The 5-Minute Investor Podcast, Ep. 12: Profitable growth picks
Welcome to episode 12 of The 5-Minute Investor Podcast, where Stockhouse columnists Jonathon Brown and Trevor Abes each deliver a 2.5-minute stock pick related to recent news stories with investment implications.
Here are Jon's articles for episode 12: Small-cap surge: How Bank of Canada rate cuts are fuelling opportunity (Stockhouse).
Savaria Presents its Strongest Q1 on Record (Stockhouse).
Jon's stock pick for this week is Savaria (TSX:SIS), a designer, manufacturer and distributor of accessibility equipment, including stairlifts, wheelchair lifts, ceiling lifts and slings, elevators, medical beds and pressure management products. The company employs about 2,500 people with plants located across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe and China.
At the time of writing, Savaria stock traded at C$19.19, adding 8.23 per cent year-over-year and 37.86 per cent since 2020.
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