Spark New Zealand (NZTA) Stock Price & Analysis
NZTA Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 4.82 - EUR 4.88
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 4.00 - EUR 5.90
- Previous Close
- EUR 4.80
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 33
- Market Cap
- EUR 1.89B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 3.03B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 156.52M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 1.93B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 7.5
- Beta
- 0.34
- Next Earnings
- Feb 23, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 8.71%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Mobile Market Position And Growth
Mobile revenue growth, improving share trajectory, and leadership in mobile service revenue support Spark’s core competitive position. Continued network investment and rising mobile service revenue can reinforce customer retention and provide a durable foundation for growth over the next several quarters.
Stronger Cash Generation And Deleveraging
Improved free cash flow and the reduction in net debt strengthen financial flexibility while supporting dividend capacity. Lower leverage should reduce balance-sheet strain and give management greater room to fund network priorities, absorb operating volatility, and maintain its credit position.
Productivity Savings
Realized productivity benefits demonstrate progress in controlling the cost base rather than relying only on revenue growth. If savings continue toward the stated FY30 ambition, they can help offset legacy-product declines, protect cash generation, and support margins across the telecom portfolio.
Bears Say
Digital Services Structural Pressure
Falling Digital Services revenue reflects weaker spending and structural migration from private to public cloud, while the strategic review adds execution and timing uncertainty. This may distract management and could limit the division’s contribution until its portfolio direction is resolved.
Broadband And Business Connectivity Weakness
Declining broadband connections and business connectivity revenue weaken important parts of Spark’s fixed and enterprise franchise. The pressure appears linked to price competition, divestments, legacy-product decline, and sales phasing, making a rapid return to broad-based growth less certain.
Margin And Earnings Pressure
The EBITDA decline shows that portfolio mix is working against profitability as higher-margin legacy voice shrinks and data-center earnings are no longer fully included. This constrains margin expansion and leaves earnings increasingly dependent on mobile growth and productivity delivery.
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Company Description
Spark New Zealand
Operating from its base in Auckland, New Zealand, Spark New Zealand Limited, along with its various subsidiaries, stands as a leading provider of telecommunications and digital solutions across the nation. Its comprehensive portfolio encompasses a wide array of telecommunications, information technology, media, and digital offerings. These include mobile connectivity, traditional voice services, high-speed broadband, internet-based sports streaming, and sophisticated cloud and cybersecurity solutions. Beyond consumer services, Spark caters to businesses with services such as IT infrastructure management, specialized business cloud solutions, outsourced telecommunications, software development, big data analytics, data center facilities, and international wholesale telecommunications. The company's offerings also extend to local, national, and international voice and data connections, financial services, group insurance policies, and mobile device repair. Additionally, Spark engages in the retail sale of telecommunications products and services, alongside equipment distribution. Its diverse clientele spans individual consumers, households, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), government agencies, and large corporate entities. Notably, the entity formerly operated under the name Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited, before undergoing a rebranding to Spark New Zealand Limited in August 2014. The company was established in 1987 and maintains its headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Sector
- Communicationservices
- Industry
- Telecommunications Services
- CEO
- Jolie Hodson
- Employees
- 3,416
- Website
- www.spark.co.nz/online/about
- Address
- Spark City, Auckland, AUK, 1010, NZ
Spark New Zealand (NZTA) Earnings & Revenues
NZTA Company Deck
NZTA Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call highlights solid progress on strategic execution (SPK-30) with strong free cash flow growth (+18.5%), successful portfolio monetization (data center sale), deleveraging (net debt to ~1.7x), mobile revenue momentum (+4.4%) and tangible productivity gains and cost reductions. These positives are tempered by near-term margin pressure (adjusted EBITDA -2.4%), declines in Digital Services, broadband and business connectivity, and some one-off costs and execution risks from the strategic review. On balance, the company strengthened its financial position and established a clearer strategic focus while acknowledging areas requiring further work.
View all DE:NZTA earnings summariesTechnical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Moving Averages | 9 | 0 | 3 |
