Morningstar - Spark New Zealand Limited (SPK) Solid Result Despite Investments to Spark Future Earnings: FVE Lifted to NZD 3.70

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Brian Han

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Solid Result Despite Investments to Spark Future Earnings: FVE Lifted to NZD 3.70

While narrow moat-rated Spark New Zealand's fiscal 2017 result was in line with our expectations, its underlying quality is solid. The 1% lift in EBITDA to NZD 996 million was delivered despite a NZD 20 million investment to better service customers, cost increases related to recently-secured IT services contracts, and initial NZD 8 million in expenses to kick-start the Quantum business simplification program.
Critically, we are comforted by the flat to 2% EBITDA growth guidance for fiscal 2018,...

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Spark New Zealand Limited

Spark New Zealand of New Zealand is the supplier of telecommunications and information, communication and technology (ICT) services in New Zealand and Australia. Co. provides telecommunications and ICT products and services, including local, national, international and telephone services; mobile services, data, broadband and internet services; information technology (IT) consulting, implementation and procurement, equipment sales; and installation services. The Co.'s portfolio of IT services include Cloud computing services, managed IT services, IT outsourcing, IT software and hardware procurement, and professional services to assist organizations with business and technology investments.

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Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Brian Han

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Solid Result Despite Investments to Spark Future Earnings: FVE Lifted to NZD 3.70

Spark New Zealand Limited : 1 director

With a more favourable environment, SPARK NEW ZEALAND improves to Positive

SPARK NEW ZEALAND LTD. sees an upgrade to Slightly Positive due to a better fundamental star rating

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