secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Blue Bird Corp (BLBD)
CIK:        0001589526
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001589526-26-000028
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Blue Bird Q2 adj. EBITDA $50.8M (14% margin); raises FY2026 adj. EBITDA guidance to $245M
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- Q2 net sales $352.6M (-1.7% YoY), net income $29.3M, diluted EPS $0.90.
- Adjusted EBITDA $50.8M (+$1.6M YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $1.00.
- Unit sales 2,148 buses; delivered 201 electric buses; EV backlog >900 units.
- FY2026 guidance raised: revenue ~$1.75B, Adj. EBITDA ~$245M.
- Completed acquisition of remaining 50% of Micro Bird on April 1, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952626000028/0001589526-26-000028-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952626000028/blbd-20260506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001589526-26-000028

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