Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOCOMMENTAug 09, 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.
Did a very interesting acquisition of the Shaw Media assets, but had a relatively weak quarter with those acquired assets. The acquisition was a really good financial one and really improved the dividend payout ratio, so the dividend looks safe for quite some time. However, operationally, it is not the kind of quarter that is going to make analysts raise their numbers and target prices. Expects it will be in a holding pattern until there is more clarity on the direction of advertising trends.