? I'm gonna pick up on that subject more broadly. I would certainly say that we've definitely seen the multi-year environment is not as strong as it was a couple two years or so ago. That's definitely true. We're seeing customers, and we've said for some time that customers were shortening their contractual commitments really through 2025, and It's not picked up in 2026. It's interesting in what is potentially an inflationary environment because usually there's a bit of tension in the marketplace between customers wanting to lock in pricing for multiple years vis-à-vis making those long-term commitments. It'll be interesting to see how that plays out. I think generally, in terms of, you know, commitments to software in general across the marketplace, I haven't really seen a lot of change in the customer appetite. But one of the things that we have spoken about and is the need for us to actually integrate our data directly into our customers' platforms, especially in the intent space. As customers' MarTech stacks and sales tech stacks have become more mature and more settled, it's absolutely imperative that you are able to integrate and play nicely with their environment. You heard us talk about this a lot when we're talking about the investment in the intent product, is that actually a lot of our investments are now on the subject of integration and integration, not just with APIs, but also increasingly with MCTs in the AI world. That's really where I think the game is being played now and the game will be played in the future in 2027. Great. That's helpful. Maybe just one follow-up. With the moves you made to position NetLine in a more down market, does that carry any incremental churn or volatility, or do you still have pretty good visibility into NetLine production? NetLine continues to perform incredibly well for us. It's a very exciting story within the company. It's going from strength to strength. As we've said, Matthew, we have done a very thorough analysis, forensic analysis to see whether it was cannibalizing any of the business elsewhere, actually that's not the case. These are different customers. They are different personas within our existing customers. They are different budget pools. It forms part of the Unified Demand portfolio in actual fact the Unified Demand story that we're now telling where we have, I think, the broadest portfolio of demand products to meet any demand problem a customer might have, it's playing really nicely for us. Great. Thank you, guys. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you once again, ladies and gentlemen. That is star one should you wish to ask a question. There are no further questions at this time. Ladies and gentlemen, the conference has now ended. Thank you all for joining. 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Speaker 5: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Informa TechTarget First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question and answer session. If anyone has any difficulties hearing the conference, please press star zero for operator assistance at any time. I would now like to turn the conference call over to Charles Rennick, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Please go ahead. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Informa TechTarget First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call. good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and welcome to informa techtarget first quarter 2026 financial results conference call At this time, all lines are in a listen-only mode. at this time all lines are in a listen-only mode Following the presentation, we will conduct a question and answer session. following the presentation we will conduct a question and answer session If anyone has any difficulties hearing the conference, please press star zero for operator assistance at any time. if anyone has any difficulties hearing the conference please press star zero for operator assistance at any time I would now like to turn the conference call over to Charles Rennick, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. i would now like to turn the conference call over to charles rennick general counsel and corporate secretary Please go ahead. please go ahead

Speaker 2: Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. The speakers joining us here today are Gary Nugent, our Chief Executive Officer, and Dan Noreck, our Chief Financial Officer. Before turning the call over to Gary, we would like to remind you that in advance of this call, we posted a press release to the investor relations section of our website and furnished it on an 8-K. You can also find these materials on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. A replay of today's conference call will be made available on the investor relations section of our website. Following the opening remarks from Gary and Dan, they will be available to answer questions. Any statements made today by Informa TechTarget that are not historical, including during the Q&A, may be considered forward-looking statements. Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. thank you and good afternoon everyone The speakers joining us here today are Gary Nugent, our Chief Executive Officer, and Dan Noreck, our Chief Financial Officer. the speakers joining us here today are gary nugent our chief executive officer and dan noreck our chief financial officer Before turning the call over to Gary, we would like to remind you that in advance of this call, we posted a press release to the investor relations section of our website and furnished it on an 8-K. before turning the call over to gary we would like to remind you that in advance of this call we posted a press release to the investor relations section of our website and furnished it on an 8-k You can also find these materials on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. you can also find these materials on the sec's website at www.sec.gov A replay of today's conference call will be made available on the investor relations section of our website. a replay of today's conference call will be made available on the investor relations section of our website Following the opening remarks from Gary and Dan, they will be available to answer questions. following the opening remarks from gary and dan they will be available to answer questions Any statements made today by Informa TechTarget that are not historical, including during the Q&A, may be considered forward-looking statements. any statements made today by informa techtarget that are not historical including during the q&a may be considered forward-looking statements These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties, are based on assumptions and are not guarantees of our future performance. Actual results may differ materially from our forecast and from these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in the Risk Factors section of our most recent periodic report filed on Form 10-Q and the forward-looking statement disclaimer in our earnings release filed earlier today. These statements speak only as of the date of this call, and Informa TechTarget undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events that may arise after this conference call, except as required by law. Finally, we may also refer to certain financial measures not prepared in accordance with GAAP. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties, are based on assumptions and are not guarantees of our future performance. these forward-looking statements which are subject to risks and uncertainties are based on assumptions and are not guarantees of our future performance Actual results may differ materially from our forecast and from these forward-looking statements. actual results may differ materially from our forecast and from these forward-looking statements Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in the Risk Factors section of our most recent periodic report filed on Form 10-Q and the forward-looking statement disclaimer in our earnings release filed earlier today. forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including those discussed in the risk factors section of our most recent periodic report filed on form 10-q and the forward-looking statement disclaimer in our earnings release filed earlier today These statements speak only as of the date of this call, and Informa TechTarget undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events that may arise after this conference call, except as required by law. these statements speak only as of the date of this call and informa techtarget undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events that may arise after this conference call except as required by law Finally, we may also refer to certain financial measures not prepared in accordance with GAAP. finally we may also refer to certain financial measures not prepared in accordance with gaap A reconciliation of certain of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures to the extent available without unreasonable efforts accompanies our press release. With that, I'll turn the call over to Gary. A reconciliation of certain of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures to the extent available without unreasonable efforts accompanies our press release. a reconciliation of certain of these non-gaap financial measures to the most directly comparable gaap measures to the extent available without unreasonable efforts accompanies our press release With that, I'll turn the call over to Gary. with that i'll turn the call over to gary

