Blue Bird Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Blue Bird's CEO is Phil Horlock, appointed in May 2023, has a tenure of 1.67 years. total yearly compensation is $4.46M, comprised of 8.5% salary and 91.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.48% of the company’s shares, worth €5.84M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.4 years and 1.7 years respectively.
Key information
Phil Horlock
Chief executive officer
US$4.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 8.5% |
| CEO tenure | 1.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.5% |
| Management average tenure | 2.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 1.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$106m |
| Jun 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$100m |
| Mar 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$80m |
| Dec 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$61m |
| Sep 30 2023 | US$4m | US$379k | US$24m |
| Jul 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Apr 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$34m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$53m |
| Oct 01 2022 | US$656k | US$200k | -US$46m |
| Jul 02 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$25m |
| Apr 02 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$14m |
| Jan 01 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Oct 02 2021 | US$5m | US$720k | -US$289k |
| Jul 03 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$14m |
| Apr 03 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$11m |
| Jan 02 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$11m |
| Oct 03 2020 | US$2m | US$787k | US$12m |
| Jul 04 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$12m |
| Apr 04 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$25m |
| Jan 04 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$25m |
| Sep 28 2019 | US$4m | US$800k | US$24m |
| Jun 29 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$27m |
| Mar 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$35m |
| Dec 29 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$36m |
| Sep 29 2018 | US$2m | US$800k | US$29m |
Compensation vs Market: Phil's total compensation ($USD4.46M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.50M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Phil's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Phil Horlock (68 yo)
1.7yrs
Tenure
US$4,456,161
Compensation
Mr. Philip Horlock, also known as Phil, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Bird Corporation since May 15, 2023 and serves as its President since September 28, 2024. He served as Chief Executive O...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.7yrs | US$4.46m | 0.48% € 5.8m | |
| CFO, Principal Financial & Principal Accounting Officer | 3.3yrs | US$2.60m | 0.0021% € 25.7k | |
| Senior VP | 2.7yrs | US$1.60m | 0.038% € 457.5k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive Director of Profitability & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Management | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President – Corporate Controller & Treasurer | no data | no data | no data | |
| President & CEO of Micro Bird | 2yrs | no data | no data |
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 4RB's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 9.9yrs | US$4.46m | 0.48% € 5.8m | |
| Independent Director | 8.6yrs | US$135.00k | no data | |
| Director | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.0042% € 51.0k | |
| Director | 1.6yrs | US$67.50k | 0.0062% € 74.7k | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$87.50k | 0.059% € 711.3k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Director | 1.8yrs | US$75.00k | 0.0062% € 74.7k | |
| Director | 1.7yrs | US$62.50k | 0.0022% € 26.4k |
1.7yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 4RB's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 13:51 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/28 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Blue Bird Corporation is covered by 10 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Adam Seiden | Barclays |
| Joel Tiss | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Sherif El-Sabbahy | BofA Global Research |