Blue Bird vs Federal Signal
BLBD and FSS side by side, both in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BLBD and FSS compare
Federal Signal is the larger company, worth 3.9 times as much as Blue Bird ($7.1B against $1.8B).
On earnings, Blue Bird is cheaper: it trades at 7.0× trailing earnings, against 24.2× for Federal Signal.
Federal Signal grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (24.0% versus 13.5% for Blue Bird).
Blue Bird keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.5% compared with 11.7% at Federal Signal.
Federal Signal pays a dividend yielding 0.51%; Blue Bird does not pay one.
Federal Signal scores higher on the StockData Score (23 against 20 for Blue Bird), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BLBD | FSS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.8B | $7.1B |
| Share price | $57.56 | $116.54 |
| Change, 1 year | 11.9% | 3.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 145% | 157% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.09 | 0.94 |
| Employees | 2,012 | 5,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 | 23 (better) |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 5 | 5 |
| Performance score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.0× (better) | 24.2× |
| P/S | 1.1× (better) | 2.8× |
| P/B | 2.8× (better) | 4.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.5× (better) | 14.7× |
| P/FCF | 11.9× (better) | 19.5× |
| PEG | – | 0.90 |
| FCF yield | 8.4% (better) | 5.1% |
| Fair value | $92.53 | $93.15 |
| Margin of safety | 37.8% (better) | −25.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.5% | 24.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.0% | 14.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 143% (better) | 25.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 135% (better) | 25.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 53.9% (better) | 20.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.6% | 29.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 11.8% | 16.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 17.5% (better) | 11.7% |
| FCF margin | 9.5% | 14.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 64.3% (better) | 20.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 43.1% (better) | 18.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.13 (better) | 0.27 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.14 | 0.68 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 27.9× (better) | 17.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.64 | 2.97 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.64 | 7.61 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.51% |
| Payout ratio | – | 12.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 11.8% |
| Buyback yield | 0.44% (better) | 0.07% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.44% | 0.58% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 10.2% | 2.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.3M (better) | −$3.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 15.5% | 7.1% |
Go deeper
- BLBD stock overview
- BLBD income statement
- BLBD valuation and score
- FSS stock overview
- FSS income statement
- FSS valuation and score
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