Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOBUYFeb 06, 2015Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 04, 2026. Market Open.
Since last summer there has been a recession in advertising for television and this has been a problem for Chorus. There are longer term headwinds since subscribers are moving more to streaming services. Chorus has STACK TV but it is an uphill battle against some of the big companies. It sold its animation studio to help reduce debt load but debt is still pretty high. The stock is too risky.
Has a number of divisions including radio stations and various programming across Canada. Extremely well-run. New CEO. Committed to growing their dividend. Ad rates have been a bit soft. As the economy improves, some of their ad rates and some of their program initiatives will help out. They also have a merchandising arm where all of their content can eventually be monetized into movies or toys.