---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-000383"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLIN"
cik: "0001378590"
company_name: "Bridgeline Digital, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-01-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T04:34:29.607443+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bridgeline Q4 revenue $3.8M (-10% YoY); net loss $8.1M includes $7.5M goodwill impairment

## Summary
- Q4 total revenue $3.8M vs $4.2M YoY; subscription/licenses revenue $3.1M vs $3.4M.
- Q4 gross margin 68% (down from 71%); operating loss $8.2M includes $7.5M goodwill impairment.
- FY2023 total revenue $15.9M vs $16.8M; net loss $9.4M vs net income $2.1M in FY2022.
- Signed $6M+ in new contracts in FY23; HawkSearch renewal rate >95%.
- Launched AI Assistant and Smart Search (concept & visual) to drive future growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-000383
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLIN
- cik: 0001378590
- company_name: Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-01-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1378590/000143774924000383/0001437749-24-000383-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774924000383/blin20231227_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Bridgeline Digital, Inc. reported fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $15.9 million.
  - Period: fiscal year ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $15.9 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenue was $15.9 million, compared to $16.8 million in the prior year period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774924000383/0001437749-24-000383-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Bridgeline Digital, Inc. reported fourth quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $3.8 million, net income Net loss ... $8.1 million.
  - Period: fourth quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $3.8 million
  - Net income: Net loss ... $8.1 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenue was $3.8 million, compared to $4.2 million in the prior year period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774924000383/0001437749-24-000383-index.htm

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