---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000785557-22-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DLHC"
cik: "0000785557"
company_name: "DLH Holdings Corp."
filed_at: "2022-12-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T09:53:42.600747+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DLH fiscal 2022 Q4 revenue $67.2M; EPS $0.24; debt cut to $22M

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $67.2M (+3% YoY); full-year revenue $395.2M incl. $125.8M short-term FEMA contracts.
- Q4 diluted EPS $0.24 vs $0.21; full-year diluted EPS $1.64 vs $0.75.
- Debt reduced from $46.8M to $22.0M during fiscal year; cash $0.2M.
- Total backlog $482.5M (funded $98.9M) vs $651.5M prior year (incl. ~$85M FEMA).
- Non-GAAP full-year EPS ex-FEMA $0.99 vs $0.74 prior year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000785557-22-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DLHC
- cik: 0000785557
- company_name: DLH Holdings Corp.
- filed_at: 2022-12-05T23:59:59+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/785557/000078555722000042/0000785557-22-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785557/000078555722000042/dlhc-20221205.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DLH Holdings Corp. reported fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $395.2 million, net income $23.3 million, EPS $1.64 per diluted share.
  - Period: fiscal year ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $395.2 million
  - Net income: $23.3 million
  - EPS: $1.64 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the full fiscal year, revenue rose to $395.2 million from $246.1 million, reflecting the previously announced short term FEMA contracts to support Alaska, which contributed $125.8 million to revenue in the fiscal year • Excluding these short-term contracts, revenue grew to $269.4 million, an increase of 10% over the prior year, reflecting volume growth on existing contracts • Earnings were $3.4 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the fiscal 2022 fourth quarter versus $2.9 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 • Earnings for the full year were $23.3 million, or $1.64 per diluted share for fiscal 2022 as compared to earnings for fiscal 2021 of $10.1 million, or $0.75 per diluted share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785557/000078555722000042/0000785557-22-000042-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  DLH Holdings Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $67.2 million, net income $3.4 million, EPS $0.24 per diluted share.
  - Period: fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $67.2 million
  - Net income: $3.4 million
  - EPS: $0.24 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Highlights • Fourth quarter revenue increased to $67.2 million in fiscal 2022 from $65.2 million in fiscal 2021, reflecting growth of 3% year-over-year • For the full fiscal year, revenue rose to $395.2 million from $246.1 million, reflecting the previously announced short term FEMA contracts to support Alaska, which contributed $125.8 million to revenue in the fiscal year • Excluding these short-term contracts, revenue grew to $269.4 million, an increase of 10% over the prior year, reflecting volume growth on existing contracts • Earnings were $3.4 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the fiscal 2022 fourth quarter versus $2.9 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785557/000078555722000042/0000785557-22-000042-index.htm

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