Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOCOMMENTNov 10, 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.
This bought the media assets from Shaw, and media is going through a lot of changes. Content is important. She is not enticed to go into this space other than her holdings of Disney (DIS-N). 9.6% dividend yield is quite high, at any time it goes above 6%-7%, you have to start looking at the cash flow performance of the company and how sustainable it is for the long-term.