New tax could hurt jet demand

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BOMBARDIER INC. remains a hold. The company (Toronto symbols BBD.A $42 and BBD.B $42; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 93.9 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.bombardier.com) delivered 25 business jets in the quarter ended September 30, 2022, down from 27 a year earlier. Despite the lower deliveries, Bombardier’s revenue in the quarter improved 0.4%, to $1.46 billion from $1.45 billion a year earlier (all amounts except share prices and market cap in U.S. dollars). That’s due to higher revenue from maintenance services and replacement parts. If you exclude unusual items, the company cut its losses to $0.10 a share from $1.05 a share. Bombardier’s order backlog improved to $15.0 billion as of September 30, 2022, from $12.2 billion at the end of 2021. However, rising interest rates and the federal government’s new tax on luxury goods could slow orders for new planes. Bombardier Inc. is still a hold. hold…