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Blue Bird (FRA:4RB) Days Inventory : 51.05 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Blue Bird Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Blue Bird's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €135 Mil. Blue Bird's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €242 Mil. Hence, Blue Bird's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 51.05.

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

FRA:4RB' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.47   Med: 29.81   Max: 64.05
Current: 48.42

During the past 12 years, Blue Bird's highest Days Inventory was 64.05. The lowest was 22.47. And the median was 29.81.

FRA:4RB's Days Inventory is ranked better than
91.22% of 205 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 137.74 vs FRA:4RB: 48.42

Blue Bird's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2023 (50.40) to Dec. 2024 (51.05). It might indicate that Blue Bird's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Blue Bird's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.79.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Blue Bird's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.45.


Blue Bird Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Bird's Days Inventory 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 Days Inventory Chart

Blue Bird Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 32.82 54.19 59.32 53.14 44.91

Blue Bird Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Days Inventory 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 50.40 46.45 49.86 43.46 51.05

Competitive Comparison of Blue Bird's Days Inventory

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Blue Bird's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory 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 Days Inventory Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Bird's Days Inventory falls into.


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Blue Bird Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Blue Bird's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Sep. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Sep. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Sep. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (126.763 + 115.146) / 2 ) / 982.989*365
=120.9545 / 982.989*365
=44.91

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

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (115.146 + 155.78) / 2 ) / 242.145*365 / 4
=135.463 / 242.145*365 / 4
=51.05

* 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  (FRA:4RB) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Blue Bird's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Blue Bird's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

* 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.


Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


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Blue Bird Business Description

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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.

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