Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOCOMMENTMay 04, 2016Stock 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.
Primarily in the media space, radio and TV. In TV they have some specialty channels focusing on children, families or women oriented programming. There was a big deal a couple of months ago where they acquired the global media assets from Shaw (SJR.B-T) with a $9 equity issue to cover it. There has been a struggle on the radio side. Last quarter was pretty lumpy with a lot of charges in it. He is watching this. If it can continue to perform and the cash flow grows with no threat from the skinny basics, he could see himself buying it.