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Chorus
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| NZX code: | CNU |
| Short name: | Chorus |
| Legal name: | Chorus Limited |
| Industry sector: | Telecommunications |
| NZX50 rank: | 13 of 50 |
| Head office address: | Level 10, 1 Willis Street, Wellington, 6011 |
| Chairman: | Patrick Strange |
| Chief executive: | JB Rousselot |
| Financial year ended: | June |
| Locations: | New Zealand |
| Auditor: | KPMG |
| Bankers: | [not revealed] |
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Financial statement history
A. Recent trading and performance summary:
| Total revenue |
NPAT | Earnings per share |
|
| fye June | mln | mln | cents |
| 2017 | $1040 | $113 | 28 |
| 2018 | $990 | $85 | 20 |
| 2019 | $970 | $53 | 12 |
| 2020 | $959 | $52 | 12 |
| 2021 | $947 | $47 | 11 |
B. Recent financial position summary:
| Total assets |
Total Liabilities |
Equity ratio |
|
| fye June | bln | bln | % |
| 2017 | $4.44 | $3.49 | 21.4 |
| 2018 | $5.01 | $3.99 | 20.4 |
| 2019 | $5.62 | $4.64 | 17.4 |
| 2020 | $5.64 | $4.72 | 16.3 |
| 2021 | $5.86 | $4.91 | 16.2 |
C. Recent cash flows and positions:
| Cash inflows |
Cash outflows |
Cash and equiv. at year end |
|
| fye June | mln | mln | mln |
| 2017 | $710 | $642 | $170 |
| 2018 | $650 | $770 | $50 |
| 2019 | $1033 | $810 | $273 |
| 2020 | $474 | $752 | -$5 |
| 2021 | $707 | $649 | $53 |
D. Recent key ratio analysis:
| Earnings per share |
Price:Earnings ratio |
NTA/share | Dividend yield |
|
| fye June | cents | annual avg | dollars | annual avg % |
| 2017 | 28 | 16.5 | 1.98 | 4.54 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20.9 | 2.09 | 5.26 |
| 2019 | 12 | 47.5 | 1.94 | 4.04 |
| 2020 | 12 | 62.3 | 1.73 | 3.21 |
| 2021 | 11 | 58.2 | 1.75 | 3.91 |
Description of trading activities
Chorus NZ builds and manages an open access internet network, providing ultra-fast broadband to New Zealand phone and internet providers.
CEO profile
"JB has held positions at Telstra and NBN Co. He holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management (USA) and a masters degree in Engineering from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (France)."
Chairman profile
Patrick Strange has been the Chairman of Chorus since 2015. He is also currently the chair of Auckland international Airport, a director of Mercury NZ and on the Board of Essential Energy Australia. Patrick has had 30 years experience working as a senior director and executive in both private and listed companies.
Links:
| Company website: | https://company.chorus.co.nz/ |
| Investor information: | https://company.chorus.co.nz/investors |
| NZX listing: | https://www.nzx.com/companies/CNU |
| Annual reports: | https://company.chorus.co.nz/reports |