Speaker 4: Thank you, Charlie, and good afternoon, everyone. As always, we appreciate you taking the time to join us today. I am pleased to share our Q1 2026 results, which demonstrate continuing progress with our strategy and our commitment to delivering top and bottom-line growth on an ongoing sustainable basis. In Q1 2026, we delivered revenues of $106 million, representing a 2% increase year-over-year, whilst achieving an adjusted EBITDA of $7.4 million, an increase of 27% year-on-year. These results reflect the durability of our business model, a model that is built upon our proprietary first-party market data and our permission membership data. They are also the reflections of the early returns of our combination program completed in 2025. Thank you, Charlie, and good afternoon, everyone. thank you charlie and good afternoon everyone As always, we appreciate you taking the time to join us today. as always we appreciate you taking the time to join us today I am pleased to share our Q1 2026 results, which demonstrate continuing progress with our strategy and our commitment to delivering top and bottom-line growth on an ongoing sustainable basis. i am pleased to share our q1 2026 results which demonstrate continuing progress with our strategy and our commitment to delivering top and bottom-line growth on an ongoing sustainable basis In Q1 2026, we delivered revenues of $106 million, representing a 2% increase year-over-year, whilst achieving an adjusted EBITDA of $7.4 million, an increase of 27% year-on-year. in q1 2026 we delivered revenues of $106 million representing a 2% increase year-over-year whilst achieving an adjusted ebitda of $7.4 million an increase of 27% year-on-year These results reflect the durability of our business model, a model that is built upon our proprietary first-party market data and our permission membership data. these results reflect the durability of our business model a model that is built upon our proprietary first-party market data and our permission membership data They are also the reflections of the early returns of our combination program completed in 2025. they are also the reflections of the early returns of our combination program completed in 2025 From today, we also report the results of our two operating segments, Intelligence and Advisory and Brand to Demand, offering deeper insight into the makeup of the business and the key drivers of growth. I see durability as Q1's results, and I suspect the remainder of this year are set against a backdrop of ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty. In addition to the broader digital transformation that is accelerating across B2B markets, as AI changes how buyers are informing their buying journey and how sellers are reaching out and trying to stand out to prospects and customers. I spent much of Q1 and April on the road meeting with clients and colleagues. It's always my favorite thing to do. In the main, our clients, who are B2B technology vendors, are in good health. From today, we also report the results of our two operating segments, Intelligence and Advisory and Brand to Demand, offering deeper insight into the makeup of the business and the key drivers of growth. from today we also report the results of our two operating segments intelligence and advisory and brand to demand offering deeper insight into the makeup of the business and the key drivers of growth I see durability as Q1's results, and I suspect the remainder of this year are set against a backdrop of ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty. i see durability as q1's results and i suspect the remainder of this year are set against a backdrop of ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty In addition to the broader digital transformation that is accelerating across B2B markets, as AI changes how buyers are informing their buying journey and how sellers are reaching out and trying to stand out to prospects and customers. in addition to the broader digital transformation that is accelerating across b2b markets as ai changes how buyers are informing their buying journey and how sellers are reaching out and trying to stand out to prospects and customers I spent much of Q1 and April on the road meeting with clients and colleagues. i spent much of q1 and april on the road meeting with clients and colleagues It's always my favorite thing to do. it's always my favorite thing to do In the main, our clients, who are B2B technology vendors, are in good health. in the main our clients who are b2b technology vendors are in good health However, they continue to prioritize capital to R&D investment as they seek to stay current with the AI arms race. This is subduing investment elsewhere for now, specifically in go-to-market. As a future indicator of demand for our businesses, it is incredibly positive, as ultimately they will need to seek a return on those R&D investments. Our story of the indispensable partner with the breadth and scale to enable our clients and address their ambitious growth objectives resonates loudly. It's clear that we are only just scratching the surface in terms of how and where we can help them accelerate their growth, and in doing so, drive our own growth. The trends we are observing and the needs and wants of our clients directly correlate to our strategic focus. However, they continue to prioritize capital to R&D investment as they seek to stay current with the AI arms race. however they continue to prioritize capital to r&d investment as they seek to stay current with the ai arms race This is subduing investment elsewhere for now, specifically in go-to-market. this is subduing investment elsewhere for now specifically in go-to-market As a future indicator of demand for our businesses, it is incredibly positive, as ultimately they will need to seek a return on those R&D investments. as a future indicator of demand for our businesses it is incredibly positive as ultimately they will need to seek a return on those r&d investments Our story of the indispensable partner with the breadth and scale to enable our clients and address their ambitious growth objectives resonates loudly. our story of the indispensable partner with the breadth and scale to enable our clients and address their ambitious growth objectives resonates loudly It's clear that we are only just scratching the surface in terms of how and where we can help them accelerate their growth, and in doing so, drive our own growth. it's clear that we are only just scratching the surface in terms of how and where we can help them accelerate their growth and in doing so drive our own growth The trends we are observing and the needs and wants of our clients directly correlate to our strategic focus. the trends we are observing and the needs and wants of our clients directly correlate to our strategic focus First, our clients are themselves experiencing the impact of the shift from a search engine economy to an answer engine economy. As such, their ability to raise awareness and generate demand by and of themselves is becoming more difficult. With that reality, they are increasingly recognizing the value of working with a partner that itself has direct reach and relationships and influence with the prospects and customers. Second, there is a growing realization that better marketing outcomes are achieved when the marketing effort is aligned and integrated across the lifecycle from strategy through to execution, and that the breadth and scale of Informa TechTarget makes us one of the few companies that can deliver value across that lifecycle. This is encapsulated in our unified demand playbook that we launched at the beginning of Q1 and which is being very well received in the marketplace. First, our clients are themselves experiencing the impact of the shift from a search engine economy to an answer engine economy. first our clients are themselves experiencing the impact of the shift from a search engine economy to an answer engine economy As such, their ability to raise awareness and generate demand by and of themselves is becoming more difficult. as such their ability to raise awareness and generate demand by and of themselves is becoming more difficult With that reality, they are increasingly recognizing the value of working with a partner that itself has direct reach and relationships and influence with the prospects and customers. with that reality they are increasingly recognizing the value of working with a partner that itself has direct reach and relationships and influence with the prospects and customers Second, there is a growing realization that better marketing outcomes are achieved when the marketing effort is aligned and integrated across the lifecycle from strategy through to execution, and that the breadth and scale of Informa TechTarget makes us one of the few companies that can deliver value across that lifecycle. second there is a growing realization that better marketing outcomes are achieved when the marketing effort is aligned and integrated across the lifecycle from strategy through to execution and that the breadth and scale of informa techtarget makes us one of the few companies that can deliver value across that lifecycle This is encapsulated in our unified demand playbook that we launched at the beginning of Q1 and which is being very well received in the marketplace. this is encapsulated in our unified demand playbook that we launched at the beginning of q1 and which is being very well received in the marketplace Finally, we're seeing clients prioritize working with partners that can integrate seamlessly with their sales and their MarTech landscape and then join the dots in terms of attribution to demonstrate measurable performance and ROI from their marketing investments. Again, that is something that we can provide and are getting increasingly good at, further differentiating us from others. In numbers, revenues from our strategic focus on our largest customers, who are the largest players in the industry we serve, were up double digit as a result of this focus and the investments in products, sales, delivery, and customer success in Q1. Staci Gullotta, our new CMO, has gotten her feet well and truly under the table, launching a bold