Blue Bird Corporation designs, designs, manufactures, and sells school buses and related parts in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.49B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $314.22M |
| EBITDA | $191.54M |
| Operating Margin | 11.00% |
| Return on Equity | 54.50% |
| Return on Assets | 18.00% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $47.13 |
| Book Value | $9.41 |
| Price-to-Book | 8.08 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.65 |
| EV/Revenue | 1.487 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.25 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 13.90% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.70% |
| Shares Outstanding | $31.65M |
| Float | $31.28M |
| % Insiders | 1.27% |
| % Institutions | 112.90% |
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Blue Bird (BLBD) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
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In the closing of the recent trading day, Blue Bird (BLBD) stood at $77.88, denoting a -1.37% move from the preceding trading day.
I get it. The new world order is supposed to have electric cars and busses eliminating our dependence on oil, solar and clean nuclear is supposed to dominate, and we are all going to have some sort of energy epiphany. The reality of the situation is that, we are not criminals for following the current protocol and the transition will inevitably take much longer than originally expected.
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Blue Bird acquired the remaining 50% of Micro Bird for $201.8M, implying 10.7x FY2026 forecast EBITDA, which is below the 12.3x sector median. The FY2026 EBITDA guidance raise of 8.9% is largely inorganic, while the organic raise is only 2.2%. Management has beaten guidance for 14 consecutive quarters, supporting credibility of midterm EBITDA targets.
Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (“Blue Bird”) (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, announced today its fiscal 2026 second quarter financial results. Highlights (in millions except Unit Sales and EPS data) Three Months Ended March 28, 2026 B/(W) Prior Year Six Months Ended March 28, 2026 B/(W) Prior Year Unit Sales 2,148 (147 ) 4,283 (142 ) GAAP Measures: Revenue $ 352.6 $ (6.2 ) $ 685.7 $ 13.0 Net Inco.
District begins transition to electric buses with charging infrastructure in partnership with Highland Electric Fleets BAKERSFIELD, Calif., May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rio Bravo-Greeley Union School District will break ground on a new electric school bus initiative, marking an early step in a transition to electric student transportation supported by on-site charging infrastructure.
