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CAE INC. $15 (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 265.3 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cae.com) gets 55% of its revenue by selling flight simulators and pilot-training services to commercial airlines. Another 40% comes from simulators and training for military clients, mainly in the U.S. CAE gets the remaining 5% of its sales by making medical-simulation products, such as mannequins, for training nurses and medical students. Steady growth in revenue, earnings The company’s revenue rose 38.6%, from $1.5 billion in 2010 to $2.1 billion in 2014 (fiscal years end March 31). Earnings gained 25.0%, from $0.56 a share (or a total of $144.5 million) in 2010 to $0.70 a share (or $180.3 million) in 2012. Costs to integrate an acquisition and improve the profitability of its military businesses cut CAE’s 2013 earnings to $0.53 a share (or $137.7 million). Earnings rebounded to $0.73 a share…