Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TODON'T BUYAug 15, 2017Stock 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.
On “pick and pay”, if you have 3, 4, 5 members in your family, and they’ve all picked and you’ve paid for the channels, you are basically paying as much as you would for a bundle. Thinks it was overblown. Sold his holdings as the first real leg of the recovery for the company has taken place. If you currently own this, you are waiting for the next chapter of recovery. He’ll come back and visit this later. Thinks the dividend should be cut in half, and put the capital to better use.