and ambitious marketing strategy designed to raise awareness and generate demand in the broader $20 billion addressable market. Finally, we're seeing clients prioritize working with partners that can integrate seamlessly with their sales and their MarTech landscape and then join the dots in terms of attribution to demonstrate measurable performance and ROI from their marketing investments. finally we're seeing clients prioritize working with partners that can integrate seamlessly with their sales and their martech landscape and then join the dots in terms of attribution to demonstrate measurable performance and roi from their marketing investments Again, that is something that we can provide and are getting increasingly good at, further differentiating us from others. In numbers, revenues from our strategic focus on our largest customers, who are the largest players in the industry we serve, were up double digit as a result of this focus and the investments in products, sales, delivery, and customer success in Q1. again that is something that we can provide and are getting increasingly good at further differentiating us from others. in numbers revenues from our strategic focus on our largest customers who are the largest players in the industry we serve were up double digit as a result of this focus and the investments in products sales delivery and customer success in q1 Staci Gullotta, our new CMO, has gotten her feet well and truly under the table, launching a bold and ambitious marketing strategy designed to raise awareness and generate demand in the broader $20 billion addressable market. staci gullotta our new cmo has gotten her feet well and truly under the table launching a bold and ambitious marketing strategy designed to raise awareness and generate demand in the broader $20 billion addressable market As a part of this, we recently leveraged the Forrester B2B Summit in Phoenix to showcase how we are leveraging the breadth and scale of Informa TechTarget to partner with our clients and transform their go-to market and deliver tangible results. One example of this was the work that we've been doing with Tanium. Tanium are a cybersecurity company that helps enterprises manage and protect mission-critical networks. Tanium partnered with Informa TechTarget to move beyond a fragmented, siloed marketing approach towards a fully integrated, always-on go-to-market model. Choosing us not just as a vendor, but as a strategic partner for our unmatched audience access, high-quality intent data, and ability to influence buying groups before their sales teams are engaged. By activating our platform across portal, BrightTALK, content syndication, and targeted editorial environments, they were able to precisely identify and engage end market accounts at scale. As a part of this, we recently leveraged the Forrester B2B Summit in Phoenix to showcase how we are leveraging the breadth and scale of Informa TechTarget to partner with our clients and transform their go-to market and deliver tangible results. as a part of this we recently leveraged the forrester b2b summit in phoenix to showcase how we are leveraging the breadth and scale of informa techtarget to partner with our clients and transform their go-to market and deliver tangible results One example of this was the work that we've been doing with Tanium. one example of this was the work that we've been doing with tanium Tanium are a cybersecurity company that helps enterprises manage and protect mission-critical networks. tanium are a cybersecurity company that helps enterprises manage and protect mission-critical networks Tanium partnered with Informa TechTarget to move beyond a fragmented, siloed marketing approach towards a fully integrated, always-on go-to-market model. tanium partnered with informa techtarget to move beyond a fragmented siloed marketing approach towards a fully integrated always-on go-to-market model Choosing us not just as a vendor, but as a strategic partner for our unmatched audience access, high-quality intent data, and ability to influence buying groups before their sales teams are engaged. choosing us not just as a vendor but as a strategic partner for our unmatched audience access high-quality intent data and ability to influence buying groups before their sales teams are engaged By activating our platform across portal , BrightTALK, content syndication, and targeted editorial environments, they were able to precisely identify and engage end market accounts at scale. by activating our platform across portal brighttalk content syndication and targeted editorial environments they were able to precisely identify and engage end market accounts at scale The results were substantial. Over 5,000 leads delivered, equating to $1.2 billion of influenced pipeline, an ROI of over 2,800 times. Importantly, this has translated directly into real revenue growth. As a result, they signed a new two-year deal immediately following the program, representing over a 50% increase in their annual investment. On the subject of our membership, our audience members, as buyers increasingly rely on AI-powered research and zero-click search behaviors, we fundamentally adapted our operational approach to meet them where they are. Our content creation and distribution strategies now prioritize AI discoverability while maintaining the editorial excellence and thought leadership that our audiences have come to expect. The results were substantial. the results were substantial Over 5,000 leads delivered, equating to $1.2 billion of influenced pipeline, an ROI of over 2,800 times. over 5,000 leads delivered equating to $1.2 billion of influenced pipeline an roi of over 2,800 times Importantly, this has translated directly into real revenue growth. importantly this has translated directly into real revenue growth As a result, they signed a new two-year deal immediately following the program, representing over a 50% increase in their annual investment. as a result they signed a new two-year deal immediately following the program representing over a 50% increase in their annual investment On the subject of our membership, our audience members, as buyers increasingly rely on AI-powered research and zero-click search behaviors, we fundamentally adapted our operational approach to meet them where they are. on the subject of our membership our audience members as buyers increasingly rely on ai-powered research and zero-click search behaviors we fundamentally adapted our operational approach to meet them where they are Our content creation and distribution strategies now prioritize AI discoverability while maintaining the editorial excellence and thought leadership that our audiences have come to expect. our content creation and distribution strategies now prioritize ai discoverability while maintaining the editorial excellence and thought leadership that our audiences have come to expect With a focus on quality over quantity and engagement over acquisition, this dual focus continued to deliver for us in Q1, with our permission membership continuing to grow in low single digits and our active membership in priority personas, such as chief information officers and chief information security officers, up high single digits in the quarter. This all being despite ongoing disruption to traffic. In addition, we added four leading U.K. media-based brands to our portfolio through the period. Accountancy Age, The CFO, bobsguide, and The Global Treasurer. This expands our first-party permission members in the financial services and fintech space, and is in line with our strategy to grow by extending our vertical audiences into new geographical markets. We're already seeing strong engagement from these new community members. With a focus on quality over quantity and engagement over acquisition, this dual focus continued to deliver for us in Q1, with our permission membership continuing to grow in low single digits and our active membership in priority personas, such as chief information officers and chief information security officers, up high single digits in the quarter. with a focus on quality over quantity and engagement over acquisition this dual focus continued to deliver for us in q1 with our permission membership continuing to grow in low single digits and our active membership in priority personas such as chief information officers and chief information security officers up high single digits in the quarter This all being despite ongoing disruption to traffic. this all being despite ongoing disruption to traffic In addition, we added four leading U.K. media-based brands to our portfolio through the period. in addition we added four leading u.k media-based brands to our portfolio through the period Accountancy Age, The CFO, bobsguide , and The Global Treasurer. accountancy age the cfo bobsguide and the global treasurer This expands our first-party permission members in the financial services and fintech space, and is in line with our strategy to grow by extending our vertical audiences into new geographical markets. this expands our first-party permission members in the financial services and fintech space and is in line with our strategy to grow by extending our vertical audiences into new geographical markets We're already seeing strong engagement from these new community members. we're already seeing strong engagement from these new community members In recognition of the power and the value of our authoritative, trusted, and original content in the age of AI, our editorial teams recently won three coveted awards at the B2B Industry's Oscars, the Neal Awards. We've also been shortlisted for 15 awards at the forthcoming ASBPE Nationals. On the product front, our investment in the product pipeline continues to bear fruit. By popular demand, we launched the new BrightTALK Nurture demand product, with 12 customers piloting this new offering in Q2. We also announced to the market the commercial partnership and technical integration of our NetLine demand product with the Demandbase ABM platform. In recognition of the power and the value of our authoritative, trusted, and original content in the age of AI, our editorial teams recently won three coveted awards at the B2B Industry's Oscars, the