---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000731012-21-000073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCSG"
cik: "0000731012"
company_name: "HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2021-10-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T19:47:02.834430+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HCSG Q3 revenue $415.6M, net income $9.5M ($0.13 EPS); cites labor inflation, Delta surge headwinds

## Summary
- Revenue $415.6M, net income $9.5M ($0.13 diluted EPS); direct costs 87.8% of revenue.
- Housekeeping & laundry margin 8.5%; dining & nutrition margin 3.4%; food costs up 4.1% vs Q2.
- Operating cash outflow $23.1M driven by $16M accrued payroll, $12M receivables growth, $6M SEC settlement.
- Quarterly dividend $0.21/share, payable Dec 23, 2021 to holders of record Nov 19, 2021.
- Appointed Kurt Simmons Jr. to Board and Audit Committee effective Nov 1, 2021.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000731012-21-000073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCSG
- cik: 0000731012
- company_name: HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2021-10-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731012/000073101221000073/0000731012-21-000073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731012/000073101221000073/hcsg-20211020.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000731012-21-000073
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000731012-21-000073.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000731012-21-000073.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kurt Simmons, Jr. was appointed as Director at HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 19, 2021, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company appointed Kurt Simmons, Jr. as a member of the Board, effective November 1, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731012/000073101221000073/0000731012-21-000073-index.htm

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