Blue Bird First Quarter 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations
Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) First Quarter 2024 Results
Key Financial Results
Revenue: US$317.7m (up 35% from 1Q 2023).
Net income: US$26.2m (up from US$11.3m loss in 1Q 2023).
Profit margin: 8.2% (up from net loss in 1Q 2023). The move to profitability was driven by higher revenue.
EPS: US$0.81 (up from US$0.35 loss in 1Q 2023).
All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period
Blue Bird Revenues and Earnings Beat Expectations
Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 15%. Earnings per share (EPS) also surpassed analyst estimates by 134%.
Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 9.1% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, compared to a 3.1% growth forecast for the Machinery industry in the US.
Performance of the American Machinery industry.
The company's shares are down 1.3% from a week ago.
Risk Analysis
We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 1 warning sign for Blue Bird that you need to be mindful of.
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