Neal Awards. in recognition of the power and the value of our authoritative trusted and original content in the age of ai our editorial teams recently won three coveted awards at the b2b industry's oscars the neal awards We've also been shortlisted for 15 awards at the forthcoming ASBPE Nationals. we've also been shortlisted for 15 awards at the forthcoming asbpe nationals On the product front, our investment in the product pipeline continues to bear fruit. on the product front our investment in the product pipeline continues to bear fruit By popular demand, we launched the new BrightTALK Nurture demand product, with 12 customers piloting this new offering in Q2. by popular demand we launched the new brighttalk nurture demand product with 12 customers piloting this new offering in q2 We also announced to the market the commercial partnership and technical integration of our NetLine demand product with the Demandbase ABM platform. we also announced to the market the commercial partnership and technical integration of our netline demand product with the demandbase abm platform In direct response to the shift from a search-based to an answer-based economy, we have leveraged all of our experience as a digital publisher to launch our AI LLM content audit and consulting services, designed to help clients understand how discoverable and citable their content is, and to work with them in how to improve upon it. Only last week, we launched the Omdia AI Search Assistant, a further example of how we're leveraging AI technology to improve our products, to improve upon how our customers discover and consume our original authoritative content and extract maximum value from their subscriptions. The Omdia AI Search Assistant enables our clients to submit natural language queries to the Omdia Knowledge Center and receive answers that are in an intelligent composite of all Omdia's data and analysis. In direct response to the shift from a search-based to an answer-based economy, we have leveraged all of our experience as a digital publisher to launch our AI LLM content audit and consulting services, designed to help clients understand how discoverable and citable their content is, and to work with them in how to improve upon it. in direct response to the shift from a search-based to an answer-based economy we have leveraged all of our experience as a digital publisher to launch our ai llm content audit and consulting services designed to help clients understand how discoverable and citable their content is and to work with them in how to improve upon it Only last week, we launched the Omdia AI Search Assistant, a further example of how we're leveraging AI technology to improve our products, to improve upon how our customers discover and consume our original authoritative content and extract maximum value from their subscriptions. only last week we launched the omdia ai search assistant a further example of how we're leveraging ai technology to improve our products to improve upon how our customers discover and consume our original authoritative content and extract maximum value from their subscriptions The Omdia AI Search Assistant enables our clients to submit natural language queries to the Omdia Knowledge Center and receive answers that are in an intelligent composite of all Omdia's data and analysis. the omdia ai search assistant enables our clients to submit natural language queries to the omdia knowledge center and receive answers that are in an intelligent composite of all omdia's data and analysis It can also return those answers in over 70 languages, increasing the global applicability of our product. This launch builds upon what were already very encouraging KPIs in the Omdia business, with users, user engagement, and the net promoter score all up double digits in the first quarter. As we move through to the second and the third quarters, you will see more examples of how we're applying AI technology, specifically conversational interfaces to our data and content that will improve discoverability, ease consumption, and unlock value for our clients and our members. In June, our AI search for our audience members will undergo a significant upgrade based upon the lessons learned from the pilot of the past six months, further improving the audience experience. It can also return those answers in over 70 languages, increasing the global applicability of our product. it can also return those answers in over 70 languages increasing the global applicability of our product This launch builds upon what were already very encouraging KPIs in the Omdia business, with users, user engagement, and the net promoter score all up double digits in the first quarter. this launch builds upon what were already very encouraging kpis in the omdia business with users user engagement and the net promoter score all up double digits in the first quarter As we move through to the second and the third quarters, you will see more examples of how we're applying AI technology, specifically conversational interfaces to our data and content that will improve discoverability, ease consumption, and unlock value for our clients and our members. as we move through to the second and the third quarters you will see more examples of how we're applying ai technology specifically conversational interfaces to our data and content that will improve discoverability ease consumption and unlock value for our clients and our members In June, our AI search for our audience members will undergo a significant upgrade based upon the lessons learned from the pilot of the past six months, further improving the audience experience. in june our ai search for our audience members will undergo a significant upgrade based upon the lessons learned from the pilot of the past six months further improving the audience experience We're also leveraging automation and AI technology and tools extensively across the business to improve upon our productivity and quality in marketing and sales, in research and editorial, in operations. Our experience is that this is a game of continuous improvement, and we're already banking clear benefits. By way of example, in Q1, our time to first lead for our core demand products decreased by 38% year-on-year, accelerating time to value for our customers. Accelerating time to revenue for ourselves. I think Q1 demonstrates delivery to a plan, financially, strategically, and operationally, growing our revenues and adjusted EBITDA, simplifying and focusing the business, embracing and capitalizing upon the opportunities the AI presents. Our priorities for 2026 are clear. Deliver value to our customers and growth for our shareholders. We're also leveraging automation and AI technology and tools extensively across the business to improve upon our productivity and quality in marketing and sales, in research and editorial, in operations. we're also leveraging automation and ai technology and tools extensively across the business to improve upon our productivity and quality in marketing and sales in research and editorial in operations Our experience is that this is a game of continuous improvement, and we're already banking clear benefits. our experience is that this is a game of continuous improvement and we're already banking clear benefits By way of example, in Q1, our time to first lead for our core demand products decreased by 38% year-on-year, accelerating time to value for our customers. by way of example in q1 our time to first lead for our core demand products decreased by 38% year-on-year accelerating time to value for our customers Accelerating time to revenue for ourselves. accelerating time to revenue for ourselves I think Q1 demonstrates delivery to a plan, financially, strategically, and operationally, growing our revenues and adjusted EBITDA, simplifying and focusing the business, embracing and capitalizing upon the opportunities the AI presents. i think q1 demonstrates delivery to a plan financially strategically and operationally growing our revenues and adjusted ebitda simplifying and focusing the business embracing and capitalizing upon the opportunities the ai presents Our priorities for 2026 are clear. our priorities for 2026 are clear Deliver value to our customers and growth for our shareholders. deliver value to our customers and growth for our shareholders This will give us the momentum and put us in a strong position to continue to invest in innovation and build upon our core strengths of trusted expertise, proprietary market, and permissioned audience data, and a unified portfolio of products with the breadth and scale to deliver for customers across their life cycle. We are wholly committed to this plan and to growing revenues and adjusted EBITDA in 2026. I look forward to updating you on our continued progress in the quarters ahead. Now I'll turn the call over to Dan to discuss our financial results and guidance in a little more detail, and then we'll be happy to take your questions. This will give us the momentum and put us in a strong position to continue to invest in innovation and build upon our core strengths of trusted expertise, proprietary market, and permissioned audience data, and a unified portfolio of products with the breadth and scale to deliver for customers across their life cycle. this will give us the momentum and put us in a strong position to continue to invest in innovation and build upon our core strengths of trusted expertise proprietary market and permissioned audience data and a unified portfolio of products with the breadth and scale to deliver for customers across their life cycle We are wholly committed to this plan and to growing revenues and adjusted EBITDA in 2026. we are wholly committed to this plan and to growing revenues and adjusted ebitda in 2026 I look forward to updating you on our continued progress in the quarters ahead. i look forward to updating you on our continued progress in the quarters ahead Now I'll turn the call over to Dan to discuss our financial results and guidance in a little more detail, and then we'll be happy to take your questions. now i'll turn the call over to dan to discuss our financial results and guidance in a little more detail and then we'll be happy to take your questions

