Stock Research: Meridian Energy

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Meridian Energy

NZC:MEL NZMELE0002S7
27
  • Value
    60
  • Growth
    59
  • Safety
    Safety
    22
  • Combined
    44
  • Sentiment
    22
  • 360° View
    360° View
    27
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Company Description

Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand-based power company. It operates in the electricity generation, trading, and retailing industries, with brands like Meridian and Powershop. It primarily operates in New Zealand, with hydro, wind, and solar power generation facilities. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $8,972 million, profits of $632 million, and revenue of $2,954 million, with 936 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 27 (better than 27% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Meridian Energy are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Meridian Energy. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 60, which means that the share price of Meridian Energy is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 60% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 59, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 22. Professional investors are more confident in 78% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 22. This means 78% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Meridian Energy. ...read more

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Last update: 19-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
60 13 9 7
Growth
59 48 5 11
Safety
Safety
22 82 68 84
Sentiment
22 30 6 60
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27 32 4 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
50 34 31 42
Opinions Change
50 36 25 83
Pro Holdings
n/a 27 14 26
Market Pulse
12 74 47 51
Sentiment
22 30 6 60
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
60 13 9 7
Growth
59 48 5 11
Safety Safety
22 82 68 84
Combined
44 39 8 14
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
31 20 16 19
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
32 7 9 5
Price vs. Book (P/B)
59 30 20 17
Dividend Yield
91 53 59 56
Value
60 13 9 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
4 76 35 6
Profit Growth
73 33 53 72
Capital Growth
91 21 9 12
Stock Returns
46 51 37 5
Growth
59 48 5 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
56 81 82 76
Refinancing
22 49 37 39
Liquidity
22 51 42 100
Safety Safety
22 82 68 84

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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