Pilot boom set to spur CAE’s growth

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CAE INC. $23 (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 268.3 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; Priceto-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cae.com) is the world’s largest maker of flight simulators for commercial airlines and military clients. It accounts for about 70% of global simulator sales. It also trains pilots. Commercial airlines supply about 60% of CAE’s revenue, while sales to military clients account for 35%. In the past few years, the company has applied its simulator expertise to the production of training equipment for paramedics, nurses and medical students. Those devices supply the remaining 5% of CAE’s revenue. Strong history of rising revenue, earnings The company’s revenue rose 28.5%, from $2.1 billion in 2013 to $2.7 billion in 2017 (fiscal years end March 31). CAE’s earnings fell from $0.74 a share (or a total of $194.3 million) in 2013 to $0.73 a share (or $191.1 million) in 2014. Profit then rebounded to $0.76 a share…