Spark New Zealand's dividends per share for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was NZ$0.14. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was NZ$0.28. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was 7.37. As of today, Spark New Zealand's Dividend Yield % is 11.94%.
Warning Sign:
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Spark New Zealand Ltd is 3.16, which seems too high.
During the past 12 months, Spark New Zealand's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Spark New Zealand was 11.20% per year. The lowest was -14.10% per year. And the median was 2.90% per year.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.
Spark New Zealand Dividends per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Spark New Zealand's Dividends per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Spark New Zealand's Dividends per Share
For the Telecom Services subindustry, Spark New Zealand's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Spark New Zealand's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Spark New Zealand's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Spark New Zealand's Dividend Yield % falls into.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Spark New Zealand was 3.16. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 1.03.
Warning Sign:
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Spark New Zealand Ltd is 3.16, which seems too high.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Spark New Zealand Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
NZD 0.125000
2025-03-20
2025-03-21
2025-04-04
Cash Dividend
semi-annually
NZD:NZD 1.000000
NZD 0.140000
2024-09-12
2024-09-13
2024-10-04
Cash Dividend
semi-annually
NZD:NZD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Spark New Zealand's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is NZ$2.21.
Spark New Zealand's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is NZ$0.265.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Spark New Zealand was 13.50%. The lowest was 4.46%. And the median was 5.45%.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Spark New Zealand Dividends per Share Related Terms
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Spark is one of only three integrated telecommunications companies in New Zealand. It is the leading mobile network operator with low- to mid-40% subscriber and revenue share, and the dominant provider of fixed-line broadband services with a mid-30% subscriber share. It has a commanding presence in the New Zealand corporate and wholesale telecommunications services provision space. Spark supplements its core telecommunications operations and related infrastructure with IT products and services across cloud, managed data and networks, procurement, data centers, and Internet of Things. Its operations are entirely based in New Zealand, except for its 41% interest in Southern Cross Submarine Cables, which has zero book value and to which Spark has no funding obligations.
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