
TSE:BBD.B
(He owns the preferreds.) This is a stock that you always think should be a long-term growth situation. They make their basic money out of the transportation industry where there are minimal margins. They are great at this. The real kicker has been their airline division, which doesn’t seem to be able to get off the ground. Very tough market.
Thinks they are looking to increase their footprint globally. So much is riding on their ‘C’ series jet and that they would get so much of the global market share and he is now not sure they will get the market share they intended. Their competitors are coming out with competing jets as well as refurbished existing models. It’s hard to make a call at these prices. Prefers CAE-T
C series is very important. Launch date should be in the summer sometime and this is critical. Feels this is been an overhang on the stock. Cash flow has been coming in lower than analysts had expected. Margin improvement has been slow to come on the transportation side. She is watching this to see how the C series goes.
Won’t own it for a while. Chinese regional jet market is divided into two companies, one of which is served by a competitor and the other by BBD. Problem with the ‘C’ series orders and specifically Porter. Island airport can’t take the ‘C’ series at this time.