Blue Bird Corp

BLBD · NASDAQ · Industrials / Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery

55.43USD-0.02 (-0.04%)

Price History

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Market Stats

Previous Close55.45

Open55.78

Day Range55.07 – 56.11

52-Week Range46.14 – 83.39

Volume373.29K

Market Cap1.76B

P/E (TTM)6.88

Forward P/E12.52

EPS8.08

Dividend Yield0.00%

Beta1.35

50-Day Avg66.37

200-Day Avg62.28

About

Blue Bird Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. It offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative power options through its propane powered, gasoline powered, compressed natural gas powered, and electric powered school buses, as well as diesel engines. The company also sells replacement bus parts; and provides extended warranties related to its products. Blue Bird Corporation sells its products through drop ship and a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet operators, the United States government, and state governments; independent service centers; and maintains a parts distribution center. It has a collaboration with Ford Motor Company to create the next generation of F-53/F-59 commercial stripped chassis. Blue Bird Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.

Company Details

SectorIndustrials
IndustryFarm & Heavy Construction Machinery
CEOMr. John Wyskiel
Employees2.01K
Headquarters3920 Arkwright Road, Macon, GA, United States, 31210, USA
Websitehttps://www.blue-bird.com

Leadership

Mr. John WyskielPresident, CEO & Director · b. 1965
Mr. Razvan RadulescuChief Financial Officer · b. 1975
Mr. Ted M. Scartz J.D.Senior VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary · b. 1971
Mr. Jeff SanfreyChief Operating Officer · b. 1973
Mr. Tim GordonSenior Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Mr. David M. PasternakSenior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. Eric BouleSenior Vice President of Micro Bird
Mr. Lyndon LieSenior Vice President of Engineering
Craig WestVice President ? Corporate Controller & Treasurer

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: USD	2012-09-30	2013-09-30	2014-09-30	2015-09-30	2016-09-30	2017-09-30	2018-09-30	2019-09-30	2020-09-30	2021-09-30	2022-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30	2025-09-30
Total Revenue	598.33M	776.56M	855.74M	919.13M	932.01M	990.60M	1.02B	1.02B	879.22M	684.00M	800.64M	1.13B	1.35B	1.48B
Growth (%)	-	+29.79%	+10.20%	+7.41%	+1.40%	+6.29%	+3.47%	-0.60%	-13.71%	-22.20%	+17.05%	+41.49%	+18.92%	+9.87%
Cost of Revenue	541.97M	684.11M	736.46M	798.73M	802.65M	863.23M	902.99M	885.40M	783.02M	611.85M	764.09M	993.94M	1.09B	1.18B
Gross Profit	56.36M	92.45M	119.27M	120.39M	129.36M	127.37M	121.99M	133.47M	96.20M	72.14M	36.55M	138.85M	256.16M	303.51M
Gross Margin	9.42%	11.90%	13.94%	13.10%	13.88%	12.86%	11.90%	13.10%	10.94%	10.55%	4.56%	12.26%	19.01%	20.51%
Operating Expense	56.73M	65.33M	123.15M	84.56M	102.71M	67.84M	86.91M	89.64M	74.21M	65.62M	77.25M	87.19M	116.83M	136.35M
Operating Income	-369.00K	27.12M	-3.88M	35.83M	26.64M	59.53M	35.08M	43.83M	21.99M	6.52M	-40.70M	51.66M	139.33M	167.17M
Operating Margin	-0.06%	3.49%	-0.45%	3.90%	2.86%	6.01%	3.42%	4.30%	2.50%	0.95%	-5.08%	4.56%	10.34%	11.29%
EBITDA	12.82M	38.92M	-3.86M	44.74M	34.28M	52.78M	42.58M	52.89M	37.14M	21.15M	-24.33M	59.80M	152.34M	192.35M
EBITDA Margin	2.14%	5.01%	-0.45%	4.87%	3.68%	5.33%	4.15%	5.19%	4.22%	3.09%	-3.04%	5.28%	11.31%	13.00%
Net Income	-2.67M	54.37M	-3.86M	14.93M	6.90M	28.80M	30.82M	24.30M	12.19M	-289.00K	-45.76M	23.81M	105.55M	127.72M
Net Income Margin	-0.45%	7.00%	-0.45%	1.62%	0.74%	2.91%	3.01%	2.38%	1.39%	-0.04%	-5.72%	2.10%	7.83%	8.63%
R&D	3.30M	3.60M	3.70M	5.20M	5.40M	7.00M	8.50M	11.50M	6.40M	5.20M	6.10M	6.60M	-	15.20M
R&D as % of Total Revenue	0.55%	0.46%	0.43%	0.57%	0.58%	0.71%	0.83%	1.13%	0.73%	0.76%	0.76%	0.58%	-	1.03%
Interest Expense	-	-	24.00K	19.08M	16.41M	7.25M	6.66M	12.88M	12.25M	9.68M	14.68M	18.01M	10.58M	7.20M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue	-	-	0.00%	2.08%	1.76%	0.73%	0.65%	1.26%	1.39%	1.42%	1.83%	1.59%	0.79%	0.49%

