Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$139K in Q3 FY26 · −$315K over twelve months
Operating cash flow$155K
Capital spending−$16K
Free cash flow+$139K
Cash conversion cycle-50 days
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, Bridgeline Digital generated $155K of operating cash flow and spent $16K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $139K. That is $709K more than in Q3 FY25 (−$570K).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was −$269K; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($269K), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($162K), taxes on employees’ shares ($98K); the cash balance fell by $638K.
Operating cash flow was $155K against net income of −$468K. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$180K, receivables +$151K, stock-based pay +$120K.
Its cash conversion cycle was -50 days (receivables 31 + inventory 0 − payables 81): suppliers fund its working capital.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $155K, Capital spending $16K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$2.7M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($4.4M) and operating cash flow ($3.0M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$1.5M
Debt$187K
Net cash$1.3M
Due within a year$156K
Cash runway4.7 years
Bridgeline Digital is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$315K a year at the current rate against $1.5M of cash and investments: a runway of about 4.7 years; $156K of debt also comes due within a year, which the cash covers before any new financing.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $1.5M of cash and investments now.
Where the cash came from and went
From profit to cash
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q3 FY26
31
—
81
-50
Q2 FY26
34
—
88
-54
Q1 FY26
37
—
110
-74
Q4 FY25
35
—
117
-82
Q3 FY25
33
—
122
-89
Q2 FY25
30
—
128
-98
Q1 FY25
30
—
106
-76
Q4 FY24
34
—
85
-52
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
$155K
−$16K
−$21K
−$92K
$139K
Q2 FY26
−$40K
−$17K
−$21K
$108K
−$57K
Q1 FY26
−$39K
−$7K
−$91K
$145K
−$46K
Q4 FY25
−$345K
−$6K
−$29K
$477K
−$351K
Q3 FY25
−$565K
−$5K
−$96K
$648K
−$570K
Q2 FY25
−$372K
−$2K
−$18K
−$1.3M
−$374K
Q1 FY25
$178K
−$5K
−$83K
−$93K
$173K
Q4 FY24
$217K
−$5K
−$20K
−$190K
$212K
Bridgeline Digital: income statement and cash flow
Bridgeline Digital, Q3 FY26: revenue $3.9M (+2% year over year), operating margin -12.0%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.