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Blue Bird

NMQ:BLBD US0953061068
61
  • Value
    25
  • Growth
    39
  • Safety
    Safety
    72
  • Combined
    32
  • Sentiment
    100
  • 360° View
    360° View
    61
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Company Description

Blue Bird Corporation designs and manufactures school buses. It operates in the school bus manufacturing industry. Its main markets are the United States, Canada, and some international markets. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,353 million, profits of $256 million, revenue of $1,347 million, and 1945 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 61 (better than 61% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Blue Bird are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Blue Bird. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 100, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 100% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 72 or better than 72% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 25, meaning that the share price of Blue Bird is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 39. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country USA
Industry Heavy Machinery
Size Medium
Website blue-bird.com
Index
NASDAQ
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 9-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
25 19 12 35
Growth
39 63 93 23
Safety
Safety
72 53 1 1
Sentiment
100 100 84 10
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61 75 42 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
82 89 80 31
Opinions Change
50 75 100 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 88 62 36
Market Pulse
93 38 23 2
Sentiment
100 100 84 10
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
25 19 12 35
Growth
39 63 93 23
Safety Safety
72 53 1 1
Combined
32 37 16 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
56 47 59 80
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
76 90 58 3
Price vs. Book (P/B)
16 6 1 100
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
25 19 12 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
21 73 83 92
Profit Growth
37 74 88 29
Capital Growth
66 1 31 36
Stock Returns
80 69 100 19
Growth
39 63 93 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
77 48 4 2
Refinancing
10 25 4 12
Liquidity
90 82 38 34
Safety Safety
72 53 1 1

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The value case is weak (expensive and low Growth Rank), but sentiment is strong and financing is safe. This scenario may indicate future growth not yet in current financials. This is a speculative choice for investors with a high-risk appetite who are betting on the positive sentiment and safe financing to sustain a long-term turnaround.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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