---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-029525"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLIN"
cik: "0001378590"
company_name: "Bridgeline Digital, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-12-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T00:44:07.848601+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bridgeline Digital reports FY2022 revenue up 27% to $16.8M; net income of $2.1M vs loss

## Summary
- Subscription & license revenue rose 36% to $13.6M; gross margin improved to 70% from 66%.
- Q4 revenue $4.2M (+3% YoY); net loss narrowed to $0.5M from $1.4M.
- Added 28 SaaS licenses in Q4 with $340K ARR; over 100 renewals including Caterpillar, AstraZeneca.
- Expanded executive team with John Murcott as EVP Products & Strategy.
- New partnerships with Niteco and Thanx Media; HawkSearch available on BigCommerce Multi-Storefront.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-029525
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLIN
- cik: 0001378590
- company_name: Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-12-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774922029525/0001437749-22-029525-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774922029525/blin20221219_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Bridgeline Digital, Inc. reported fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $16.8 million.
  - Period: fiscal year ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $16.8 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenue was $16.8 million, an increase of 27% from $13.3 million in the prior year period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774922029525/0001437749-22-029525-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Bridgeline Digital, Inc. reported fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $4.2 million.
  - Period: fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $4.2 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenue was $4.2 million, an increase of 3% from $4.1 million in the prior year period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774922029525/0001437749-22-029525-index.htm

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