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Bombardier

BBD-PB.TO
55
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
C$19.10
+0.32 (+1.70%)
Market Cap
C$9.66B
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
55
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A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Winston Score between 40 and 70. The stock passes some quality checks but not all.

Bombardier is a Canadian company that designs and builds private jets for wealthy individuals, corporations, and governments. Its main product lines are the Learjet, Challenger, and Global families of business aircraft, with the high-end Global 7500 being its flagship jet. Bombardier is one of the largest dedicated business jet manufacturers in the world, competing primarily against Gulfstream and Dassault.

The company earns money by selling aircraft and providing aftermarket services like maintenance, repairs, and spare parts — the services segment is a growing and more predictable source of revenue. Bombardier operates globally, with manufacturing in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and a worldwide network of service centers. The business carries a heavy debt load from past restructuring, which remains a key financial risk, but growing demand for private aviation and expansion of its service network are the main drivers management is counting on for long-term earnings growth.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+24.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$271M/ year

Declining (-25% vs prior year)

2.8% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

82.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.7B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

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Growth context

Bombardier is growing revenue at 3% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
15.6%
Thin — 15.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
11.1%
Modest — 11.1% operating margin
ROCE
5.0%
Weak — 5.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+7.8%
Steady sales growth (7.8% YoY)
EPS YoY
+261.7%
Earnings growing fast (261.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
212%
Turns 212% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
19.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (19.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
2.62x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.6x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio
18.9x
Fair value — P/E 18.9

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+17.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (18.9 → 1.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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