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Blue Bird Corporation
BLBD Industrials Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Blue Bird Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $1.5 billion, up 9.87% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 29.9%, EPS grew 366.4%, free cash flow fell 58.6% and total debt rose 25.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Sep '25 | Sep '24 | Sep '23 | Sep '22 | Sep '21 | Sep '20 | Sep '19 | Sep '18 | Sep '17 | Sep '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piotroski F-Score |
7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — |
P/E ratio |
14.32 | 14.67 | 28.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.74 | 20.92 | 22.88 | 27.01 | 81.17 |
Altman Z-Score |
6.76 | — | 4.04 | 1.97 | 2.83 | 3.40 | 3.71 | 4.51 | 4.44 | 3.54 |
P/S ratio |
1.24 | 1.15 | 0.60 | 0.32 | 0.83 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.33 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
4.82 | — | 0.61 | (1.28) | 0.30 | 0.08 | 0.28 | (0.03) | 0.56 | (1.07) |
P/FCF ratio |
11.96 | 16.15 | 6.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.89 | 37.70 | 12.63 | 20.00 |
P/Operating CF |
28.16 | 27.96 | 18.89 | 8.63 | (14.15) | 3.99 | 6.73 | 14.82 | 11.59 | 80.78 |
Beneish M-Score |
(3.43) | 0.22 | (3.80) | (1.87) | (1.40) | (2.43) | (3.48) | (1.47) | (3.15) | (2.36) |
P/B ratio |
7.18 | 9.70 | 16.90 | 187.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Price to Tangible BV |
9.41 | 15.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
EV/Sales |
1.14 | 1.12 | 0.64 | 0.53 | 1.12 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.68 | 0.58 | 0.44 |
EV/EBITDA |
9.26 | 9.78 | 10.58 | 0.00 | 35.20 | 12.12 | 10.88 | 14.58 | 7.76 | 9.66 |
EV/Operating CF |
9.62 | 13.64 | 6.07 | (17.20) | (14.17) | 133.56 | 11.13 | 14.36 | 12.05 | 16.34 |
EV/FCF |
11.05 | 15.81 | 6.54 | (13.61) | (11.72) | (30.11) | 30.62 | 42.74 | 14.94 | 26.43 |
Quick Ratio |
1.06 | 0.79 | 0.40 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.56 |
Current Ratio |
1.74 | 1.37 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.25 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.16 | 1.02 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
(0.76) | (0.21) | 0.76 | (7.05) | 9.27 | 3.55 | 2.04 | 1.72 | 1.20 | 2.35 |
Debt/Assets |
14.45% | 18.10% | 31.44% | 46.91% | 60.10% | 56.70% | 51.19% | 46.23% | 51.12% | 54.74% |
Debt/Equity |
0.35 | 0.60 | 3.28 | 124.29 | (6.55) | (3.38) | (2.76) | (5.02) | (2.58) | (1.75) |
Asset Turnover |
2.57 | 2.86 | 2.89 | 2.22 | 2.03 | 2.58 | 3.03 | 3.40 | 3.45 | 3.42 |
Operating CF/Net income |
1.38 | 1.05 | 5.04 | 0.53 | 187.69 | 0.28 | 2.29 | 1.67 | 2.58 | 8.31 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(1.44) | (0.98) | (0.50) | (0.36) | (0.74) | (1.17) | (2.70) | (2.56) | (0.64) | (0.60) |
Interest Coverage |
23.21 | 13.17 | 2.87 | (2.77) | 0.67 | 1.80 | 3.40 | 5.27 | 8.21 | 1.62 |
| 61.55% | 105.78% | 115.09% | 292.63% | 0.67% | (20.13%) | (46.09%) | (42.49%) | (15.67%) | (1.96%) | |
| 22.21% | 22.39% | 6.08% | (12.67%) | (0.09%) | 3.57% | 7.22% | 9.59% | 6.43% | 1.11% | |
ROIC |
89.74% | 68.63% | 34.96% | (15.64%) | 2.40% | 16.71% | 56.75% | 40.94% | 123.62% | 129.77% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
45.07% | 57.14% | 23.45% | (41.48%) | (0.21%) | 11.22% | 23.71% | 43.14% | 32.71% | 8.52% |
Average Days of Receivables |
5.09 | 16.01 | 4.05 | 5.71 | 5.32 | 3.16 | 3.77 | 8.57 | 3.74 | 7.96 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
