Production shift benefits investors

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BOMBARDIER INC. (Toronto symbols BBD.A $2.04 and BBD.B $2.00; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing &Industry sector; Shares o/s: 2.4 billion; Market cap: $4.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.bombardier.com) plans to sell its plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which makes wings for the Airbus A220 jetliner as well as other aircraft components. Airbus is a likely buyer, as it already owns 50.01% of the A220 business; Bombardier owns 33.55%; and the Quebec government holds the remaining 16.44%. Bombardier is also selling a plant in Morocco that builds components for its regional jets. The sales will let the company focus on its more-profitable corporate jet and railcar businesses. However, Bombardier’s manufacturing problems have delayed its railcar deliveries. As a result, it will probably miss its goal of expanding its annual revenue, from $16.2 billion U.S. in 2018 to $20 billion U.S. in 2020. Bombardier is still a hold. hold…