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Spark New Zealand
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| NZX code: | SPK |
| Short name: | Spark |
| Legal name: | Spark New Zealand Limited |
| Industry sector: | Telecommunications |
| NZX50 rank: | 6 of 50 |
| Head office address: | Level 1, 50 Albert Street, Auckland 1010 |
| Chairman: | Justine Smyth |
| Chief executive: | Jolie Hodson |
| Financial year ended: | June |
| Locations: | New Zealand |
| Auditor: | KPMG |
| Bankers: | Westpac, ANZ, HSBC, MUFG Bank |
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Financial statement history
A. Recent trading and performance summary:
| Total revenue |
NPAT | Earnings per share |
|
| fye June | bln | mln | cents |
| 2018 | $3.5 | $365 | 20 |
| 2019 | $3.5 | $409 | 22 |
| 2020 | $3.6 | $420 | 23 |
| 2021 | $3.6 | $381 | 21 |
| 2022 | $3.7 | $410 | 22 |
| 2023 | $4.5 | $1,135 | 61 |
| 2024 | $3.9 | $316 | 17 |
B. Recent financial position summary:
| Total assets |
Total Liabilities |
Equity ratio |
|
| fye June | bln | bln | % |
| 2018 | $3.8 | $2.4 | 39 |
| 2019 | $4.1 | $2.6 | 36 |
| 2020 | $4.4 | $2.9 | 35 |
| 2021 | $4.1 | $2.6 | 37 |
| 2022 | $4.2 | $2.7 | 35 |
| 2023 | $4.5 | $2.5 | 43 |
| 2024 | $4.6 | $3.0 | 34 |
C. Recent cash flows and positions:
| Cash inflows |
Cash outflows |
Cash and equiv. at year end |
|
| fye June | mln | mln | mln |
| 2018 | $820 | $817 | $55 |
| 2019 | $777 | $778 | $54 |
| 2020 | $903 | $904 | $53 |
| 2021 | $853 | $834 | $72 |
| 2022 | $841 | $842 | $71 |
| 2023 | $800 | $1,621 | $100 |
| 2024 | $764 | $805 | $59 |
D. Recent key ratio analysis:
| Earnings per share |
Price:Earnings ratio |
NTA/share | Dividend yield |
|
| fye June | cents | annual avg | dollars | annual avg % |
| 2018 | 20 | 17 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| 2019 | 22 | 17 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 23 | 18 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 21 | 22 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 57 | 9 | 0.7 | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 25 | 16 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
Description of trading activities
Spark is New Zealand's largest telecommunications and digital services company. "Spark’s success is dependent on customers in one key market: New Zealand. That's why we're passionate about using technology to be truly useful to our customers, helping make our country better and enriching the lives of all New Zealanders."
CEO profile
Jolie Hodson became CEO of Spark New Zealand on July 1st 2019. Hodson was the CFO in 2013 and the CEO of Spark Digital in 2016. Before her roles at Spark, Hodson worked for 12 years with the Lion Group and Deloitte. Hodson graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of commerce. Hodson is also a member of Global Women, a founder of 'On Being Bold', and a mentor to many different businesswomen.
Chairman profile
Justine Smyth became Chair in 2017. Smyth has a background in finance and business management, having been a partner with Deloitte and Group Finance Director at Lion Nathan. Smyth is the director of Auckland International Airport Limited and Chair of The Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. Smyth has a bachelor of commerce from the University of Auckland and is a Fellow of Chartered Accounts Australia and NZ.
Links:
| Company website: | https://www.sparknz.co.nz/ |
| Investor information: | http://investors.sparknz.co.nz/Investor-Centre/ |
| NZX listing: | https://www.nzx.com/companies/SPK |
| Annual reports: | http://investors.sparknz.co.nz/Investor-Centre/?page=Annual-Reports |