Speaker 3: Thanks, Gary. Good afternoon, everyone. In the first quarter of 2026, we delivered revenue of $106 million, representing approximately 2% year-over-year growth compared with the first quarter of 2025. While market demand remains subdued and the environment cautious, our results reflect solid execution and early benefits from our sharpened operating focus following the combination and organizational realignment. As Gary mentioned earlier, we are now reporting our results through two operating segments. In Brand to Demand or the B2D segment, which represented around 70% of total revenues and is where we generate revenues by providing clients with services that help them raise brand awareness, engage with buyers, and target more qualified potential customers, we saw good revenue growth of around 5% year-over-year, with particular strength in our Unified Demand offering. Thanks, Gary. thanks gary Good afternoon, everyone. good afternoon everyone In the first quarter of 2026, we delivered revenue of $106 million, representing approximately 2% year-over-year growth compared with the first quarter of 2025. in the first quarter of 2026 we delivered revenue of $106 million representing approximately 2% year-over-year growth compared with the first quarter of 2025 While market demand remains subdued and the environment cautious, our results reflect solid execution and early benefits from our sharpened operating focus following the combination and organizational realignment. while market demand remains subdued and the environment cautious our results reflect solid execution and early benefits from our sharpened operating focus following the combination and organizational realignment As Gary mentioned earlier, we are now reporting our results through two operating segments. as gary mentioned earlier we are now reporting our results through two operating segments In Brand to Demand or the B2D segment, which represented around 70% of total revenues and is where we generate revenues by providing clients with services that help them raise brand awareness, engage with buyers, and target more qualified potential customers, we saw good revenue growth of around 5% year-over-year, with particular strength in our Unified Demand offering. in brand to demand or the b2d segment which represented around 70% of total revenues and is where we generate revenues by providing clients with services that help them raise brand awareness engage with buyers and target more qualified potential customers we saw good revenue growth of around 5% year-over-year with particular strength in our unified demand offering In Intelligence and Advisory, or the I&A segment, which represented around 30% of total revenues and is where we generate revenues primarily through subscription services to our intelligence products, including first-party data and specialist analyst research content, as well as advisory services that provide clients with strategic support and bespoke solutions, our revenues were around 4% lower year-over-year, primarily reflecting a decrease in our go-to-market strategic consulting. Both segments improved profitability in terms of segment operating income, which we define as being revenue, less allocated direct and indirect costs, but prior to unallocated costs such as central functions, facility, and related overhead expenses. Operating margin also improved for both segments. In Intelligence and Advisory, or the I&A segment, which represented around 30% of total revenues and is where we generate revenues primarily through subscription services to our intelligence products, including first-party data and specialist analyst research content, as well as advisory services that provide clients with strategic support and bespoke solutions, our revenues were around 4% lower year-over-year, primarily reflecting a decrease in our go-to-market strategic consulting. in intelligence and advisory or the i&a segment which represented around 30% of total revenues and is where we generate revenues primarily through subscription services to our intelligence products including first-party data and specialist analyst research content as well as advisory services that provide clients with strategic support and bespoke solutions our revenues were around 4% lower year-over-year primarily reflecting a decrease in our go-to-market strategic consulting Both segments improved profitability in terms of segment operating income, which we define as being revenue, less allocated direct and indirect costs, but prior to unallocated costs such as central functions, facility, and related overhead expenses. both segments improved profitability in terms of segment operating income which we define as being revenue less allocated direct and indirect costs but prior to unallocated costs such as central functions facility and related overhead expenses Operating margin also improved for both segments. operating margin also improved for both segments Encouragingly, we delivered company adjusted EBITDA growth of 27% year-over-year to $7.4 million, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 6.9% compared with 5.6% in the prior year. This improvement reflects continuing cost discipline, the streamlining of operations, and the initial realization of integration efficiencies following last year's combination plan, even as we continue to invest selectively in growth, product innovation, and go-to-market capabilities. On a GAAP basis, our net loss narrowed to $70.8 million. This included a $45 million of technical non-cash impairment of goodwill, as well as ongoing acquisition and integration costs and other non-cash charges. Turning to the balance sheet and liquidity, we are in a strong financial position. Encouragingly, we delivered company adjusted EBITDA growth of 27% year-over-year to $7.4 million, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 6.9% compared with 5.6% in the prior year. encouragingly we delivered company adjusted ebitda growth of 27% year-over-year to $7.4 million with an adjusted ebitda margin of 6.9% compared with 5.6% in the prior year This improvement reflects continuing cost discipline, the streamlining of operations, and the initial realization of integration efficiencies following last year's combination plan, even as we continue to invest selectively in growth, product innovation, and go-to-market capabilities. this improvement reflects continuing cost discipline the streamlining of operations and the initial realization of integration efficiencies following last year's combination plan even as we continue to invest selectively in growth product innovation and go-to-market capabilities On a GAAP basis, our net loss narrowed to $70.8 million. on a gaap basis our net loss narrowed to $70.8 million This included a $45 million of technical non-cash impairment of goodwill, as well as ongoing acquisition and integration costs and other non-cash charges. this included a $45 million of technical non-cash impairment of goodwill as well as ongoing acquisition and integration costs and other non-cash charges Turning to the balance sheet and liquidity, we are in a strong financial position. turning to the balance sheet and liquidity we are in a strong financial position We ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $47 million and had almost $130 million undrawn on our $250 million revolving credit facility, giving us liquidity of approximately $178 million. Our net debt at the end of March of around $72 million represented around a 0.8 adjusted EBITDA for the prior 12 months, similar to the leverage level at the end of 2025 and the end of 2024. Our free cash flow in the quarter reflected the seasonal dynamics of the business, as well as the phasing of integration and restructuring activities from 2025. On an adjusted basis, we delivered meaningful cash flow, demonstrating the attractive underlying cash generation characteristics of our business model. Turning to guidance, we are reiterating our commitment to deliver growth in 2026. We ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $47 million and had almost $130 million undrawn on our $250 million revolving credit facility, giving us liquidity of approximately $178 million. we ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $47 million and had almost $130 million undrawn on our $250 million revolving credit facility giving us liquidity of approximately $178 million Our net debt at the end of March of around $72 million represented around a 0.8 adjusted EBITDA for the prior 12 months, similar to the leverage level at the end of 2025 and the end of 2024. our net debt at the end of march of around $72 million represented around a 0.8 adjusted ebitda for the prior 12 months similar to the leverage level at the end of 2025 and the end of 2024 Our free cash flow in the quarter reflected the seasonal dynamics of the business, as well as the phasing of integration and restructuring activities from 2025. our free cash flow in the quarter reflected the seasonal dynamics of the business as well as the phasing of integration and restructuring activities from 2025 On an adjusted basis, we delivered meaningful cash flow, demonstrating the attractive underlying cash generation characteristics of our business model. on an adjusted basis we delivered meaningful cash flow demonstrating the attractive underlying cash generation characteristics of our business model Turning to guidance, we are reiterating our commitment to deliver growth in 2026. turning to guidance we are reiterating our commitment to deliver growth in 2026 To this end, we are maintaining our full year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $95 million-$100 million. We are pleased with the progress we've made simplifying the business, improving operational efficiencies, and positioning the company for growth. While the macro environment remains uncertain, we continue to see opportunities to expand customer engagement, increase wallet share, and improve margins as the year progresses. In summary, Q1 represented a solid start to 2026 with revenue growth, adjusted EBITDA improvement, and continued progress integrating the business and sharpening our operating focus. We believe we are well-positioned to execute through the remainder of the year and deliver on our financial objectives. As a reminder, our financial model is built to scale efficiently. To this end, we are maintaining our full year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $95 million-$100 million. to this end we are maintaining our full year 2026 adjusted ebitda guidance of $95 million-$100 million We are pleased with the progress we've made simplifying the business, improving operational efficiencies, and positioning the company for growth. we are pleased with the progress we've made simplifying the business improving operational efficiencies and positioning the company for growth While the macro environment remains uncertain, we continue to see opportunities to expand customer engagement, increase wallet share, and improve margins as the year progresses. while the macro environment remains uncertain we continue to see opportunities to expand customer engagement increase wallet share and improve margins as the year progresses In summary, Q1 represented a solid start to 2026 with revenue growth, adjusted EBITDA improvement, and continued progress integrating the business and sharpening our operating focus. in summary q1 represented a solid start to 2026 with revenue growth adjusted ebitda improvement and continued progress integrating the business and sharpening our operating focus We believe we are well-positioned to execute through the remainder of the year and deliver on our financial objectives. we believe we are well-positioned to execute through the remainder of the year and deliver on our financial objectives As a reminder, our financial model is built to scale efficiently. as a reminder our financial model is built to scale efficiently As we return to growth, every additional dollar of revenue delivers substantial incremental margins, giving us the ability to grow profitability and free cash flows significantly over time. With that, we're now happy to answer your questions. Operator, will you please open up the line for Q&A? As we return to growth, every additional dollar of revenue delivers substantial incremental margins, giving us the ability to grow profitability and free cash flows significantly over time. as we return to growth every additional dollar of revenue delivers substantial incremental margins giving us the ability to grow profitability and free cash flows significantly over time With that, we're now happy to answer your questions. with that we're now happy to answer your questions Operator, will you please open up the line for Q&A? operator will you please open up the line for q&a

