Chorus

Chorus was formed in 2008 and the company was listed on the NZX in 2011. Chorus is a telecommunications infrastructure company operating New Zealand’s largest fixed line fibre optic and copper cable communications networks.

The company provides an open access network which broadband providers can use to provide customers with communications products and services.

Chorus is one of the larger companies on the NZX with a market capitalisation of almost $4 billion in 2020 and is dual listed on both the NZX and ASX. The company appointed JB Rousselot as CEO in 2019.


Company Details

Registered Office: Level 10, 1 Willis Street, Wellington 6011
Postal Address: Level 10, 1 Willis Street, Wellington 6011
Telephone: +64 4 896 4004
Facsimile: n/a
Website: www.chorus.co.nz
First Listed: 23/11/2011
Balance Date: 30 June
AGM: 08/11/2023

Directors and Executives

Mark Aue
Chief Financial Officer
Sue Bailey
Independent Non-Executive Director
Elaine Campbell
General Counsel / Company Secretary
Mark Cross
Independent Chairman
Miriam Dean
Independent Non-Executive Director
Will Irving
Independent Non-Executive Director
Murray Jordan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Kate Jorgensen
Independent Non-Executive Director
Jack Matthews
Independent Non-Executive Director
Jean-Baptiste Roussel Chief Executive Officer

Announcements

Title Date Type
Chorus half year result Mon, Feb 24 2025 08:30 am HALFYR
Q2 FY25 Connections Update Wed, Jan 22 2025 08:30 am MKTUPDTE
SPH Notice - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Fri, Jan 10 2025 04:25 pm SHINTR
SPH Notice - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Wed, Jan 08 2025 04:15 pm SHINTR
SPH Notice - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Fri, Dec 20 2024 04:18 pm SHINTR
Chorus half year result details: Monday 24 February 2025 Wed, Dec 18 2024 08:30 am GENERAL
Commerce Commission releases final Price-Quality decision Fri, Dec 13 2024 08:52 am MKTUPDTE
Ongoing Disclosure Notice – Neal Barclay Tue, Dec 10 2024 08:30 am SHINTR
Chorus Investor Day 2024 Mon, Dec 02 2024 12:30 pm GENERAL
Elaine Campbell resigns from Chorus Wed, Nov 20 2024 11:00 am ADMIN

Major Holdings Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Current
28/08/23 The Vanguard Group, Inc. 21,804,188 4.80 5.01
06/06/23 L1 Capital Pty Limited 36,463,390 8.16 8.34
23/02/23 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc 22,196,561 5.00 5.01
15/12/22 UniSuper Limited as trustee for Uni 37,948,874 7.51 8.53
28/09/22 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc 22,457,229 4.99 5.03
08/09/21 BNP PARIBAS SA (“BNPP SA”) and its 856,064 5.95 0.19
30/08/21 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 22,330,536 5.05 5.00
25/03/20 Morgan Stanley and its Subsidiaries 19,276,728 5.20 4.34
09/03/20 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc 23,235,432 4.85 5.24
18/10/19 Accident Compensation Corporation 22,010,905 5.01 4.96
19/11/18 Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd and it 21,539,771 5.56 4.94
29/11/17 Macquarie Group Limited 20,997,201 5.65 4.94

Director’s Interests Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Details Other
01/11/23 Susan Michelle Bailey 50,000 - - -
28/09/23 Miriam Rose Dean 10,000 - - -
23/02/23 William Alexander King 30,000 - - -
03/11/22 Jean-Baptiste Rousselot 41,968 - - -
03/11/22 Andrew Carroll 109,011 - - -
13/10/22 Jack Matthews 19,881 - - -
13/10/22 Murray Peter Jordan 124,010 - - -
13/10/22 Andrew Mark Cross 30,711 - - -
13/10/22 Elaine Campbell 15,205 - - -
14/10/21 Kate Louise Jorgensen 12,975 - - -
14/10/21 Prudence Mary Flacks 44,234 - - -
15/12/20 Dr Patrick Clifford Str 51,000 - - -
25/10/19 Kathryn McKenzie 65,862 - - -
11/10/19 Anne June Urlwin 20,394 - - -
06/03/19 Lyndal Jane York 1,000 - - -
24/10/17 Keith Sharman Turner 6,616 - - -
06/10/17 Vanessa Oakley 27,666 - - -
07/10/16 Mark Adrian Ratcliffe 152,467 0.04 - -
07/10/16 Clayton Wakefield 21,752 0.01 - -

Analysts’ Forecasts

profit2021 profit2022 eps2021 dps2021 sales2021 ebit2021 ebitda2021
mean 28.3 6.5 47.5 1,017.6 246.5 692.0
high 28.3 6.5 47.5 1,017.6 246.5 692.0
low 28.3 6.5 47.5 1,017.6 246.5 692.0
sample 1 0 1 1 1 1 1

Disclaimer

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Last Updated: 10/10/2023


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