Meridian Energy Ltd MEL

Morningstar Rating
NZ$5.55 −0.09 (1.51%)
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Meridian's Earnings Growth to Slow After Strong Recovery in Fiscal 2026

Meridian Energy is a vertically integrated renewable energy company involved in the generation and retailing of electricity. Nearly 90% of its electricity is generated from low-cost hydro power plants, with wind making up the rest. While the significant hydro capacity is a source of competitive advantage and high returns for Meridian, it also increases the firm's risk during dry conditions when rainfall or snow melt is below average, resulting in substantially lower hydro production.

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Price
NZ$5.63
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Meridian is a low-cost provider of electricity with high-quality hydroelectric schemes.

Bears

Electricity prices have fallen back to long-term averages, limiting further earnings growth.

Trading Information

Previous Close Price
NZ$5.63
Day Range
NZ$5.52–5.60
52-Week Range
NZ$5.16–6.04
Bid/Ask
NZ$5.54 / NZ$5.55
Shares Outstanding
2.66B
Market Cap
NZ$14.69B
Volume/Avg
68,417 / 2M

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
50.48
Price/Sales
3.85
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
4.00%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
4.00%
Dividend Payment Schedule
Mar, Sep
Total Yield
4.00%

Company Profile

Meridian Energy is one of New Zealand’s leading utilities. It is the largest electricity producer in the nation, with a third of the market, and the fourth-largest energy retailer, with about 15% of the market by customer numbers. It generates 100% renewable electricity, mainly from large hydroelectric schemes in the South Island. It also owns a geographically diversified portfolio of wind farms.
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Renewable
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
959

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
MEL
MCY
GNE
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
50.4824.6217.58
Price/Book Value
1.501.821.03
Price/Sales
3.852.960.97
Price/Cash Flow
18.3112.536.08
Price/Earnings
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MCY
GNE

Financial Strength

Metric
MEL
MCY
GNE
Quick Ratio
0.930.580.46
Current Ratio
1.150.960.86
Interest Coverage
1.654.331.78
Quick Ratio
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MCY
GNE

Profitability

Metric
MEL
MCY
GNE
Return on Assets (Normalized)
1.96%3.30%1.39%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
3.33%6.68%2.81%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
2.76%4.30%1.86%
Return on Assets
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MCY
GNE

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