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Contact Energy Limited

Contact Energy Limited

4.12
EUR
0.00
(0.00%)
0.21EPS
23.18P/E
5.12BMarket Cap
Feb 08Next Earn
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
Revenue per Share
3.26
3.31
2.99
2.89
3.01
3.41
2.88
3.47
3.05
2.68
3.61
4.28
3.16
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.32
0.18
-0.09
0.21
0.18
0.48
0.17
0.25
0.23
0.16
0.3
0.42
0.41
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Dividend per Share
0.25
0.76
0.26
0.26
0.28
0.35
0.39
0.37
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.25
0.26
Book Value per Share
4.88
4.32
3.95
3.88
3.81
3.88
3.65
3.77
3.64
3.57
3.32
3.44
4.88
Tangible Book Value per Share
4.21
3.65
3.25
3.18
3.19
3.29
3.08
3.21
3.11
3.04
2.77
2.94
4.15
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
733
733
725
716
716
717
718
739
779
783
787
797
1,013
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2,394
2,427
2,167
2,071
2,153
2,445
2,068
2,563
2,374
2,101
2,841
3,412
3,196
Operating Margin (%)
13.95
12.57
13.24
13.57
10.54
11.66
10.93
11.63
11.04
12.57
14.19
20.78
22.62
Depreciation Expense
190
204
197
204
215
205
220
245
262
224
250
273
294
Net Income, GAAP
234
133
-66
150
132
345
125
187
182
127
235
331
420
Effective Tax Rate (%)
28.66
17.9
- -
28.23
26.8
28.87
26.9
28.35
28.06
28.25
30.47
28.51
28.18
Profit Margin (%)
9.77
5.48
-3.05
7.24
6.13
14.11
6.04
7.3
7.67
6.04
8.27
9.7
13.14
Working Capital
-239
-445
-260
-395
-226
-96
-170
-68
-189
-187
-267
101
688
LT Debt
1,057
1,219
1,391
1,141
972
969
978
693
812
1,172
1,554
2,093
3,044
Total Equity
3,582
3,171
2,823
2,775
2,727
2,782
2,621
2,927
2,840
2,804
2,619
2,760
5,229
Return on Invested Capital (%)
5.03
5.1
- -
4.57
3.9
4.99
4.26
5.57
4.83
4.53
5.48
10.21
7.59
Return on Capital (%)
5.99
4.37
- -
4.93
4.56
9.83
4.29
5.86
5.37
3.82
6.02
8.22
7.8
Return on Common Equity (%)
6.57
3.94
-2.2
5.36
4.8
12.52
4.63
6.74
6.31
4.5
8.67
12.31
10.51

Capital Structure

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Working Capital

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No data availableFinancial data will appear here once available

Growth Rates

NZD

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in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
8.85%
16.8%
89.46%
Free Cash Flow
- -
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
-7.22%
23.98%
26.89%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.17%
6.02%
-6.33%
Total Cash Common Dividend
4.62%
1.1%
34.85%

Semi-annual Revenue

NZD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
2,841
2025
- -
- -
3,412
2026
- -
- -
3,196

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

NZD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.3
2025
- -
- -
0.42
2026
- -
- -
0.41

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

NZD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.31
2025
- -
- -
0.25
2026
- -
- -
0.26

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Michael Fuge
Full Time Employees
1,421
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric utilities
Address
29 Brandon Street Wellington WGN New Zealand 6011
IPO Date
May 10, 1999
Website
contact.co.nz
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Business
Contact Energy Limited Contact Energy Limited (CEN.NZ) generates, retails and wholesales electricity, natural gas, broadband, mobile services and LPG in New Zealand. The company operates 11 power stations including five geothermal plants near Taupō (Ohaaki, Poihipi, Te Huka, Te Mihi, Wairakei), two hydroelectric dams on the Clutha River (Clyde, Roxburgh), gas-fired facilities at Stratford and Te Rapa, a diesel plant at Whirinaki and the new Tauhara geothermal station north of Taupō; it retails electricity and gas to approximately 650,000 customer connections, wholesales gas and electricity to commercial and industrial customers, supplies broadband via fibre and copper lines, offers mobile plans and markets bottled LPG through subsidiary Rockgas. Founded in 1996 and headquartered at Harbour City Tower, 29 Brandon Street in Wellington, Contact serves residential, business and mass-market customers nationwide with over 80% renewable generation from geothermal and hydro sources that produce around 23% of New Zealand's electricity. In July 2025, Contact completed its acquisition of Manawa Energy Limited, adding 25 hydro schemes and over 500MW of winter-weighted renewable capacity plus a 1,200MW development pipeline in wind and solar to accelerate decarbonisation, enhance hydro diversification across North and South Islands, boost fixed-price electricity offerings and expand its combined generation pipeline beyond 10TWh. The company targets net zero generation emissions by 2035 while maintaining a flexible fleet for energy security.

Company News

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