Balance Sheet

Currency: USD	2012-09-30	2013-09-30	2014-09-30	2015-09-30	2016-09-30	2017-09-30	2018-09-30	2019-09-30	2020-09-30	2021-09-30	2022-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30	2025-09-30
Total Assets	240.10M	262.99M	348.00K	267.90M	277.87M	295.82M	307.43M	365.41M	317.42M	356.02M	366.13M	417.77M	524.89M	625.25M
Total Liabilities	225.09M	183.57M	323.00K	389.13M	364.84M	354.33M	335.77M	433.22M	370.64M	388.68M	364.74M	377.77M	365.33M	369.84M
Total Equity	15.01M	79.42M	25.00K	-121.23M	-86.97M	-58.51M	-28.34M	-67.81M	-53.23M	-32.66M	1.38M	40.00M	159.56M	255.41M
Cash	39.18M	46.59M	2.00K	52.86M	52.31M	62.62M	60.26M	70.96M	44.51M	11.71M	10.48M	78.99M	127.69M	229.31M
Total Debt	-	13.06M	121.00K	188.35M	152.12M	151.22M	142.14M	188.95M	182.32M	220.82M	174.48M	131.91M	95.97M	90.32M
Net Debt	-39.18M	-33.53M	119.00K	135.49M	99.81M	88.61M	81.88M	117.99M	137.82M	209.11M	164.00M	52.93M	-31.71M	-138.99M

Cash Flow

Currency: USD	2012-09-30	2013-09-30	2014-09-30	2015-09-30	2016-09-30	2017-09-30	2018-09-30	2019-09-30	2020-09-30	2021-09-30	2022-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30	2025-09-30
Operating Cash Flow	14.82M	35.32M	-1.03M	23.37M	25.11M	47.64M	48.35M	55.71M	3.46M	-54.24M	-24.44M	119.93M	111.11M	176.21M
Investing Cash Flow	-719.00K	-4.38M	-115.00M	-5.19M	-9.58M	-9.20M	-32.10M	-35.47M	-18.80M	-11.31M	-6.45M	-8.52M	-15.81M	-23.87M
Financing Cash Flow	-6.89M	-23.52M	116.15M	-26.45M	-16.07M	-28.13M	-18.61M	-9.54M	-11.11M	32.75M	29.66M	-42.90M	-46.60M	-50.72M
Capital Expenditure	3.66M	4.95M	5.54M	5.19M	9.58M	9.25M	32.12M	35.51M	18.97M	12.21M	6.45M	8.52M	15.26M	22.87M
Free Cash Flow	11.16M	30.38M	-1.03M	18.18M	15.52M	38.39M	16.23M	20.19M	-15.51M	-66.45M	-30.89M	111.41M	95.85M	153.34M
Dividends Paid	-	-	226.82M	2.88M	2.88M	4.26M	1.90M	1.50M	672.00K	-	-	1.12M	-	-
FCF to OCF	75.31%	86.00%	100.00%	77.79%	61.83%	80.58%	33.58%	36.25%	-448.37%	122.51%	126.41%	92.90%	86.26%	87.02%
Dividend Paid to FCF	-	-	-22042.86%	15.85%	18.56%	11.10%	11.68%	7.42%	-4.33%	-	-	1.00%	-	-

