Spark New Zealand Ltd

Company Profile

Spark New Zealand Ltd had its IPO on under the ticker symbol NZTCF.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Telecom Services industry. Spark New Zealand Ltd has a staff strength of 4,976 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Spark New Zealand Ltd opened at $2.93 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $2.86 - $2.93, and closed at $2.86.

This is a +0.35% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 22,946 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Spark New Zealand Ltd have slipped by -1.38%.

Spark New Zealand Ltd's Key Ratios

Spark New Zealand Ltd has a market cap of $5.41 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 6.6295 and a price to sales ratio of 1.6963.

In the last 12-months Spark New Zealand Ltd’s revenue was $4.49 billion with a gross profit of $1.22 billion and an EBITDA of $1.56 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Spark New Zealand Ltd's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Spark New Zealand Ltd’s operating margin was 28.32% while its return on assets stood at 18.34% with a return of equity of 66.47%.

In Q1, Spark New Zealand Ltd’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 29.7% while revenue growth was a positive 6.9%.

Spark New Zealand Ltd’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

21.2766

Trailing PE

7.9167

PEG

12.7433

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.36 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 21.2766 and a PEG multiple of 12.7433. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Spark New Zealand Ltd’s profitability.

Spark New Zealand Ltd stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.0134 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 6.473. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.6963.

Spark New Zealand Ltd stock pays annual dividends of $0.27 per share, indicating a yield of 5.69% and a payout ratio of 42.9%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$4.48 billion

Total Liabilities

$850.00 million

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$106.25 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

42.9%

Spark New Zealand Ltd ended 2024 with $4.48 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $4.48 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.94 billion.

Spark New Zealand Ltd ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $850.00 million in other current liabilities, 965000000.00 in common stock, $1.37 billion in retained earnings and $234.00 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $100.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $100.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $314,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $816.00 million.

Spark New Zealand Ltd’s total current assets stands at $1.08 billion while long-term investments were $254.00 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $745.00 million compared to accounts payable of $290.00 million and inventory worth $79.00 million.

In 2024, Spark New Zealand Ltd's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $106.25 million.

Comparatively, Spark New Zealand Ltd paid $0.43 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$2.86

52-Week High

$3.305

52-Week Low

$2.6895

Analyst Target Price

$

Spark New Zealand Ltd stock is currently trading at $2.86 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $3.305 and a 52-week low of $3.305. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $.

Its 50-day moving average was $3.05 and 200-day moving average was $2.91 The short ratio stood at 0 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 102.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 2997.1% are held by institutions.