Q: I'm a bit flabbergasted at your recent bullishness on CAE considering the state of the airlines. But I trust you and haven't sold my position that is down 30% as of today.
I have a few questions about the backlog which I think you mentioned sits at 9 Billion dollar. So with so much work, why do they layoff staff? Is it that the staff laid off can't actually help with the backlog (i.e. they work in sales instead of engineering or something?). With do they suspend their dividend? Why have they not invested (now or previously) to deal with the backlog that they seem to have had for so long?
I get that CAE is uniquely positioned to succeed if things go well. However, they are so positioned in an industry I don't see getting back to 'normal' anytime soon.
C.
I have a few questions about the backlog which I think you mentioned sits at 9 Billion dollar. So with so much work, why do they layoff staff? Is it that the staff laid off can't actually help with the backlog (i.e. they work in sales instead of engineering or something?). With do they suspend their dividend? Why have they not invested (now or previously) to deal with the backlog that they seem to have had for so long?
I get that CAE is uniquely positioned to succeed if things go well. However, they are so positioned in an industry I don't see getting back to 'normal' anytime soon.
C.