3 Undervalued Machinery Stocks for Friday, October 16
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COMPANY SUMMARY
Blue Bird Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. It offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative power options through its propane powered, gasoline powered, compressed natural gas powered, and electric powered school buses, as well as diesel engines. The company also sells replacement bus parts; and provides extended warranties related to its products. Blue Bird Corporation sells its products through drop ship and a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet operators, the United States government, and state governments; independent service centers; and maintains a parts distribution center. It has a collaboration with Ford Motor Company to create the next generation of F-53/F-59 commercial stripped chassis. Blue Bird Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | BLBD | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $1,817.9 | $3,322.1 | 54% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 35.2 | 45.4 | 40% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 98.9% | 71.5% | 83% |
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| Float (Mil) | 31.3 | 58.9 | 37% |
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| Beta | 1.35 | 1.13 | 77% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 533 | 222 | 59% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
0.4% | 72.0% | 53% |
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| Growth | BLBD | Industry Median |
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| Sales (5yr) | 11.0% | 5.6% | 62% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 59.9% | 9.7% | 96% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 53.9% | 12.3% | 94 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 39.2% | (16.2%) | 90% |
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| # of Estimates | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Current EPS | $1.447 | $4.802 | $4.456 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.470 | $4.825 | $4.793 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.604 | $4.913 | $5.521 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (72.5%) | 23.8% | 48.5% | |
| Financials | BLBD | Industry Median |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $1,612 | $2,042 | 57% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $282 | $144 | 72% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $8.712 | $1.100 | 93% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $181 | $226 | 58% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($56) | $3 | 19% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $110 | $405 | 45% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $1,913 | $4,096 | 48% |
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| Valuation | BLBD | Industry Median |
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| P/B | 2.78 | 2.19 | 65% |
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| P/E | 6.8 | 24.8 | 8% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4% |
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| Ratios | BLBD | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 20.6% | 31.8% | 22% |
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| Net Margin | 17.5% | 7.3% | 76% |
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| ROA | 32.4% | 4.7% | 98% |
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| ROE | 64.3% | 10.6% | 94% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 43.9% | 49.4% | 35% |
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| F-Score | 5 | 5 | 50% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 10/16/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
GURU STRATEGY
Magic Formula Screen
Factors: Value, Quality
Joel Greenblatt's investing approach is based on finding companies with high return on investment that are trading for less than they are worth.
| Performance Since Inception: | 7.0% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -0.5 |
GURU STRATEGY
Neff Screen
Factors: Value, Growth
An approach using a stringent contrarian viewpoint—finding undervalued, out-of-favor stocks in the bargain basement that have an optimistic future.
| Performance Since Inception: | 14.4% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +6.9 |
GURU STRATEGY
Rule #1 Investing Screen
Factors: Value, Quality, Growth
Adapted from Phil Town's Rule #1 book, this screen attempts to identify wonderful companies with attractive prices.
| Performance Since Inception: | 8.3% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +0.8 |
