Financial Performance Highlights - Blue Bird's Q3 FY2025 net sales reached $398 million, a $65 million increase compared to Q3 FY2024[20, 25] - The company's Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 FY2025 was $58 million, up $10 million from Q3 FY2024[20, 25] - Adjusted Free Cash Flow for Q3 FY2025 was $52 million, a $56 million increase compared to Q3 FY2024[20, 25] - Blue Bird is raising its full-year FY2025 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $210 million and expects ~14.5% margin[36, 37] - The company's Q3 Adjusted EBITDA margin was 14.7%, a 20 bps increase compared to Q3 FY2024[21, 27] Business Operations and Backlog - The company sold 2,467 units in Q3 FY2025, an increase of 316 units compared to Q3 FY2024[20, 25] - Blue Bird has a strong backlog of approximately 3,900 units, valued at around $618 million[20, 27] - The company has approximately $174 million in firm orders for electric vehicles (EVs) in its backlog[20] - Alternative power sales accounted for 61% of the sales mix[20] Future Outlook and Capital Allocation - Blue Bird anticipates approximately $1.5 billion in revenue for FY2026, with an Adjusted EBITDA of around $220 million, representing a margin of approximately 14.5%[39] - The company has initiated a new share repurchase program of up to $100 million over two years[32, 34, 52]

Group 1 - The company is engaged in advanced discussions for potential transactions involving its defence business and the overall balance of the company [1][2] - The Board of Directors is carefully reviewing these potential transactions while considering the interests of all stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, and clients [2] - Iveco Group operates under seven major brands, including IVECO, FPT Industrial, IVECO BUS, HEULIEZ, IDV, ASTRA, and IVECO CAPITAL, employing 36,000 people globally with 19 industrial sites and 31 R&D centres [3]

Financial Performance Highlights - Blue Bird achieved record quarterly sales of $359 million, a $13 million increase compared to FY2024 Q2[20, 57] - The company's Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 was $49 million, up $3 million from the same period last year[20, 57] - Adjusted Free Cash Flow for the quarter reached $19 million[20] - The Adjusted EBITDA margin was 13.7%, an increase of 0.5 percentage points year-over-year[30] - For the first half of FY2025, net sales reached $673 million, a $9 million increase compared to the first half of FY2024[28] - First half Adjusted EBITDA was $95 million, up $2 million from the previous year[28] Alternative Power and EV Focus - Alternative power sales accounted for 57% of the sales mix[20] - The firm order backlog for EVs is approximately $233 million[20] - Blue Bird has over 1,100 EVs booked and in backlog[20] Guidance and Outlook - The company is maintaining its full-year revenue guidance of $1.425 billion to $1.475 billion[41, 43] - Blue Bird confirmed its full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $200 million, with an approximate 14% margin[43, 45]

Group 1: Market Overview - The domestic bus market has been rapidly activated due to a series of favorable policies, with cumulative sales reaching 511,000 units in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 3.9% [2] - Sales of buses over 6 meters have seen a significant increase, with cumulative sales of 126,000 units in 2024, marking a year-on-year growth of 33.4%, the highest in 20 years [2] - The "old-for-new" policy is expected to continue driving growth in 2025, with first-quarter sales reaching 125,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 9.8% [2] Group 2: Company Performance - In 2024, major bus manufacturers reported positive growth in both sales and revenue, with King Long Automobile achieving over 50,000 units sold, a 19.07% increase; Yutong Bus with approximately 46,900 units, a 28.48% increase; Zhongtong Bus with 11,400 units, a 51.49% increase; and Ankai Bus with about 5,837 units, a 34.87% increase [3] - Yutong Bus reported revenue of 37.218 billion yuan in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 37.63%, with net profit rising by 126.53% to 4.116 billion yuan [3] - Ankai Bus achieved revenue of 2.735 billion yuan, a 27.43% increase, and turned a profit with a net profit of 839,200 yuan [3] Group 3: Policy Impact - The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance have introduced measures to support the replacement of buses over 8 years old, with subsidies of 60,000 yuan per vehicle [4] - The implementation of these policies has led to a significant increase in sales, with the total sales of 24 key companies in the new energy bus sector doubling in October and December 2024 [4] - The average subsidy for replacing old buses has been increased to 80,000 yuan, with some provinces offering even higher subsidies, such as Jiangsu's 120,000 yuan for old buses replaced with new energy buses [5] Group 4: Future Growth Drivers - The continuation of the "old-for-new" policy is expected to stimulate a new round of updates in the bus market, with a longer implementation period and stronger effects anticipated in 2025 [7] - The export market is projected to become a new growth driver, with domestic bus exports reaching a record high of 44,500 units in 2024, a 38% increase [8] - The recovery of the tourism economy is expected to significantly boost demand for tourist buses, with sales of tour buses increasing by 24.34% in 2024 [8]