Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOCOMMENTNov 25, 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.
This space is changing in terms of dynamics, but she thinks the dividend is safe, but it is really a question of going for future growth. How they are going to grow their asset base given the different ways that people are now viewing television and media. All media companies are having to deal with this. Not really attracted to this industry, at least in Canada. Dividend yield of 11.5% which is signalling that there could be some potential safety concerns going forward.