DLH HOLDINGS CORP (DLHC) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:DLHC • US23335Q1004

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5.78 USD
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This DLHC fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. DLHC Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • DLHC had negative earnings in the past year.
  • DLHC had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Each year in the past 5 years DLHC has been profitable.
  • Each year in the past 5 years DLHC had a positive operating cash flow.
DLHC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFDLHC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M

1.2 Ratios

  • DLHC has a Return On Assets (-0.38%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -0.96%, DLHC is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.53% of the companies in the same industry.
  • DLHC has a Return On Invested Capital (4.49%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • DLHC had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 7.48%. This is significantly below the industry average of 12.78%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.38%
ROE -0.96%
ROIC 4.49%
ROA(3y)1.08%
ROA(5y)4.44%
ROE(3y)3.12%
ROE(5y)10.02%
ROIC(3y)7.48%
ROIC(5y)11.41%
DLHC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICDLHC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15 20 25

1.3 Margins

  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of DLHC has declined.
  • DLHC has a Operating Margin of 3.90%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: DLHC outperforms 48.28% of its industry peers.
  • DLHC's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • DLHC has a Gross Margin of 18.68%. This is in the lower half of the industry: DLHC underperforms 74.71% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of DLHC has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 3.9%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 18.68%
OM growth 3Y-17.18%
OM growth 5Y-6.68%
PM growth 3Y-59.37%
PM growth 5Y-34.95%
GM growth 3Y1.12%
GM growth 5Y-2.8%
DLHC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsDLHC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15 20

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2. DLHC Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • DLHC has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, DLHC has more shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for DLHC has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for DLHC has been reduced compared to a year ago.
DLHC Yearly Shares OutstandingDLHC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M
DLHC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsDLHC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.63, we must say that DLHC is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • DLHC's Altman-Z score of 1.63 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. DLHC outperforms 40.23% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of DLHC is 4.41, which is a neutral value as it means it would take DLHC, 4.41 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 4.41, DLHC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 54.02% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.03 is on the high side and indicates that DLHC has dependencies on debt financing.
  • DLHC has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.03. This is in the lower half of the industry: DLHC underperforms 71.26% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.03
Debt/FCF 4.41
Altman-Z 1.63
ROIC/WACC0.47
WACC9.63%
DLHC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFDLHC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.97 indicates that DLHC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.97, DLHC is doing worse than 79.31% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.97 indicates that DLHC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.97, DLHC is doing worse than 79.31% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.97
Quick Ratio 0.97
DLHC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesDLHC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M

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3. DLHC Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for DLHC have decreased strongly by -104.55% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, DLHC shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -29.88% on average per year.
  • DLHC shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -17.04%.
  • Measured over the past years, DLHC shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 10.49% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-104.55%
EPS 3Y-57.47%
EPS 5Y-29.88%
EPS Q2Q%-150%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-17.04%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.47%
Revenue growth 5Y10.49%
Sales Q2Q%-24.11%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, DLHC will show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -120.36% on average per year.
  • DLHC is expected to show a very negative growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -17.69% yearly.
EPS Next Y-569.2%
EPS Next 2Y-120.36%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-32.28%
Revenue Next 2Y-17.69%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
DLHC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesDLHC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 100M 200M 300M 400M
DLHC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesDLHC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.5 1 1.5

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4. DLHC Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for DLHC. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Also next year DLHC is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
DLHC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsDLHC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 -100 -200

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, DLHC is valued a bit cheaper than 77.01% of the companies in the same industry.
  • 97.70% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than DLHC, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 2.77
EV/EBITDA 7.39
DLHC Per share dataDLHC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as DLHC's earnings are expected to decrease with -120.36% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-120.36%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. DLHC Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • DLHC does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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DLHC Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

DLH HOLDINGS CORP

NASDAQ:DLHC (3/16/2026, 2:37:59 PM)

5.78

-0.21 (-3.51%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCommercial & Professional Services
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Earnings (Last)02-09
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners67.55%
Inst Owner Change2.25%
Ins Owners12.42%
Ins Owner Change2.5%
Market Cap83.75M
Revenue(TTM)322.61M
Net Income(TTM)-1.08M
Analysts82.86
Price Target10.2 (76.47%)
Short Float %0.42%
Short Ratio5.02
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-126.05%
Min EPS beat(2)-296.08%
Max EPS beat(2)43.98%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-67.51%
Min EPS beat(4)-296.08%
Max EPS beat(4)43.98%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-33.61%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-22.6%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)-9.67%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-4.53%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.28%
Max Revenue beat(2)-3.79%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.36%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.28%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.56%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.03%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-4.06%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.11%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-100%
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)-31.43%
EPS NY rev (3m)-70.37%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-10.77%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.3%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.13%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.26
P/FCF 2.77
P/OCF 2.79
P/B 0.75
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.39
EPS(TTM)-0.02
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.29
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)2.09
FCFY36.13%
OCF(TTM)2.07
OCFY35.8%
SpS22.26
BVpS7.74
TBVpS-7.85
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.38%
ROE -0.96%
ROCE 5.19%
ROIC 4.49%
ROICexc 4.5%
ROICexgc 66.78%
OM 3.9%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 18.68%
FCFM 9.38%
ROA(3y)1.08%
ROA(5y)4.44%
ROE(3y)3.12%
ROE(5y)10.02%
ROIC(3y)7.48%
ROIC(5y)11.41%
ROICexc(3y)7.49%
ROICexc(5y)11.97%
ROICexgc(3y)141.56%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)8.65%
ROCE(5y)13.18%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-13.01%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-1.07%
ROICexc growth 3Y-36.15%
ROICexc growth 5Y-8.79%
OM growth 3Y-17.18%
OM growth 5Y-6.68%
PM growth 3Y-59.37%
PM growth 5Y-34.95%
GM growth 3Y1.12%
GM growth 5Y-2.8%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover1.14
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.03
Debt/FCF 4.41
Debt/EBITDA 3.9
Cap/Depr 1.58%
Cap/Sales 0.08%
Interest Coverage 0.97
Cash Conversion 100.76%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.97
Quick Ratio 0.97
Altman-Z 1.63
F-Score4
WACC9.63%
ROIC/WACC0.47
Cap/Depr(3y)3.44%
Cap/Depr(5y)4.59%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.15%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.14%
Profit Quality(3y)1375.61%
Profit Quality(5y)915.51%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-104.55%
EPS 3Y-57.47%
EPS 5Y-29.88%
EPS Q2Q%-150%
EPS Next Y-569.2%
EPS Next 2Y-120.36%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-17.04%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.47%
Revenue growth 5Y10.49%
Sales Q2Q%-24.11%
Revenue Next Year-32.28%
Revenue Next 2Y-17.69%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-46.94%
EBIT growth 3Y-20.88%
EBIT growth 5Y3.11%
EBIT Next Year17.09%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y9.16%
FCF growth 3Y295.63%
FCF growth 5Y3.55%
OCF growth 1Y6.59%
OCF growth 3Y165.32%
OCF growth 5Y3.6%

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