---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-023753"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLIN"
cik: "0001378590"
company_name: "Bridgeline Digital, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T10:26:52.018441+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bridgeline Digital Q3 FY2023 revenue $3.9M, net loss $0.8M vs prior year net income $0.4M

## Summary
- Total revenue $3.9M, down 7% from $4.2M YoY; subscription revenue $3.2M vs $3.4M.
- Net loss $0.8M vs net income $0.4M in Q3 FY2022; operating loss widened to $0.7M from $0.4M.
- Core products (HawkSearch) grew >15% CAGR, signed over $1M in new contracts in Q3.
- Total new sales over $1.2M, including $600K license contracts; $200K annual recurring revenue added.
- Gross margin 68% vs 70% YoY; 9-month net loss $1.4M vs net income $2.6M in prior year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-023753
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLIN
- cik: 0001378590
- company_name: Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774923023753/0001437749-23-023753-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774923023753/blin20230810_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Bridgeline Digital, Inc. reported first 9 months of Fiscal Year 2023 results: revenue $12.1 million.
  - Period: first 9 months of Fiscal Year 2023
  - Revenue: $12.1 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenue was $12.1 million, compared to $12.6 million in the prior year period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774923023753/0001437749-23-023753-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Bridgeline Digital, Inc. reported fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $3.9 million.
  - Period: fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $3.9 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenue was $3.9 million, compared to $4.2 million in the prior year period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774923023753/0001437749-23-023753-index.htm

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