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Blue Bird (Blue Bird) Gross Profit : $223 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Blue Bird Gross Profit?

Blue Bird's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $64 Mil. Blue Bird's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $223 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Blue Bird's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $64 Mil. Blue Bird's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $346 Mil. Therefore, Blue Bird's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 18.40%.

Blue Bird had a gross margin of 18.40% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 11 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Blue Bird was 17.68%. The lowest was 4.56%. And the median was 12.26%.

Warning Sign:

Blue Bird Corp gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -8.4%.


Blue Bird Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Bird's Gross Profit can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Blue Bird Gross Profit Chart

Blue Bird Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 133.47 96.20 72.14 36.55 138.85

Blue Bird Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 35.65 45.75 49.99 63.56 63.64

Competitive Comparison of Blue Bird's Gross Profit

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Blue Bird's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Blue Bird's Gross Profit Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Blue Bird's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Bird's Gross Profit falls into.



Blue Bird Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Blue Bird's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Sep. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1132.793 - 993.943
=139

Blue Bird's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=345.915 - 282.276
=64

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $223 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Blue Bird's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=64 / 345.915
=18.40 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Blue Bird  (NAS:BLBD) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Blue Bird had a gross margin of 18.40% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Blue Bird (Blue Bird) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3920 Arkwright Road, 2nd Floor, Macon, GA, USA, 31210
Blue Bird Corp is an American bus manufacturing company. It has its operations in two segments. The Bus segment involves the design, engineering, manufacture and sales of school buses and extended warranties; and the Parts segment which includes the sales of replacement bus parts. It carries its operations in the United States, Canada, and the rest of the world. The majority of its sales are derived from the United States through its bus manufacturing business.
Executives
Phil Horlock director, officer: President and CEO C/O LOJACK CORPORATION, 40 PEQUOT WAY, CANTON MA 02021
Asp Bb Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 299 PARK AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10171
Razvan Radulescu officer: Chief Financial Officer 3920 ARKWRIGHT ROAD, SUITE 200, MACON GA 31210
Julie A Fream director 3920 ARKWRIGHT RD #200, MACON GA 31210
Coliseum Capital Management, Llc director, 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Britton Smith officer: President 3920 ARKWRIGHT RD, SUITE 200, MACON GA 31210
Mark Blaufuss director C/O BLUE BIRD CORPORATION, 3920 ARKWRIGHT ROAD, SUITE 200, MACON GA 31210
Simon J Newman director 3920 ARKWRIGHT RD # 200, MACON GA 31210
Ted Scartz officer: SVP General Counsel 3920 ARKWRIGHT RD #200, MACON GA 31210
Matthew Stevenson officer: President 150 PEABODY PLACE, M.S. LEGL-0008, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Paul Yousif officer: See Remarks C/O BLUE BIRD CORPORATION, 402 BLUE BIRD BOULEVARD, FORT VALLEY GA 31030
Jared Sperling director C/O AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC, 299 PARK AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10171
Mark Ashburn Terry officer: Chief Commercial Officer 402 BLUE BIRD BLVD, FORT VALLEY GA 31030
Jeffery L Taylor officer: Chief Financial Officer 1000 SAGAMORE PARKWAY SOUTH, LAFAYETTE IN 47905
Jenkins Charles R Iii officer: Chief Operating Officer 217 SANSBURY TRAIL, WARNER ROBINS GA 31088