Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOWEAK BUYSep 25, 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.
In the last month all the broadcasters have come down substantially. He thinks they will come out with pretty good results over the next few quarters. There are a lot of cost synergies that they should be able to squeeze out after their Shaw acquisition. Subscriber growth has been seen over the last year. You are getting a nice 8.9% dividend that he feels is safe.