Speaker 5: Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now begin the question-and-answer session. Should you have a question, please press the star followed by the one on your touchtone phone. If you wish to cancel your request, please press the star followed by the two. If you're using a speakerphone, please lift the handset before pressing any keys. Once again, that is star one should you wish to ask a question. Once again, that is star one should you wish to ask a question. And your first question is from Bruce Goldfarb from Lake Street Capital. Your line is now open. Thank you. thank you Ladies and gentlemen, we will now begin the question- and- answer session. ladies and gentlemen we will now begin the question- and- answer session Should you have a question, please press the star followed by the one on your touchtone phone. should you have a question please press the star followed by the one on your touchtone phone If you wish to cancel your request, please press the star followed by the two. if you wish to cancel your request please press the star followed by the two If you're using a speakerphone, please lift the handset before pressing any keys. if you're using a speakerphone please lift the handset before pressing any keys Once again, that is star one should you wish to ask a question. once again that is star one should you wish to ask a question Once again, that is star one should you wish to ask a question. once again that is star one should you wish to ask a question And your first question is from Bruce Goldfarb from Lake Street Capital. and your first question is from bruce goldfarb from lake street capital Your line is now open. your line is now open

Speaker 1: Hi. Hi, it's Bruce. Congratulations on the solid quarter. Thanks for taking my questions. The first is, are any inflationary pressures in the business that would put your $95 million-$100 million EBITDA guide at risk? Hi. hi Hi, it's Bruce. hi it's bruce Congratulations on the solid quarter. congratulations on the solid quarter Thanks for taking my questions. thanks for taking my questions The first is, are any inflationary pressures in the business that would put your $95 million-$100 million EBITDA guide at risk? the first is are any inflationary pressures in the business that would put your $95 million-$100 million ebitda guide at risk

