SPK Stock Overview
Provides telecommunications and digital services in New Zealand. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Spark New Zealand Limited Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | NZ$2.09 |
| 52 Week High | NZ$4.78 |
| 52 Week Low | NZ$1.95 |
| Beta | 0.10 |
| 1 Month Change | 0.72% |
| 3 Month Change | -28.10% |
| 1 Year Change | -55.16% |
| 3 Year Change | -57.62% |
| 5 Year Change | -52.07% |
| Change since IPO | -19.81% |
Recent News & Updates
Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Mar 29
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Spark New Zealand Limited (NZSE:SPK)
Mar 14Recent updates
Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Mar 29Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Spark New Zealand Limited (NZSE:SPK)
Mar 14Spark New Zealand Limited (NZSE:SPK) Just Reported Earnings, And Analysts Cut Their Target Price
Feb 24Slowing Rates Of Return At Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Leave Little Room For Excitement
Dec 10Investors Aren't Buying Spark New Zealand Limited's (NZSE:SPK) Earnings
Nov 25We Think Shareholders May Want To Consider A Review Of Spark New Zealand Limited's (NZSE:SPK) CEO Compensation Package
Oct 25Here's Why Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Oct 12Are Investors Undervaluing Spark New Zealand Limited (NZSE:SPK) By 41%?
Sep 11Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of NZ$0.1647
Aug 26Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Spark New Zealand Limited's (NZSE:SPK) P/E Ratio
Aug 01Is Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Using Too Much Debt?
Jun 07Spark New Zealand Limited (NZSE:SPK) Shares Could Be 41% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
May 22Return Trends At Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Aren't Appealing
May 03Spark New Zealand Limited's (NZSE:SPK) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Apr 01Spark New Zealand Limited Just Missed EPS By 9.5%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Mar 01Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Spark New Zealand Limited (NZSE:SPK)
Jan 26Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency
Jan 11Spark New Zealand Limited's (NZSE:SPK) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement
Dec 22Here's Why We Think Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Is Well Worth Watching
Nov 30We Think Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Oct 13Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK)
Sep 29Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Is Increasing Its Dividend To NZ$0.1588
Sep 04Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To NZ$0.1588
Aug 21We Think Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease
Jun 27Does This Valuation Of Spark New Zealand Limited (NZSE:SPK) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?
May 31Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK)
Apr 12Is Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) A Risky Investment?
Mar 25Spark New Zealand's (NZSE:SPK) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem
Mar 01Are Spark New Zealand Limited (NZSE:SPK) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?
Jan 18Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK)
Dec 28Here's Why Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Dec 10Estimating The Fair Value Of Spark New Zealand Limited (NZSE:SPK)
Oct 16The Returns At Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Aren't Growing
Sep 28Spark New Zealand's (NZSE:SPK) Dividend Will Be NZ$0.1471
Sep 09Spark New Zealand (NZSE:SPK) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of NZ$0.1471
Aug 26Shareholder Returns
| SPK | NZ Telecom | NZ Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -0.7% | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 1Y | -55.2% | 12.2% | -0.4% |
Return vs Industry: SPK underperformed the NZ Telecom industry which returned 12.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SPK underperformed the NZ Market which returned -0.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SPK volatility | |
|---|---|
| SPK Average Weekly Movement | 6.7% |
| Telecom Industry Average Movement | 5.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.7% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in NZ Market | 9.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in NZ Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: SPK's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the NZ market.
Volatility Over Time: SPK's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of NZ stocks.
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About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5,069 | Jolie Hodson | www.sparknz.co.nz |
Spark New Zealand Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications and digital services in New Zealand. The company offers telecommunications, information technology, media, and other digital products and services, including mobile services; IT products; broadband, IT, voice, and procurement and partner services; and high-tech and data centres. It also provides IT infrastructure, business cloud, business and outsourced telecommunications, software, data analytics, data center, and international wholesale telecommunications services.
Spark New Zealand Limited Fundamentals Summary
| SPK fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | NZ$3.94b |
| Earnings (TTM) | NZ$194.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | NZ$3.82b |
20.3x
P/E Ratio1.0x
P/S RatioIs SPK overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SPK income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | NZ$3.82b |
| Cost of Revenue | NZ$2.71b |
| Gross Profit | NZ$1.11b |
| Other Expenses | NZ$917.00m |
| Earnings | NZ$194.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Aug 20, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.10 |
| Gross Margin | 29.05% |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.07% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 129.8% |
How did SPK perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
13.4%
Current Dividend Yield249%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/04/26 04:49 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Spark New Zealand Limited is covered by 17 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ware Kuo | BofA Global Research |
| Andrew Scott | CGS International |
| Piyush Choudhary | CGS International |