---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000785557-23-000087"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DLHC"
cik: "0000785557"
company_name: "DLH Holdings Corp."
filed_at: "2023-12-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T17:35:54.865793+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DLH reports Q4 net loss $(0.18)/share; revenue up 51% to $101.5M; adjusted EPS $0.16

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $101.5M (+51% YoY) driven by Dec 2022 acquisition and organic growth.
- GAAP net loss $(2.6)M ($0.18 diluted loss) vs net income $3.4M ($0.24) in prior-year Q4.
- Adjusted net income $2.3M ($0.16 diluted) vs $3.7M ($0.26) YoY; Adjusted EBITDA $12.1M vs $7.0M.
- Full-year revenue $375.9M (incl. $125.8M FEMA; ex-FEMA grew from $269.4M to $375.9M).
- Debt reduced $28.2M post-acquisition to $179.4M; backlog $704.8M vs $482.5M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000785557-23-000087
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DLHC
- cik: 0000785557
- company_name: DLH Holdings Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-12-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/785557/000078555723000087/0000785557-23-000087-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785557/000078555723000087/dlhc-20231206.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DLH Holdings Corp. reported its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $101.5 million in fiscal 2023, net income $(2.6) million, or $(0.18) per diluted share, for the fiscal 2023 fourth quarter, EPS $(0.18) per diluted share.
  - Period: its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $101.5 million in fiscal 2023
  - Net income: $(2.6) million, or $(0.18) per diluted share, for the fiscal 2023 fourth quarter
  - EPS: $(0.18) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: DLH Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: DLHC) (“DLH” or the “Company”), a leading provider of science research and development, systems engineering and integration, and digital transformation and cyber security solutions to federal agencies, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785557/000078555723000087/0000785557-23-000087-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  DLH Holdings Corp. reported its fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $101.5 million, net income $(2.6) million, EPS $(0.18) per diluted share.
  - Period: its fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $101.5 million
  - Net income: $(2.6) million
  - EPS: $(0.18) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: to federal agencies, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Fourth Quarter Highlights • Fourth quarter revenue was $101.5 million in fiscal 2023 versus $67.2 million in fiscal 2022, primarily reflecting the impact from the Company's December 2022 acquisition as well as net organic growth in the business. •
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785557/000078555723000087/0000785557-23-000087-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  DLH Holdings Corp. reported fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $375.9 million, net income $1.5 million, or $0.10 per diluted share for fiscal 2023, EPS $0.10 per diluted share.
  - Period: fiscal year ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $375.9 million
  - Net income: $1.5 million, or $0.10 per diluted share for fiscal 2023
  - EPS: $0.10 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Full Year Highlights • Fiscal year 2023 revenue was $375.9 million compared to revenue of $395.2 million in fiscal year 2022, which included $125.8 million of revenue from the previously announced short term FEMA contracts to support Alaska.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785557/000078555723000087/0000785557-23-000087-index.htm

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