SPK - Spark NZ

[Basil]

In the early days Telecom as it was known then showed true marketing brilliance of a level we see with Turners Tina campaign, with their brilliant Spot the telecom dog campaign.  Many will remember these well loved advertisements such as this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l66fh7_YHVQ    Sadly this sort of creativity left the building a long time ago with Spark.

[Apollo]

During ze early days of ze 'Great Var' (1914 to 2025 zo far), I zpecialised in 'vollowing theengs down', and indeed provided zome assistance een thees process.  Zhey generally crashed een a rural French paddock.    However not all downvard trends end een thees vay.    A zertain Sopwith Camel pilot who must not be mentioned by name eescaped vor example.   Zometimes it takes a bright 'Spark' (you zee vhat I deed there) to 'read ze zkies' and be able to spot ze coming change een trajectory before eet becomes obvious to all.

RB

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/at-least-two-private-equity-firms-circling-spark-report/YEZXZKE72ZBIDM6BAYUL4HVJPQ/
At least two private equity firms are "going over" Spark as they "ponder a buyout proposal," according to a report in The Australian's Dataroom market gossip column.

Probably just gossip but who knows for sure.

Morningstar and Craigs Investment Partners analysts are among those who think the stock has been oversold.

[Ferg]

IMO private equity = big egos.  But sniffing around SPK sounds delusional.  It won't end well for someone.

[Left Field]

More evidence of slack management at SPK

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360695363/spark-it-contractors-jailed-part-new-zealands-largest-private-sector-corruption-case

[Red Baron]

More evidence of slack management at SPK

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360695363/spark-it-contractors-jailed-part-new-zealands-largest-private-sector-corruption-case

Vhat slack management?  Eet vas Spark zhat found them out!

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/corporate-corruption-australians-mark-lester-sean-bryan-sentenced-for-4m-spark-nz-kickbacks-scheme/54J2IYYSAZEYFHFD2AC3DYZPTM/

"Court documents describe Lester as "dominant in determining and directing the flow of work to Victory" and justifying the higher rates even as others within the company tried to raise the alarm."

Two corrupt eendiveeduals vound out by Spark, and who are now being zued by Spark to recover ze money.   It zeems as though Spark deed ze right things.   Doesn't zound like slack management at Spark to me.

RB



 

[Waltzing]

scandi's create the first oop computer languages and continue to develop technologies...

AUS created there own wi fi chip... NoKIA has routing silicone...

Scani countries are technology hubs and have been since the 1960's with the invention of OOP compiler technologies that extended software o top of US hardware...

technology innovators.. like the dutch..

in the early 1980's dutch engineers did a lot of IT work in this country... as i young man i was sent by them back to holland to scull boats and learn about europe...

this few islands at the bottom of the world is not as world leading as you think....

[BlackPeter]

More evidence of slack management at SPK

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360695363/spark-it-contractors-jailed-part-new-zealands-largest-private-sector-corruption-case

Jeez - $4m kickbacks on a $20m contrract and they needed the SFO to point this out to them. Clearly - Spark seems to have a governance system well suited for any banana republic. The three apes spring to mind.

Ideal investment material ...

[seaweed]

SPK been in a slow uptrend in last 12 weeks. But looking at Cods graph it is in over bought territory above $2.30c. Now that I have posted it will probably do the usual and drop back later this afternoon if ASX SPK has its way lol.