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Bombardier

BBD-PC.TO

Aerospace & Defense · Industrials

Price

C$25.70

+0.27 (+1.06%)

Market Cap

C$6.95B

Exchange

Toronto Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is curious

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 and competes directly with Gulfstream and Dassault.

The company earns money by selling aircraft and through a growing aftermarket services business that includes maintenance, repairs, and spare parts. Bombardier operates globally, with manufacturing in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and service centers spread across major aviation hubs worldwide. Its aftermarket division provides more stable, recurring revenue compared to lumpy jet deliveries, and expanding that services business is a key growth driver — though the company carries a heavy debt load that remains a meaningful financial risk.

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

67.9%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

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

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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

+16.7

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (18.9 → 2.2)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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