Chorus Aviation IncCHR.TOCOMMENTSep 27, 2016Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 08, 2026. Market Open.
He owned it before. They operate Jazz for Air Canada. They lease and maintain airplanes, a solid business, but all airlines have been wacked since 2020. It's now a cheap stock. The story will get better. It used to pay a 5-6% dividend, not now, as the balance sheet got stretched. But there are hopes that a dividend will return, which will attract more investors.
Converted to a leasing business of planes smaller than most major airlines use, one of the major players in the world in that space. Using cashflow to pay down debt. Talk of reinstating dividend, perhaps in 2 years. Dirt cheap. Buy it, put it away, it could be a double, though it may take a while. Undervalued.
Like the larger AC, these shares have come off but are seeing a bounce. The reopening of more and more travel will benefit CHR. However, North American fundamentals in airlines may not be as strong as Asian or Europe. CHR could see less performance than the larger and more global Air Canada, but this bounce in CHR should continue for the next little while.
This is fairly high risk and high reward. You get a good yield, but it is more of a yield trap than a safe income stream that you can bet on. You are better off with names that provide a little less yield, but has stability that the dividend is safe. The stock has had a real move upwards, but the growth trajectory from this point forward is going to be challenged.