Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOWATCHFeb 07, 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.
Corus came out with bad numbers a couple of weeks ago and the industry is facing disruption he feels. TV advertising revenue is down and radio is not growing. Would wait to buy at 5 times EV to EBIDA, whereas it trades at 7 times. The high yield is telling him something has to give—likely distributions. Yield 14 %. (Analysts’ price target is $8).