Headquartered in Montreal, Bombardier is comprised of two similarly sized businesses. The Canadian company’s aerospace and transportation segments serve distinctly different global market clients.
But that's a good thing. Two highly focused yet diversified product categories offset the risk should either industry suffer a prolonged downturn.
From an international trade perspective, the Canadian multinational is somewhat insulated from an anticipated economic slowdown in the United States. More than 100 countries generated company revenues of about US$17.5 billion in fiscal 2008 (ended January 31). That represents an 18% gain from 2007.
