Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOHOLDJan 29, 2018Stock 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.
It has a 13% yield. Subscriber revenues have been nice and steady. They had a drop in advertizing revenues. They are gaining market share but the pie is shrinking more so. The concern is that this could be a trend. They have a lot of debt they are trying to pay down. Management is doing a good job of streamlining costs.