---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001589526-25-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLBD"
cik: "0001589526"
company_name: "Blue Bird Corp"
filed_at: "2025-02-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T02:41:55.360904+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Bird beats Q1 guidance; Adj EBITDA $45.8M, reaffirms FY2025 outlook

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $313.9M, GAAP net income $28.7M ($0.86 EPS), adjusted EBITDA $45.8M (14.6% margin).
- Sold 2,130 buses (flat YoY); delivered over 130 electric buses, ahead of prior plan.
- Reaffirmed FY2025 guidance: Adj EBITDA $185-215M, revenue $1.4-1.5B, free cash flow $40-60M.
- Long-term target: 15%+ Adj EBITDA margin on ~$2B revenue.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.92, slightly up from $0.91 in prior year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001589526-25-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLBD
- cik: 0001589526
- company_name: Blue Bird Corp
- filed_at: 2025-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952625000024/0001589526-25-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952625000024/blbd-20250205.htm

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