Speaker 3: Bruce, thanks for the question. This is Dan. I don't think we're seeing anything out of the ordinary from inflation that would put that at risk right now. We're still very confident, which is why we reiterated the $95 million-$100 million adjusted EBITDA target. Bruce, thanks for the question. bruce thanks for the question This is Dan. this is dan I don't think we're seeing anything out of the ordinary from inflation that would put that at risk right now. i don't think we're seeing anything out of the ordinary from inflation that would put that at risk right now We're still very confident, which is why we reiterated the $95 million-$100 million adjusted EBITDA target. we're still very confident which is why we reiterated the $95 million-$100 million adjusted ebitda target

Speaker 1: Great. Thank you. How are growing AI search volumes impacting your membership sign-ups and paid subscriptions? Great. great Thank you. thank you How are growing AI search volumes impacting your membership sign-ups and paid subscriptions? how are growing ai search volumes impacting your membership sign-ups and paid subscriptions

Speaker 4: I'll take that one, Bruce. Nice to talk to you. Well, I mean, we've talked about this on occasion actually in the past. We've certainly seen the shift in traffic, in the mix of traffic that we receive as a business, as search has become disrupted and answer engines are becoming more prominent. We continue to see that answer engine traffic converts at a much higher rate to membership than search traffic used to. Interestingly enough, we're also seeing search traffic conversion rates improve as well. I think that's largely as a result is that what we're now getting from search is still more qualified. I'll take that one, Bruce. i'll take that one bruce Nice to talk to you. nice to talk to you Well, I mean, we've talked about this on occasion actually in the past. well i mean we've talked about this on occasion actually in the past We've certainly seen the shift in traffic, in the mix of traffic that we receive as a business, as search has become disrupted and answer engines are becoming more prominent. we've certainly seen the shift in traffic in the mix of traffic that we receive as a business as search has become disrupted and answer engines are becoming more prominent We continue to see that answer engine traffic converts at a much higher rate to membership than search traffic used to. we continue to see that answer engine traffic converts at a much higher rate to membership than search traffic used to Interestingly enough, we're also seeing search traffic conversion rates improve as well. interestingly enough we're also seeing search traffic conversion rates improve as well I think that's largely as a result is that what we're now getting from search is still more qualified. i think that's largely as a result is that what we're now getting from search is still more qualified Effectively what you're beginning to see is that the effect of an answer engine environment is that it qualifies out people who are not really serious researchers and serious buyers. Actually the reality is that whilst traffic might be disrupted and down, because conversion rates are up, we're still seeing solid membership and therefore our membership is modestly growing. In particular, the membership and the activity of members who are the key personas is growing quite nicely. Effectively what you're beginning to see is that the effect of an answer engine environment is that it qualifies out people who are not really serious researchers and serious buyers. effectively what you're beginning to see is that the effect of an answer engine environment is that it qualifies out people who are not really serious researchers and serious buyers Actually the reality is that whilst traffic might be disrupted and down, because conversion rates are up, we're still seeing solid membership and therefore our membership is modestly growing. actually the reality is that whilst traffic might be disrupted and down because conversion rates are up we're still seeing solid membership and therefore our membership is modestly growing In particular, the membership and the activity of members who are the key personas is growing quite nicely. in particular the membership and the activity of members who are the key personas is growing quite nicely

Speaker 1: Thank you. My next one, how are churn rates trending in small to medium enterprise market segment? Thank you. thank you My next one, how are churn rates trending in small to medium enterprise market segment? my next one how are churn rates trending in small to medium enterprise market segment

Speaker 3: Hi, Bruce, this is Dan again. From a churn perspective, obviously we don't show those metrics, but what I would say is that the churn is still higher, clearly because our portfolio accounts have grown. We are seeing a bit more churn at the lower end of the range. What I would say to that is we're starting to see a stabilization of that. You know, it gives us confidence as we look out for the rest of the year as it relates to those particular client segments. Hi, Bruce, this is Dan again. hi bruce this is dan again From a churn perspective, obviously we don't show those metrics, but what I would say is that the churn is still higher, clearly because our portfolio accounts have grown. from a churn perspective obviously we don't show those metrics but what i would say is that the churn is still higher clearly because our portfolio accounts have grown We are seeing a bit more churn at the lower end of the range. we are seeing a bit more churn at the lower end of the range What I would say to that is we're starting to see a stabilization of that. what i would say to that is we're starting to see a stabilization of that You know, it gives us confidence as we look out for the rest of the year as it relates to those particular client segments. you know it gives us confidence as we look out for the rest of the year as it relates to those particular client segments

Speaker 1: Great. My last question, how is business trending, internationally in EMEA and APAC? Great. great My last question, how is business trending, internationally in EMEA and APAC? my last question how is business trending internationally in emea and apac

Speaker 4: I'll pick up a little bit, actually. I spent a couple of weeks, I was on the road for some time. I was actually in APAC traveling through Singapore and then through Shenzhen and Beijing and China before finishing off in Seoul in Korea. I would say that actually the environment was encouragingly optimistic and building. I mean, the vast majority of our business in that part of the world is the Intelligence and Advisory business. There is certainly a huge amount of demand from APAC companies to grow their business internationally and to expand into markets such as the U.S and Europe, and that's a great opportunity for us. I'll pick up a little bit, actually. i'll pick up a little bit actually I spent a couple of weeks, I was on the road for some time. i spent a couple of weeks i was on the road for some time I was actually in APAC traveling through Singapore and then through Shenzhen and Beijing and China before finishing off in Seoul in Korea. i was actually in apac traveling through singapore and then through shenzhen and beijing and china before finishing off in seoul in korea I would say that actually the environment was encouragingly optimistic and building. i would say that actually the environment was encouragingly optimistic and building I mean, the vast majority of our business in that part of the world is the Intelligence and Advisory business. i mean the vast majority of our business in that part of the world is the intelligence and advisory business There is certainly a huge amount of demand from APAC companies to grow their business internationally and to expand into markets such as the U.S and Europe, and that's a great opportunity for us. there is certainly a huge amount of demand from apac companies to grow their business internationally and to expand into markets such as the u.s and europe and that's a great opportunity for us Similarly, there's still an appetite from big American brands to build their business, particularly in markets like Japan and Korea. Generally speaking, I was actually really encouraged by the demand there. I would say that the business has been trading in line with the rest of the business, actually, in the first quarter. No sort of material difference in pattern. The one obvious exception to that is the Middle East and Africa region, as a result of the ongoing situation in Iran. There we've definitely seen customers begin to just slow down their investments and slow down their decisions. Similarly, there's still an appetite from big American brands to build their business, particularly in markets like Japan and Korea. similarly there's still an appetite from big american brands to build their business particularly in markets like japan and korea Generally speaking, I was actually really encouraged by the demand there. generally speaking i was actually really encouraged by the demand there I would say that the business has been trading in line with the rest of the business, actually, in the first quarter. i would say that the business has been trading in line with the rest of the business actually in the first quarter No sort of material difference in pattern. no sort of material difference in pattern The one obvious exception to that is the Middle East and Africa region, as a result of the ongoing situation in Iran. the one obvious exception to that is the middle east and africa region as a result of the ongoing situation in iran There we've definitely seen customers begin to just slow down their investments and slow down their decisions. there we've definitely seen customers begin to just slow down their investments and slow down their decisions