Earnings

Report Date	Mar 31, 2014	Jun 30, 2014	Nov 14, 2014	Feb 27, 2015	May 19, 2015	Aug 18, 2015	Dec 15, 2015	Feb 9, 2016	May 23, 2016	Aug 4, 2016	Dec 13, 2016	Feb 9, 2017	May 11, 2017	Aug 3, 2017	Dec 6, 2017	Feb 7, 2018	May 10, 2018	Aug 8, 2018	Dec 6, 2018	Feb 6, 2019	May 9, 2019	Aug 7, 2019	Dec 11, 2019	Feb 12, 2020	May 14, 2020	Aug 12, 2020	Dec 16, 2020	Feb 10, 2021	May 12, 2021	Aug 12, 2021	Dec 15, 2021	Feb 9, 2022	May 12, 2022	Aug 10, 2022	Dec 12, 2022	Feb 8, 2023	May 11, 2023	Aug 9, 2023	Dec 11, 2023	Feb 7, 2024	May 8, 2024	Aug 7, 2024	Dec 9, 2024	Feb 5, 2025	May 7, 2025	Aug 6, 2025	Nov 24, 2025	Feb 4, 2026	May 6, 2026	Aug 5, 2026
EPS Estimate	-	-	-	-	-	0.38	0.61	0.12	0.12	0.50	0.42	-0.09	0.15	0.59	0.50	0.01	0.19	0.65	0.81	-0.03	0.15	0.69	0.82	0.02	0.24	0.15	0.35	0.00	0.08	0.39	0.19	-0.28	-0.10	-0.05	0.04	-0.32	0.08	0.24	0.48	0.33	0.48	0.51	0.65	0.81	0.95	0.98	1.05	0.80	0.87	1.15
EPS Actual	-0.04	-0.11	-0.90	-0.45	0.03	0.39	0.65	-0.16	0.02	0.64	0.49	-0.13	0.08	0.69	0.30	-0.10	0.15	0.91	0.70	0.05	0.15	0.69	0.74	0.07	0.10	0.16	0.49	-0.06	0.05	0.19	0.07	-0.07	-0.31	-0.09	-0.66	-0.30	0.27	0.44	0.66	0.91	0.89	0.91	0.77	0.92	0.96	1.19	1.32	1.00	1.00	1.25
Surprise	-	-	-	-	-	2.63%	6.56%	-233.33%	-83.33%	28.00%	16.67%	-44.44%	-46.67%	16.95%	-40.00%	-1100.00%	-21.05%	40.00%	-13.58%	266.67%	0.00%	0.00%	-9.76%	250.00%	-58.33%	6.67%	40.00%	-	-37.50%	-51.28%	-63.16%	75.00%	-210.00%	-80.00%	-1750.00%	6.25%	237.50%	83.33%	37.50%	175.76%	85.42%	78.43%	17.65%	13.58%	1.05%	21.43%	25.71%	25.00%	14.94%	8.70%
Timing	-	-	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	After-hours	Pre-market	Pre-market	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	Pre-market	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours	-	After-hours	After-hours	After-hours

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap1.76B

Enterprise Value1.84B

Trailing P/E6.88

Forward P/E12.52

PEG Ratio1.13

Price / Sales1.09

Price / Book2.81

EPS8.08

Book Value20.68

Revenue (TTM)1.61B

Gross Profit (TTM)331.66M

EBITDA207.48M

Profit Margin17.48%

Operating Margin12.10%

Return on Equity64.29%

Return on Assets13.61%

Shares Outstanding31.65M

Shares Float31.31M

Beta1.35

Dividend Yield0.00%

Dividend Rate0.00

Payout Ratio0.00%

Analyst Ratings

Buy

Based on 7 analystsTarget 89.13

Strong Buy
4
Buy
2
Hold
1

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions: 108.25%
Insiders: 1.27%
Retail / Other: 0.00%

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