Corus Entertainment (B)CJR.B.TOCOMMENTMar 22, 2021Stock 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.
Ad revenues are challenged in radio and TV. Corus has controlled costs well and people are still watching specialty channels (cord-cutting is greatly exaggerated). The dividend is safe, and the Shaw family (not the company) controls the company, so this is steady. He may look at this in the future.