9.21% | 8.67% | 7.70% | 9.65% | 9.59% | 8.44% | 8.80% | 8.48% | 6.85% | 11.02% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.10 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
1.00% | 0.64% | 0.37% | 0.46% | 0.87% | 0.47% | 0.42% | 0.26% | 0.13% | 1.36% |
Graham Net Nets |
0.02 | (0.03) | (0.21) | (0.73) | (0.41) | (0.78) | (0.52) | (0.30) | (0.40) | (0.75) |
Graham Number |
26.93 | 19.07 | 4.56 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Earnings Yield |
6.99% | 6.82% | 3.51% | (17.37%) | (0.05%) | 3.74% | 4.78% | 4.37% | 3.70% | 1.23% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
8.36% | 6.19% | 16.48% | (11.93%) | (11.58%) | (4.70%) | 4.02% | 2.65% | 7.92% | 5.00% |
Revenue per Share |
46.45 | 41.75 | 35.32 | 25.81 | 25.20 | 32.74 | 38.51 | 40.58 | 42.44 | 43.85 |
Operating CF per Share |
5.53 | 3.44 | 3.74 | (0.79) | (2.00) | 0.13 | 2.11 | 1.91 | 2.04 | 1.18 |
Capex per Share |
(0.72) | (0.47) | (0.27) | (0.21) | (0.42) | (0.70) | (1.34) | (1.27) | (0.39) | (0.45) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
4.81 | 2.97 | 3.47 | (1.00) | (2.42) | (0.57) | 0.77 | 0.64 | 1.65 | 0.73 |
Cash per Share |
7.20 | 3.96 | 2.46 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 1.66 | 2.68 | 2.39 | 2.68 | 2.46 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
8.02 | 4.94 | 1.25 | 0.04 | (1.20) | (1.98) | (2.56) | (1.12) | (2.51) | (4.09) |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
8.02 | 4.94 | 1.25 | 0.04 | (1.20) | (1.98) | (2.56) | (1.12) | (2.51) | (4.09) |
Free Cash Flow |
153.34 | 95.85 | 111.41 | (30.89) | (65.55) | (15.34) | 20.24 | 16.25 | 38.44 | 15.52 |
Working Capital |
174.83 | 87.41 | 6.44 | 9.70 | 31.29 | 5.25 | 2.41 | 0.99 | 21.69 | 2.01 |
Capital Expenditures |
(22.87) | (15.26) | (8.52) | (6.45) | (11.31) | (18.80) | (35.47) | (32.10) | (9.20) | (9.58) |
Net Current Asset Value |
41.79 | (41.95) | (141.70) | (190.27) | (232.60) | (253.75) | (261.13) | (185.92) | (193.88) | (232.31) |
EV/EBIT |
10.14 | 10.87 | 14.10 | 0.00 | 117.81 | 21.01 | 14.14 | 19.80 | 9.64 | 15.40 |
Capex to Sales |
0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Price to Operating Income |
10.97 | 11.11 | 13.09 | 0.00 | 86.80 | 14.85 | 11.49 | 17.46 | 8.16 | 11.65 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.15 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.42 | 0.47 |
Cash ROIC |
26.67% | 25.07% | 44.51% | (16.82%) | (33.96%) | (8.96%) | 10.64% | 9.34% | 24.75% | 13.22% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
37.12 | 37.59 | 90.23 | 71.16 | 77.77 | 96.83 | 58.89 | 59.91 | 65.04 | 54.73 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
7.99 | 7.78 | 8.11 | 8.48 | 9.42 | 9.80 | 8.94 | 9.86 | 10.28 | 10.03 |
Inventory Turnover |
8.80 | 8.29 | 7.14 | 5.70 | 6.73 | 11.57 | 13.01 | 13.53 | 13.28 | 15.59 |
Average Days of Payables |
46.99 | 47.89 | 50.36 | 51.56 | 43.11 | 26.85 | 42.16 | 38.72 | 36.93 | 36.67 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
43.27 | 42.76 | 49.68 | 68.30 | 74.69 | 26.35 | 32.50 | 23.17 | 32.20 | 24.47 |
Average Receivables |
39.87 | 35.84 | 12.55 | 11.25 | 8.80 | 9.08 | 17.30 | 17.11 | 15.23 | 17.03 |
Average Payables |
147.32 | 140.15 | 122.54 | 90.10 | 64.94 | 79.93 | 99.02 | 91.56 | 83.99 | 79.99 |
Average Inventory |
133.63 | 131.54 | 139.13 | 134.09 | 90.86 | 67.68 | 68.08 | 66.74 | 64.98 | 51.49 |
Average Assets |
575.07 | 471.33 | 391.95 | 361.07 | 336.72 | 341.41 | 336.42 | 301.62 | 286.84 | 272.30 |
Average Common Equity |
207.49 | 99.78 | 20.69 | (15.64) | (42.94) | (60.52) | (52.72) | (68.07) | (117.74) | (154.10) |
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