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BLBD (Blue Bird) Cash Ratio : 0.59 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Blue Bird Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Blue Bird's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.59.

Blue Bird has a Cash Ratio of 0.59. It indicates that there are more current liabilities than Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, and the company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay off its short-term debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Blue Bird's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BLBD' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.2   Max: 0.59
Current: 0.59

During the past 12 years, Blue Bird's highest Cash Ratio was 0.59. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.20.

BLBD's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
67.66% of 201 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 0.36 vs BLBD: 0.59

Blue Bird Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Bird's Cash Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Blue Bird Cash Ratio Chart

Blue Bird Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.40 0.09 0.06 0.34 0.54

Blue Bird Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.41 0.42 0.45 0.54 0.59

Competitive Comparison of Blue Bird's Cash Ratio

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Blue Bird's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Blue Bird's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Blue Bird's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Bird's Cash Ratio falls into.


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Blue Bird Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

Blue Bird's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Sep. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=127.687/235.973
=0.54

Blue Bird's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=136.119/229.427
=0.59

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Blue Bird  (NAS:BLBD) Cash Ratio Explanation

The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.

The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.

In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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Blue Bird Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3920 Arkwright Road, 2nd Floor, Macon, GA, USA, 31210
Blue Bird Corp is an American bus manufacturing company. It is an independent designer and manufacturer of school buses. The company operates in two segments; the Bus segment which involves the design, engineering, manufacture, and sales of school buses and extended warranties; and the Parts segment which includes the sales of replacement bus parts. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from its customers in the United States and the rest from Canada and Rest of the world.
Executives
Razvan Radulescu officer: Chief Financial Officer 3920 ARKWRIGHT ROAD, SUITE 200, MACON GA 31210
Phil Horlock director, officer: President and CEO C/O LOJACK CORPORATION, 40 PEQUOT WAY, CANTON MA 02021
Britton Smith officer: President 3920 ARKWRIGHT RD, SUITE 200, MACON GA 31210
Ted Scartz officer: SVP General Counsel 3920 ARKWRIGHT RD #200, MACON GA 31210
Gurminder S Bedi director ONE CAMPUS MARTIUS, DETROIT MI 48226
Asp Bb Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 299 PARK AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10171
Julie A Fream director 3920 ARKWRIGHT RD #200, MACON GA 31210
Coliseum Capital Management, Llc director, 10 percent owner 105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Mark Blaufuss director C/O BLUE BIRD CORPORATION, 3920 ARKWRIGHT ROAD, SUITE 200, MACON GA 31210
Simon J Newman director 3920 ARKWRIGHT RD # 200, MACON GA 31210
Matthew Stevenson officer: President 150 PEABODY PLACE, M.S. LEGL-0008, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Paul Yousif officer: See Remarks C/O BLUE BIRD CORPORATION, 402 BLUE BIRD BOULEVARD, FORT VALLEY GA 31030
Jared Sperling director C/O AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC, 299 PARK AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10171
Mark Ashburn Terry officer: Chief Commercial Officer 402 BLUE BIRD BLVD, FORT VALLEY GA 31030
Jeffery L Taylor officer: Chief Financial Officer 1000 SAGAMORE PARKWAY SOUTH, LAFAYETTE IN 47905