Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOHOLDJun 20, 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.
Has wanted to own this, because it has come down so much off the peak. Valuation is low on an earnings basis. However, consumers’ behaviour has changed and have moved to a lot of areas of products where this company is not very well represented. The company levered up recently to add assets in the Shaw deal, so the balance sheet is a little stretched. If you own, continue to hold. He just questions if there is much growth anymore.