Possible tariffs weigh on these manufacturers

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These three manufacturers operate plants across North America. That makes them vulnerable to rising input costs if the U.S. imposes a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico. Despite tariff uncertainty, we still like the long-term prospects for CAE and Linamar. That’s because they have significant operations outside of North America. Bombardier, however, completes the final assembly of its planes in Canada, and buyers in the U.S. account for two-thirds of its revenue. That adds to its risk. BOMBARDIER INC. is a hold. The company (Toronto symbols BBD.A $82 and BBD.B $82; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 98.4 million; Market cap: $8.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.bombardier.com) now focuses solely on making private luxury and business jet planes following the January 2021 sale of its passenger railcar business to France’s Alstom SA. In the quarter ended December 31, 2024, the company delivered 57 business jets, up from 56 a year earlier. As a result,…