Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOCOMMENTSep 02, 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.
Had some challenges last winter with a negative transaction with Shaw, initially not liked by the street, but it seems to have come off the low since then. This has improving price momentum and reasonable valuation. Free cash flow yield is trading at around 6.8X and right around BV, so cheap on those metrics. Also, cheap on a PE, which raises the question where is the growth coming from. 9% dividend yield, and as long as that is sustainable, the story looks pretty good.