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Blue Bird (Blue Bird) PS Ratio : 1.00 (As of May. 09, 2024)


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What is Blue Bird PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Blue Bird's share price is $37.54. Blue Bird's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $37.52. Hence, Blue Bird's PS Ratio for today is 1.00.

Warning Sign:

Blue Bird Corp stock PS Ratio (=0.99) is close to 5-year high of 1.02

The historical rank and industry rank for Blue Bird's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BLBD' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23   Med: 0.54   Max: 1.55
Current: 1

During the past 11 years, Blue Bird's highest PS Ratio was 1.55. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.54.

BLBD's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
54.82% of 1286 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.865 vs BLBD: 1.00

Blue Bird's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.80. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $37.52.

Warning Sign:

Blue Bird Corp revenue per share has been in decline for the last 5 years.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Blue Bird was 32.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -4.20% per year.

During the past 11 years, Blue Bird's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year. The lowest was -11.80% per year. And the median was -5.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Blue Bird PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Bird's PS Ratio 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 PS Ratio Chart

Blue Bird Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.51 0.37 0.83 0.32 0.61

Blue Bird Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PS Ratio 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 0.38 0.66 0.67 0.61 0.72

Competitive Comparison of Blue Bird's PS Ratio

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Blue Bird's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio 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 PS Ratio Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Bird's PS Ratio falls into.



Blue Bird PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Blue Bird's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=37.54/37.521
=1.00

Blue Bird's Share Price of today is $37.54.
Blue Bird's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $37.52.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Blue Bird  (NAS:BLBD) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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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