secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Blue Bird Corp (BLBD)
CIK:        0001589526
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001589526-25-000024
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952625000024/0001589526-25-000024-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952625000024/blbd-20250205.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-25-000024

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