Snowflake Score | |
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Valuation | 2/6 |
Future Growth | 5/6 |
Past Performance | 0/6 |
Financial Health | 2/6 |
Dividends | 0/6 |
BLBD Stock Overview
Blue Bird Corporation designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses and related parts in the United States, Canada, and internationally.
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Price History & Performance
Historical stock prices | |
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Current Share Price | US$12.00 |
52 Week High | US$28.12 |
52 Week Low | US$11.43 |
Beta | 0.98 |
1 Month Change | -29.74% |
3 Month Change | -43.24% |
1 Year Change | -52.27% |
3 Year Change | -35.28% |
5 Year Change | -34.25% |
Change since IPO | 25.39% |
Recent News & Updates
Shareholder Returns
BLBD | US Machinery | US Market | |
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7D | -2.7% | -0.6% | 1.0% |
1Y | -52.3% | -16.9% | -15.1% |
Return vs Industry: BLBD underperformed the US Machinery industry which returned -17.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BLBD underperformed the US Market which returned -13.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
BLBD volatility | |
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BLBD Average Weekly Movement | 7.3% |
Machinery Industry Average Movement | 5.7% |
Market Average Movement | 7.8% |
10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.8% |
10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 2.9% |
Stable Share Price: BLBD is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 7% a week.
Volatility Over Time: BLBD's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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1927 | 1,746 | Matt Stevenson | https://www.blue-bird.com |
Blue Bird Corporation designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses and related parts in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. The company offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative fuel applications through its propane powered, gasoline powered, compressed natural gas powered, and electric powered school buses.
Blue Bird Fundamentals Summary
BLBD fundamental statistics | |
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Market Cap | US$383.89m |
Earnings (TTM) | -US$14.28m |
Revenue (TTM) | US$725.75m |
0.5x
P/S Ratio-26.9x
P/E RatioIs BLBD overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
BLBD income statement (TTM) | |
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Revenue | US$725.75m |
Cost of Revenue | US$665.86m |
Gross Profit | US$59.89m |
Other Expenses | US$74.17m |
Earnings | -US$14.28m |
Last Reported Earnings
Apr 02, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.45 |
Gross Margin | 8.25% |
Net Profit Margin | -1.97% |
Debt/Equity Ratio | 569.8% |
How did BLBD perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is Blue Bird undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
2/6Valuation Score 2/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: BLBD ($12) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($109.91)
Significantly Below Fair Value: BLBD is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: BLBD is unprofitable, so we can't compare its Price-To-Earnings Ratio to the US Machinery industry average.
PE vs Market: BLBD is unprofitable, so we can't compare its Price-To-Earnings Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate BLBD's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: BLBD is overvalued based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (13.9x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (2.1x).
Future Growth
How is Blue Bird forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 2 analysts?
Future Growth Score
5/6Future Growth Score 5/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
79.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: BLBD is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (1.9%).
Earnings vs Market: BLBD is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: BLBD's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: BLBD's revenue (21.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (7.7% per year).
High Growth Revenue: BLBD's revenue (21.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if BLBD's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
Past Performance
How has Blue Bird performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
0/6Past Performance Score 0/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
-22.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: BLBD is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: BLBD is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BLBD is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 22.7% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare BLBD's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: BLBD is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Machinery industry (24%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: BLBD has a negative Return on Equity (-51.8%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is Blue Bird's financial position?
Financial Health Score
2/6Financial Health Score 2/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BLBD's short term assets ($194.6M) exceed its short term liabilities ($168.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: BLBD's short term assets ($194.6M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($201.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BLBD's net debt to equity ratio (515.9%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: BLBD had negative shareholder equity 5 years ago, but is now positive and has therefore improved.
Debt Coverage: BLBD's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.
Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if BLBD's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Blue Bird current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate BLBD's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate BLBD's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BLBD's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BLBD's dividend payments have been increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as BLBD has not reported any payouts.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
0.6yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Matt Stevenson (42 yo)
0.83
Tenure
Mr. Matthew J. Stevenson, also known as Matt, serves as President at Blue Bird Corporation since July 1, 2021 and also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director since November 1, 2021. He served as Pr...
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: BLBD's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Experienced Board: BLBD's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 17.8%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Blue Bird Corporation's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Blue Bird Corporation
- Ticker: BLBD
- Exchange: NasdaqGM
- Founded: 1927
- Industry: Construction Machinery and Heavy Trucks
- Sector: Capital Goods
- Implied Market Cap: US$383.890m
- Shares outstanding: 31.99m
- Website: https://www.blue-bird.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Blue Bird Corporation
- 3920 Arkwright Road
- 2nd Floor
- Macon
- Georgia
- 31210
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2022/05/25 00:00 |
End of Day Share Price | 2022/05/25 00:00 |
Earnings | 2022/04/02 |
Annual Earnings | 2021/10/02 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.