Communication Services
Spark New Zealand Limited(NZTCF)
Live Price
Offline$1.09
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-3.48%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $3.91B
- Revenue Growth
- -3.6%
- EPS Growth
- -17.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 10.2%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Spark New Zealand Limited (NZTCF) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $3.91B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $1.09 and down 3.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -3.6%, EPS growth of -17.6%, a dividend yield of 10.2%. What stands out right now is revenue -3.6%, EPS -17.6%, free cash flow +46.3% with operating margin 10.7% and ROIC 7.3%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 10.2%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.5 and price/sales 1.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines NZTCF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-3.6% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+10.7% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
2026 was reported on Feb 17, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -19.6% and a revenue surprise of -1.0%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -3.6% and EPS is at -17.6%, with operating margin around 10.7%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 21, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +5.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Feb 17, 2026 | -19.6% | +0.0% | -11.1% | -9.6% |
2025 Aug 21, 2025 | +34.6% | +9.3% | +18.6% | +10.2% |
2025 Feb 21, 2025 | -74.2% | +0.0% | +8.7% | +26.1% |
Benchmark Edge
NZTCF vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NZTCF Max Drawdown
-37.97%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NZTCF and SPY.
Company Overview
Spark New Zealand Limited
Other OTC
Spark New Zealand Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications and digital services in New Zealand. It offers telecommunications, information technology, media, and other digital products and services, including mobile services; voice services; broadband services; internet sports streaming services; cloud, security, and service. The company also provides IT infrastructure, business cloud, business and outsourced telecommunications, software, big data analytics, data center, and international wholesale telecommunications services. In addition, it offers local, national, and international telephone and data services; finance products; group insurance products; and mobile phone repair services. Further, the company retails telecommunications products and services; and distributes equipment. It serves consumers, households, small businesses, government, and large enterprises. The company was formerly known as Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited and changed its name to Spark New Zealand Limited in August 2014. Spark New Zealand Limited was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Leadership
- Jolie Hodson
- IPO Date
- Jan 17, 2012
- Employees
- 4.9k
- Street Address
- Spark City
- Mailing
- Auckland, 1010
- Region
- Auckland, NZ
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 64 4 471 1638
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 13.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 6.4
- Price/Sales
- 1.1
- Price/Book
- 2.9
Growth
- Revenue
- -3.6%
- EPS
- -17.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- +46.3%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 18.5%
- Operating Margin
- 10.7%
- Net Margin
- 8.1%
- ROE
- 20.1%
- ROIC
- 7.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.25
- Current Ratio
- 1.18
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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