Blue Bird vs Wabash National
BLBD and WNC 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 WNC compare
Blue Bird is the larger company, worth 3.7 times as much as Wabash National ($1.8B against $490M).
Blue Bird grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.5% versus −7.3% for Wabash National).
Blue Bird keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.5% compared with −9.1% at Wabash National.
Wabash National pays a dividend yielding 2.7%; Blue Bird does not pay one.
Blue Bird scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 6 for Wabash National), 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 | WNC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.8B | $490M |
| Share price | $57.56 | $12.03 |
| Change, 1 year | 11.9% | 53.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 145% | −33.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| Employees | 2,012 | 1,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.0× | – |
| P/S | 1.1× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 2.8× | 1.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.5× | – |
| P/FCF | 11.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 8.4% (better) | −27.9% |
| Fair value | $92.53 | $21.02 |
| Margin of safety | 37.8% | 42.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.5% (better) | −7.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.0% (better) | 0.81% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 143% (better) | −153% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 135% (better) | −156% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 53.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.6% (better) | 0.88% |
| Operating margin | 11.8% (better) | −10.4% |
| Net margin | 17.5% (better) | −9.1% |
| FCF margin | 9.5% (better) | −9.0% |
| Return on equity | 64.3% (better) | −40.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 43.1% (better) | −16.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.13 (better) | 1.99 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.14 | – |
| Interest coverage | 27.9× (better) | −6.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.64 (better) | 1.38 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.64 (better) | 1.48 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.00% |
| Buyback yield | 0.44% (better) | 0.14% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.44% | 2.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 92.5% |
| Held by insiders | 10.2% | 5.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.3M | −$123K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 15.5% | 16.6% |
Go deeper
- BLBD stock overview
- BLBD income statement
- BLBD valuation and score
- WNC stock overview
- WNC income statement
- WNC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.