---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000356037-23-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CSPI"
cik: "0000356037"
company_name: "CSP INC /MA/"
filed_at: "2023-08-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T23:41:52.649543+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CSP Inc. Q3 revenue up 33% to $17.7M; net income $2.5M on $1.7M tax benefit

## Summary
- Revenue $17.7M vs $13.3M YoY (+33%); gross profit $5.9M vs $5.0M (+19%).
- Net income $2.5M ($0.52 diluted EPS) vs $0.7M ($0.15) YoY, aided by $1.7M tax benefit from valuation allowance release.
- Board declared $0.04/share quarterly dividend, payable Sept 12, 2023 to holders of record Aug 23.
- Launched ARIA Zero Trust PROTECT (AZT PROTECT), an AI-driven cybersecurity product for OT environments; generating industry interest.
- Nine-month revenue $49.3M, up 31% YoY; cash and equivalents $13.8M, with $2.4M in held-to-maturity investments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000356037-23-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CSPI
- cik: 0000356037
- company_name: CSP INC /MA/
- filed_at: 2023-08-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356037/000035603723000034/0000356037-23-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356037/000035603723000034/cspi-20230809x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000356037-23-000034.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CSP INC /MA/ reported third quarter of fiscal year 2023, which ended on June 30, 2023 results: revenue $17.7 million, net income $2.5 million, EPS $0.52 per diluted common share.
  - Period: third quarter of fiscal year 2023, which ended on June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $17.7 million
  - Net income: $2.5 million
  - EPS: $0.52 per diluted common share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenue for the fiscal 2023 third quarter was $17.7 million, a 33% increase compared to $13.3 million in the year ago fiscal third quarter.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356037/000035603723000034/0000356037-23-000034-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  CSP INC /MA/ reported nine months ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $49.3 million, net income $3.8 million, EPS $0.80 per diluted common share.
  - Period: nine months ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $49.3 million
  - Net income: $3.8 million
  - EPS: $0.80 per diluted common share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 was $49.3 million, a 31% increase compared to revenue of $37.7 million in the same prior year period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356037/000035603723000034/0000356037-23-000034-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.