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CAE INC. $12 – Toronto symbol CAE

CAE INC. $12 (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 256.6 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cae.com) makes military and airline flight simulators. It also runs commercial and military pilot-training schools in over 20 countries.

In its second quarter, which ended September 30, 2010, CAE’s earnings rose 0.3%, to $40.0 million from $39.9 million a year earlier. Earnings per share were unchanged at $0.16. Revenue rose 6.1%, to $386.6 million from $364.5 million.

Revenue from civilian clients rose 8%. CAE sold 16 flight simulators in the first half of fiscal 2011, and expects to sell around 25 for the full year. Revenue from military clients rose 4%.

The stock trades at a reasonable 18.8 times its likely fiscal 2011 earnings of $0.64 a share.

CAE is a buy.

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