---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001589526-23-000045"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLBD"
cik: "0001589526"
company_name: "Blue Bird Corp"
filed_at: "2023-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T04:10:18.500318+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Bird Q2 net income $7.1M, Adj. EBITDA $19.8M; raises FY2023 guidance to ~$1.1B revenue, $55-65M Adj. EBITDA

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $299.8M (+44% YoY); GAAP net income $7.1M vs prior year net loss of $12.2M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $19.8M, up $30.5M YoY; 2,304 buses sold (+19% YoY).
- FY2023 guidance raised: revenue ~$1.1B, Adj. EBITDA $55-65M, Adj. FCF $30-40M.
- Backlog $775M+ (~5,800 units); electric bus orders up 176%, firm backlog >620 units.
- EPA Clean School Bus program expected to generate $200M+ additional revenue from 500-700 buses.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001589526-23-000045
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLBD
- cik: 0001589526
- company_name: Blue Bird Corp
- filed_at: 2023-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000045/0001589526-23-000045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000045/blbd-20230511.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Blue Bird Corp reported Fiscal Year 2023 results: revenue just over $1.1 Billion. Guidance raised.
  - Period: Fiscal Year 2023
  - Revenue: just over $1.1 Billion
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: We are raising full year fiscal 2023 guidance to Net Revenue of just over $1.1 Billion, Adj. EBITDA of $55-65 million and Adj. Free Cash Flow of $30-40 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000045/0001589526-23-000045-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Blue Bird Corp reported Three Months Ended April 1, 2023 results: revenue $299.8 million, net income $7.1 million, EPS $0.22.
  - Period: Three Months Ended April 1, 2023
  - Revenue: $299.8 million
  - Net income: $7.1 million
  - EPS: $0.22
  - Result: reported results
  source text: outlook of profitable growth towards $2 billion in revenues and Adjusted EBITDA margins of 12%, or $250 million.” 1 Fiscal 2023 Second Quarter Results Net Sales Net sales were $299.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, an increase of $92.2 million, or 44.4%, from prior year period. Bus sales increased $85.0 million, reflecting a 21.6% increase in average
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952623000045/0001589526-23-000045-index.htm

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