Speaker 1: That would make sense. Well, thank you. Congrats again on a solid quarter. Thanks for taking my questions. That would make sense. that would make sense Well, thank you. well thank you Congrats again on a solid quarter. congrats again on a solid quarter Thanks for taking my questions. thanks for taking my questions

Speaker 4: Thank you. Thank you. thank you

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Speaker 6: Hey, guys, this is Thomas on for Jason. Thanks for taking my questions. I know you touched on it a little bit, but could you give a little more commentary on the environment you're seeing for software sales, particularly like a Priority Engine that has more of a recurring nature to it? Do you feel like tech companies are still sort of hesitant to lock in longer term deals? Hey, guys, this is Thomas on for Jason. hey guys this is thomas on for jason Thanks for taking my questions. thanks for taking my questions I know you touched on it a little bit, but could you give a little more commentary on the environment you're seeing for software sales, particularly like a Priority Engine that has more of a recurring nature to it? i know you touched on it a little bit but could you give a little more commentary on the environment you're seeing for software sales particularly like a priority engine that has more of a recurring nature to it Do you feel like tech companies are still sort of hesitant to lock in longer term deals? do you feel like tech companies are still sort of hesitant to lock in longer term deals

Speaker 4: I'm gonna pick up on that subject more broadly. I would certainly say that we've definitely seen the multi-year environment is not as strong as it was a couple two years or so ago. That's definitely true. We're seeing customers, and we've said for some time that customers were shortening their contractual commitments really through 2025, and It's not picked up in 2026. It's interesting in what is potentially an inflationary environment because usually there's a bit of tension in the marketplace between customers wanting to lock in pricing for multiple years vis-à-vis making those long-term commitments. It'll be interesting to see how that plays out. I'm gonna pick up on that subject more broadly. i'm gonna pick up on that subject more broadly I would certainly say that we've definitely seen the multi-year environment is not as strong as it was a couple two years or so ago. i would certainly say that we've definitely seen the multi-year environment is not as strong as it was a couple two years or so ago That's definitely true. that's definitely true We're seeing customers, and we've said for some time that customers were shortening their contractual commitments really through 2025, and It's not picked up in 2026. we're seeing customers and we've said for some time that customers were shortening their contractual commitments really through 2025 and it's not picked up in 2026 It's interesting in what is potentially an inflationary environment because usually there's a bit of tension in the marketplace between customers wanting to lock in pricing for multiple years vis-à-vis making those long-term commitments. it's interesting in what is potentially an inflationary environment because usually there's a bit of tension in the marketplace between customers wanting to lock in pricing for multiple years vis-à-vis making those long-term commitments It'll be interesting to see how that plays out. it'll be interesting to see how that plays out I think generally, in terms of, you know, commitments to software in general across the marketplace, I haven't really seen a lot of change in the customer appetite. But one of the things that we have spoken about and is the need for us to actually integrate our data directly into our customers' platforms, especially in the intent space. As customers' MarTech stacks and sales tech stacks have become more mature and more settled, it's absolutely imperative that you are able to integrate and play nicely with their environment. I think generally, in terms of, you know, commitments to software in general across the marketplace, I haven't really seen a lot of change in the customer appetite. i think generally in terms of you know commitments to software in general across the marketplace i haven't really seen a lot of change in the customer appetite But one of the things that we have spoken about and is the need for us to actually integrate our data directly into our customers' platforms, especially in the intent space. but one of the things that we have spoken about and is the need for us to actually integrate our data directly into our customers' platforms especially in the intent space As customers' MarTech stacks and sales tech stacks have become more mature and more settled, it's absolutely imperative that you are able to integrate and play nicely with their environment. as customers' martech stacks and sales tech stacks have become more mature and more settled it's absolutely imperative that you are able to integrate and play nicely with their environment You heard us talk about this a lot when we're talking about the investment in the intent product, is that actually a lot of our investments are now on the subject of integration and integration, not just with APIs, but also increasingly with MCTs in the AI world. That's really where I think the game is being played now and the game will be played in the future in 2027. You heard us talk about this a lot when we're talking about the investment in the intent product, is that actually a lot of our investments are now on the subject of integration and integration, not just with APIs, but also increasingly with MCTs in the AI world. you heard us talk about this a lot when we're talking about the investment in the intent product is that actually a lot of our investments are now on the subject of integration and integration not just with apis but also increasingly with mcts in the ai world That's really where I think the game is being played now and the game will be played in the future in 2027. that's really where i think the game is being played now and the game will be played in the future in 2027

Speaker 6: Great. That's helpful. Maybe just one follow-up. With the moves you made to position NetLine in a more down market, does that carry any incremental churn or volatility, or do you still have pretty good visibility into NetLine production? Great. great That's helpful. that's helpful Maybe just one follow-up. maybe just one follow-up With the moves you made to position NetLine in a more down market, does that carry any incremental churn or volatility, or do you still have pretty good visibility into NetLine production? with the moves you made to position netline in a more down market does that carry any incremental churn or volatility or do you still have pretty good visibility into netline production

Speaker 4: NetLine continues to perform incredibly well for us. It's a very exciting story within the company. It's going from strength to strength. As we've said, Matthew, we have done a very thorough analysis, forensic analysis to see whether it was cannibalizing any of the business elsewhere, actually that's not the case. These are different customers. They are different personas within our existing customers. They are different budget pools. It forms part of the Unified Demand portfolio in actual fact the Unified Demand story that we're now telling where we have, I think, the broadest portfolio of demand products to meet any demand problem a customer might have, it's playing really nicely for us. NetLine continues to perform incredibly well for us. netline continues to perform incredibly well for us It's a very exciting story within the company. it's a very exciting story within the company It's going from strength to strength. it's going from strength to strength As we've said, Matthew, we have done a very thorough analysis, forensic analysis to see whether it was cannibalizing any of the business elsewhere, actually that's not the case. as we've said matthew we have done a very thorough analysis forensic analysis to see whether it was cannibalizing any of the business elsewhere actually that's not the case These are different customers. these are different customers They are different personas within our existing customers. they are different personas within our existing customers They are different budget pools. they are different budget pools It forms part of the Unified Demand portfolio in actual fact the Unified Demand story that we're now telling where we have, I think, the broadest portfolio of demand products to meet any demand problem a customer might have, it's playing really nicely for us. it forms part of the unified demand portfolio in actual fact the unified demand story that we're now telling where we have i think the broadest portfolio of demand products to meet any demand problem a customer might have it's playing really nicely for us

Speaker 6: Great. Thank you, guys. Appreciate it. Great. great Thank you, guys. thank you guys Appreciate it. appreciate it

Speaker 4: Thank you. Thank you. thank you

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