Blue Bird Corporation

NasdaqGM:BLBD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.1b

Blue Bird Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Blue Bird is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 12.8% and 7.7% per annum respectively while EPS is expected to grow by 11.6% per annum.

Key information

12.8%

Earnings growth rate

11.6%

EPS growth rate

Machinery earnings growth9.4%
Revenue growth rate7.7%
Future return on equityn/a
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated06 Feb 2025

Recent future growth updates

Blue Bird Corporation Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Feb 08
Blue Bird Corporation Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Blue Bird Corporation's (NASDAQ:BLBD) Yearly Report

Nov 28
Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Blue Bird Corporation's (NASDAQ:BLBD) Yearly Report

Recent updates

At US$36.23, Is Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) Worth Looking At Closely?

Feb 26
At US$36.23, Is Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) Worth Looking At Closely?

Blue Bird: No Floor In Sight - Pending Further Policy Clarity (Rating Downgrade)

Feb 17

Blue Bird: Past Underperformance, But Long-Term Potential Is Too Good To Ignore - Reiterating Buy

Feb 09

Blue Bird Corporation Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Feb 08
Blue Bird Corporation Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Jan 17
Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Could Easily Take On More Debt

The Case Against Blue Bird

Jan 14

Blue Bird's Unloved Status Triggers Rich Capital Appreciation Prospects

Dec 19

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Passed With Ease

Dec 14
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Passed With Ease

Blue Bird: Oversold And Undervalued Heading Into 2025

Dec 12

Blue Bird Is Positioned For Continued Growth, Looks Even More Attractive Now

Dec 04

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Blue Bird Corporation's (NASDAQ:BLBD) Yearly Report

Nov 28
Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Blue Bird Corporation's (NASDAQ:BLBD) Yearly Report

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

Nov 27
Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

Blue Bird: Shares Deserve To Take A Nice Ride Higher

Nov 27

Blue Bird: A Hidden Gem On A Dip

Nov 18

Should You Investigate Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) At US$41.72?

Nov 12
Should You Investigate Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) At US$41.72?

BlueBird: Adding To My Position With A 100% Upside Target

Nov 08

Initiating Blue Bird At A Strong Buy Into Year-End

Oct 20

We Think Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Oct 09
We Think Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Sep 17
Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Blue Bird Corporation: It's Time To Turn This Bus Around (Rating Upgrade)

Sep 11

Blue Bird: Lack Of Price Action On Q3 Make For A Buying Opportunity

Sep 05

Blue Bird: No-Brainer Growth And Value Stock

Aug 09

Why Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) Could Be Worth Watching

Aug 06
Why Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) Could Be Worth Watching

Blue Bird: Strong Momentum And Good Fundamentals Make It A Buy

Jul 04

Putting The Brakes On Blue Bird Corporation

Jun 24

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jun 21
Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) Shares Could Be 41% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

May 30
Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) Shares Could Be 41% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Blue Bird: Don't Miss The School Bus Before It Leaves

May 27

Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks

May 07
Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks

Blue Bird: Ticks A Lot Of Boxes, But Wait For Stabilization On The Charts

Apr 24

At US$35.90, Is It Time To Put Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) On Your Watch List?

Apr 11
At US$35.90, Is It Time To Put Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD) On Your Watch List?

Blue Bird: Now A High Profit Growth Story

Mar 28

Blue Bird Corporation Takes Me To School

Mar 13

After Decisive Earnings Beat, Blue Bird Still Shows Value To Be Had

Feb 20

Earnings Beat: Blue Bird Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Feb 10
Earnings Beat: Blue Bird Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Investors Holding Back On Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Jan 24
Investors Holding Back On Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Blue Bird's (NASDAQ:BLBD) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Jan 03
Blue Bird's (NASDAQ:BLBD) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Blue Bird's (NASDAQ:BLBD) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Dec 18
Blue Bird's (NASDAQ:BLBD) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

When Should You Buy Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD)?

Dec 06
When Should You Buy Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD)?

A Look At The Fair Value Of Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Sep 29
A Look At The Fair Value Of Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD)

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Aug 24
Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGM:BLBD - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
9/30/20271,635145159N/A1
9/30/20261,5551421321635
9/30/20251,438127681226
12/28/20241,343108120137N/A
9/28/20241,34710696111N/A
6/29/20241,3001007992N/A
3/30/20241,26180120130N/A
12/30/20231,2156190100N/A
9/30/20231,13324111120N/A
7/1/20231,088-18106114N/A
4/1/2023999-342532N/A
12/31/2022907-532329N/A
10/1/2022801-46-31-24N/A
7/2/2022735-25-101-94N/A
4/2/2022726-14-63-54N/A
1/1/2022683-3-86-76N/A
10/2/20216840-66-54N/A
7/3/2021773145568N/A
4/3/2021766112940N/A
1/2/2021856116578N/A
10/3/202087912-163N/A
7/4/202094112-26-3N/A
4/4/20201,06125734N/A
1/4/20201,01725-1618N/A
9/28/20191,019242056N/A
6/29/20191,00727-2422N/A
3/30/20191,01235755N/A
12/29/20181,01736-634N/A
9/29/20181,02529N/A48N/A
6/30/20181,00621N/A49N/A
3/31/20181,02419N/A24N/A
12/30/20171,01619N/A46N/A
9/30/201799118N/A48N/A
7/1/201796421N/A10N/A
4/1/2017955-2N/A29N/A
12/31/2016937-3N/A34N/A
10/1/20169323N/A25N/A
7/2/20169538N/A76N/A
4/2/201689322N/A51N/A
1/2/201688510N/A13N/A
10/3/201591913N/A23N/A
7/4/2015885-4N/A-3N/A
4/4/2015863-21N/A-13N/A
1/3/2015876-2N/A25N/A
9/27/20148563N/A37N/A
6/28/201482846N/A56N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: BLBD's forecast earnings growth (12.8% per year) is above the savings rate (2.8%).

Earnings vs Market: BLBD's earnings (12.8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (13.9% per year).

High Growth Earnings: BLBD's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: BLBD's revenue (7.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.4% per year).

High Growth Revenue: BLBD's revenue (7.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower 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

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/12 23:18
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/12 00:00
Earnings2024/12/28
Annual Earnings2024/09/28

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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.

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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.

AnalystInstitution
Adam SeidenBarclays
Joel TissBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Sherif El-SabbahyBofA Global Research