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Mercury NZ ASX:MCY Stock Report

Last Price

AU$5.61

Market Cap

AU$7.6b

7D

7.7%

1Y

-4.1%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

MCY Stock Overview

Engages in the production, trading, and sale of electricity and related activities in New Zealand. More details

MCY fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends2/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Mercury NZ
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceNZ$5.61
52 Week HighNZ$6.74
52 Week LowNZ$5.10
Beta0.48
1 Month Change-6.50%
3 Month Change4.08%
1 Year Change-4.10%
3 Year Change-3.77%
5 Year Change14.49%
Change since IPO158.53%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

MCYAU Electric UtilitiesAU Market
7D7.7%1.6%-2.7%
1Y-4.1%12.0%6.5%

Return vs Industry: MCY underperformed the Australian Electric Utilities industry which returned 12% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MCY underperformed the Australian Market which returned 6.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MCY's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MCY volatility
MCY Average Weekly Movement7.2%
Electric Utilities Industry Average Movement3.3%
Market Average Movement8.0%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: MCY has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Australian market.

Volatility Over Time: MCY's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19981,493Stew Hamiltonwww.mercury.co.nz

Mercury NZ Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, trading, and sale of electricity and related activities in New Zealand. The company operates through Generation/Wholesale, Customer, and Other segments. It operates 9 hydro generation stations on the Waikato River; 6 wind plants; and 5 geothermal generation stations in the central North Island.

Mercury NZ Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Mercury NZ's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MCY fundamental statistics
Market capAU$7.65b
Earnings (TTM)AU$262.43m
Revenue (TTM)AU$3.10b

29.1x

P/E Ratio

2.5x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MCY income statement (TTM)
RevenueNZ$3.42b
Cost of RevenueNZ$2.70b
Gross ProfitNZ$720.00m
Other ExpensesNZ$430.00m
EarningsNZ$290.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 24, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)0.21
Gross Margin21.03%
Net Profit Margin8.47%
Debt/Equity Ratio39.7%

How did MCY perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.0%

Current Dividend Yield

112%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:29
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Mercury NZ Limited is covered by 10 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nevill GluyasCredit Suisse
Grant SwanepoelDeutsche Bank
Andrew Harvey-GreenForsyth Barr Group Ltd.