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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLBD | +27.12% | +359.03% | +35.63% | +476% |
| S&P | +14.5% | +93.32% | +14.09% | +217% |
Blue Bird Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of school buses. It operates through the Bus and Parts business segments. The Bus segment includes the manufacturing and assembly of school buses to be sold to a variety of customers across the United States, Canada, and in international markets. The Parts segment provides routine maintenance, replacement of parts that are damaged in service, and replacement of parts that suffer from wear and tear. The company was founded by Albert Laurence Luce in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, GA.
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| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $398.01M | 19.4% |
| Gross Profit | $85.93M | 24.4% |
| Gross Margin | 21.59% | 0.9% |
| Market Cap | $1.36B | -21.7% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $0.70M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 1.9K | 0.0% |
| Net Income | $36.46M | 27.0% |
| EBITDA | $54.03M | 24.5% |
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| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $173.07M | 95.7% |
| Accounts Receivable | $21.11M | -37.9% |
| Inventory | 151 | 4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $86.49M | -5.1% |
| Short Term Debt | $5.00M | -18.4% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 22.21% | -1.0% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 7.57% | 4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $52.32M | 1592.6% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $56.92M | 5654.9% |
| Metric | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 15.25 | 12.20 | 10.17 | 12.31 | -30.93% |
| Price to Book | 11.29 | 7.81 | 5.78 | 7.18 | -56.33% |
| Price to Sales | 1.21 | 0.98 | 0.80 | 0.99 | -29.08% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 20.83 | 12.83 | 8.82 | 10.60 | -74.11% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 17.05 | 10.93 | 12.41 | 9.82 | -55.27% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 54.51 | 34.53 | 27.82 | 24.49 | -41.65% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.9% | 9.1% | 8.1% | 10.2% | 123.58% |
| Return on Equity | 105.8% | 84.7% | 73.0% | 64.5% | -52.09% |
| Total Debt | $100.82M | $94.27M | $93.04M | $91.49M | -5.96% |
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