Mercury

Mercury NZ is an electricity generator and retailer servicing residential, commercial and industrial customers throughout New Zealand. Mercury’s energy production is 100% renewable and made up of nine hydro stations and five geothermal plants. The company is currently expanding their energy production with construction of  a new wind farm in the North Island.

Looking to further support the de-carbonisation of the economy, the company has established a research and development centre in South Auckland for solar and battery technologies.

Mercury is listed on both the NZX and ASX. The company appointed Vince Hawksworth as CEO in 2020.


Company Details

Registered Office: 33 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland 1023
Postal Address: PO Box 90399, Auckland 1142
Telephone: 64-9-308-8200
Facsimile: n/a
Website: www.mercury.co.nz
First Listed: 10/05/2013
Balance Date: 30 June
AGM: 19/09/2023

Directors and Executives

Mark Binns
Independent Non-Executive Director
Lucie Drummond
General Manager
Phil Gibson
General Manager
Stewart Hamilton
General Manager
Hannah Hamling
Independent Director
Vince Hawksworth
Chief Executive Officer
Scott St John
Chair
Adrian Littlewood
Independent Non-Executive Director
William Meek
Chief Financial Officer
James Miller
Independent Director
Craig Neustroski
General Manager
Susan Peterson
Independent Director
Fiona Smith
General Manager
Mike Taitoko
Independent Director
Lorraine Witten
Independent Director

Announcements

Title Date Type
ASX Appendix 3A.1 – Dividend / Distribution Tue, Feb 25 2025 09:40 am GENERAL
Robust performance in challenging conditions Tue, Feb 25 2025 08:30 am HALFYR
Interim results presentation details Thu, Feb 13 2025 01:42 pm GENERAL
Quarterly Operational Update Tue, Jan 21 2025 08:31 am MKTUPDTE
Mercury announces CFO appointment Tue, Jan 21 2025 08:30 am ADMIN
New wind farm propels MCY renewables commitment to $1b Wed, Dec 18 2024 08:30 am GENERAL
FY25 Interim results announcement date Tue, Dec 17 2024 01:19 pm GENERAL
S&P reaffirms Mercury’s corporate credit rating Fri, Dec 06 2024 11:55 am CREDIT
Mercury announces Executive team changes Thu, Oct 31 2024 08:30 am ADMIN
Capital Change Notice Tue, Oct 22 2024 04:25 pm SECISSUE

Major Holdings Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Current
23/03/23 The Sovereign in right of New Zeala 725,728,018 53.36 52.36
18/09/17 Mondrian Investment Partners Limite 68,767,944 5.00 4.99

Director’s Interests Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Details Other
19/10/23 Scott A. St John 48,258 - - -
19/10/23 Vincent James Hawkswort 263,312 - - -
11/09/23 Mark Binns 28,240 - - -
07/08/23 Adrian Henry Littlewoo 4,160 - - -
01/05/23 Prudence Mary Flacks 47,054 - - -
12/10/22 Susan Ruth Peterson 5,400 - - -
08/09/22 William Meek - - - -
20/04/22 Hannah Juliet Hamling 16,300 - - -
02/09/21 Dennis Barnes 50,000 - - -
20/03/20 Keith Raymond Smith 30,156 - - -
06/03/20 Dr Patrick Clifford Str 35,000 - - -
12/12/19 Fraser Whineray 199,897 - - -
05/07/17 Michael John Taitoko 2,200 - - -
08/05/17 Andrew Lark 3,300 - - -

Analysts’ Forecasts

profit2021 profit2022 eps2021 dps2021 sales2021 ebit2021 ebitda2021
mean 273.5 27.4 23.3 3,386.4 498.6 832.6
high 273.5 27.4 23.3 3,386.4 498.6 832.6
low 273.5 27.4 23.3 3,386.4 498.6 832.6
sample 1 0 1 1 1 1 1

Disclaimer

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Last Updated: 29/09/2023


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