Mercury NZ (MCY)•HY26•Released 24 February 2026EBITDAF up 28.5% but NPAT only NZD 20m on a NZD 537m earnings baseA strong hydrology-driven operating recovery is almost entirely absorbed between depreciation, interest, and tax, leaving statutory profit razor-thin.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
Mercury NZ (MCY)•FY25•Released 19 August 2025Mercury NZ FY25: PBT collapsed despite stable revenueRevenue rose 2.2%, but the real damage sat below EBITDAF and left the dividend leaning on a non-cash explanation.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
Mercury NZ (MCY)•HY25•Released 25 February 2025Mercury NZ HY25: EBITDAF held up but an NPAT loss signalled derivative mark-to-market painRevenue rose 9.3%, but fair-value swings turned PBT negative and left the dividend leaning on debt-funded cash generation.Published 20 April 2026Read briefing→
Mercury NZ (MCY)•FY24•Released 20 August 2024Revenue +25% but EBITDAF only +4% as PBT tripled on fair-value swingsA 25% revenue surge masked near-flat operating earnings; the PBT recovery was driven by fair-value movements, not underlying margin expansion.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
Mercury NZ (MCY)•HY24•Released 20 February 2024MCY EBITDAF fell 3.8% while PBT collapsed 19.9% on a 23.6% revenue surgeRevenue inflation masked severe margin compression as retail turned loss-making and below-the-line charges drove PBT down NZ$61m.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
Mercury NZ (MCY)•FY23•Released 21 August 2023EBITDAF jumped 45% to $841m but NPAT fell 78% as Tilt gain lappedOperating earnings and leverage both improved sharply, yet a loss-making second half at the NPAT line and a dividend not covered by free cash flow...Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→
Mercury NZ (MCY)•HY23•Released 21 February 2023EBITDAF jumped 86% to $451m but NPAT fell 46% as HY22 below-the-line gains...Operating earnings and cash conversion strengthened sharply, yet the reported profit line reversed on a normalised tax rate and a prior-period...Published 22 April 2026Read briefing→
Mercury NZ (MCY)•FY22•Released 16 August 2022EBITDAF up 25% but 91% of FY22 NPAT landed in the first halfHeadline earnings flattered by a low 8% tax rate and H1 gains while working capital built and net debt/EBITDAF stepped to 3.3x.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
Mercury NZ (MCY)•HY22•Released 22 February 2022EBITDAF down 17.7% but NPAT up 228.5% as leverage rises to 6.7xOperating earnings weakened and cash conversion slipped, yet below-the-line gains and a lower tax charge produced a record headline NPAT alongside...Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→
Mercury NZ (MCY)•FY21•Released 17 August 2021Revenue up 15.7% but NPAT fell 31.9%, with H2 NPAT just NZ$11mEBITDAF slipped 6% on a sharply weaker second half while a higher dividend lifted payout to 98% of NPAT and net debt/EBITDAF climbed to 2.9x.Published 21 April 2026Read briefing→