Good quarter for our #1

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CAE INC. $14 (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 262.2 million; Market cap: $3.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cae.com) earned $46.1 million in its fiscal 2014 third quarter, which ended December 31, 2013. That’s up 22.9% from $37.5 million a year earlier. Per-share earnings rose 28.6%, to $0.18 from $0.14. Sales rose 2.5%, to $513.6 million from $500.9 million. The company sold 12 flight simulators in the quarter and three more since January 1. That brings this fiscal year’s total to 43—a new record. As a result, sales at its civilian simulator and pilot-training businesses (55% of total sales) rose 3.2%. The company’s strong reputation is also helping it win new orders from military clients. Sales at its military businesses (39%) rose 1.5%. CAE gets the remaining 6% of its sales by making simulators for other uses, such as medical training. This division’s sales rose 3.5%. CAE spent…