Deal to take sales even higher

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CAE INC. $27 (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 266.3 million; Market cap: $7.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cae.com) is the world’s largest maker of flight simulators for commercial airlines and military clients. It also trains pilots. In its fiscal 2019 second quarter, ended September 30, 2018, CAE’s revenue rose 20.3%, to $743.8 million from $618.2 million a year earlier. Sales of flight simulators and pilot-training services to airlines (53% of total revenue) gained 23.7%. As well, sales to military clients (43%) improved 17.8%, while sales of medical-simulation products (4%) rose 7.4%. Earnings in the quarter rose 13.9%, to $60.7 million from $53.3 million. Due to fewer shares outstanding, per-share earnings rose at a slightly faster pace of 15.0%, to $0.23 from $0.20. CAE will now pay $645 million U.S. (plus royalty payments totalling $155 million U.S. over the next 20 years) for the Business Aircraft Training business of BOMBARDIER INC., (Toronto symbols BBD.A $2.26 and BBD.B $2.20;…