Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

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 Corporation sells its products through a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+12.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

1.2%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$276M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Blue Bird Corporation's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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Quality

Gross Margin

20.0%

Thin — 20.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

11.1%

Modest — 11.1% operating margin

ROCE

10.1%

Below par — 10.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+11.5%

Steady sales growth (11.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

+18.1%

Earnings growing fast (18.1% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

154%

Turns 154% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

11.4%

Modest free cash flow (11.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.30

Conservative — low debt load (0.30)

Interest Cover

284.00x

Comfortably covers interest (284.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

18.4x

no trend

Fair value — P/E 18.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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