Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOBUYNov 26, 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.
Part of the down trend is the weaker advertising in traditional media, especially children’s and woman’s media as well as radio. They had to pay a lot for exclusive rights to Disney advertising in Canada. It is cheap and there is talk the Shaw family might want to buy the rest of it. The dividend is solid for 16-17 months and then it depends on what consumers want to watch and what they want to pay for it.