Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOBUY ON WEAKNESSJun 22, 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.
A lot of their declines last year was because of an overblown scare for the pick-and-pay which is now underway. If it has a material impact on earnings and their ability to generate ad revenue, there is a small chance the dividend will be at risk, but doesn’t believe that it is a material risk at this point. If you are patient, you might be able to buy this on a pullback. Dividend yield of 8.5%.