debt_leverage_profile
Net debt ~NZD 1.55B; net debt/EBITDA ~3.5x; a 20bp rate rise increases annual interest cost ~NZD 3-4M given floating-rate exposure.
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interest_rate_sensitivity
~30-40% of debt is floating-rate; 20bp rise compresses NPAT by roughly NZD 3-5M (~2-3% of net profit), manageable but meaningful.
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geopolitical_supply_exposure
High intensity; European gas dependency on Russia exposed structural energy security vulnerabilities.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
supply_chain_dependency
1) Taiwan/East Asia fiber-optic cable and electronics manufacturing; 2) US-controlled subsea cable landing rights and routing equipment.
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international_expansion_readiness
Chorus operates almost exclusively in New Zealand; negligible sovereign currency devaluation exposure in international markets.
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geographic_footprint
Near-100% NZD-denominated revenue; no material international markets; currency devaluation risk is effectively zero.
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commodity_exposure_profile
High intensity; commodities: Natural Gas, Coal, Uranium, Crude Oil, Copper (grid), Lithium (storage); geopolitical: European gas dependency on Russia exposed structural energy security vulnerabilities.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
vendor_lock_dependency_score
High dependency on Nokia and Calix for fiber network equipment; likely >30% of capex from single vendor; limited short-term substitutability.
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business_model_type_primary
Regulated wholesale infrastructure provider; minimal cloud dependency—core OSS/BSS on-premise or hybrid; 30-day termination manageable.
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business_model_type_secondary
Wholesale fixed-line network operator; cloud disruption risk is low as physical fiber infrastructure cannot be replicated in cloud.
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switching_cost_profile
Low API coupling risk; Chorus uses standardised wholesale interfaces; RSPs can theoretically switch but physical fiber lock-in is extremely high.
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howey_test_risk_index
Revenue model is regulated wholesale access fees—no investment contract, no profit-sharing; Howey Test risk is negligible/not applicable.
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regulatory_burden_tier
Very High
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
NZ-based telco; subject to NZ Privacy Act 2020; GDPR/CCPA exposure minimal as no EU/California consumer data services offered.
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antitrust_exposure_flag
Structurally separated by government mandate post-Telecom NZ split; regulated monopoly model mitigates antitrust risk but attracts ongoing regulatory scrutiny.
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regulatory_exposure_profile
Very High burden; regimes: FERC, NERC, EPA, NRC, State PUCs, DOE; Rate-case lag and clean-energy mandates compress returns on regulated asset base.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
~95%+ recurring; long-term wholesale access agreements with RSPs under Commerce Commission-regulated pricing; essentially zero transactional revenue.
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monetization_vector
Per-connection monthly access fees from RSPs (Spark, Vodafone, 2degrees); volume-driven recurring wholesale model.
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pricing_architecture
Regulated pricing via Commerce Commission; Chorus has limited pricing power—price resets every regulatory period (~5 years); stress scenario is adverse reset.
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pricing_power_rating
Low independent pricing power; prices set by regulator; ability to pass cost increases is constrained by regulatory determinations.
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target_gross_margin_bracket
Gross margin ~60-65%; high fixed-cost network infrastructure with low marginal cost per additional connection.
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churn_vulnerability_index
No free-rider leakage; regulated access means RSPs must pay for connections; end-user churn affects RSPs, not Chorus directly.
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headcount_cost_structure
Highly sublinear; doubling connections requires minimal headcount increase; network operations are capital-intensive not labour-intensive.
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marginal_cost_of_growth
Near-zero marginal cost per additional connection on built fiber; growth is capital-light once infrastructure deployed; strong operating leverage.
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franchise_compliance_risk
Not a franchise model; not applicable.
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customer_acquisition_metric
At 10x scale (not realistic in NZ), unit economics improve materially; current ~1M connections; cost per connection falls as fixed costs spread.
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network_effect_present
Weak direct network effects; value is infrastructure monopoly not user-to-user network; durability comes from regulatory protection and sunk costs.
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asset_efficiency_ratio
AI displacement risk is low; physical fiber laying and maintenance cannot be automated away; AI may improve network monitoring efficiency marginally.
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recession_resistance_tier
Tier 1 recession-resistant; broadband is essential utility; connection volumes highly inelastic to economic downturns.
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customer_segment_primary
Retail Service Providers (RSPs): Spark, One NZ (Vodafone), 2degrees account for majority of wholesale revenue—high concentration risk.
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customer_segment_secondary
Small ISPs and business RSPs; tail of smaller providers reduces but does not eliminate top-3 RSP concentration (~80%+ of revenue).
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characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.34 (HIL — ~34% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v1
capital_expenditure_profile
Capital clearly redeploying from copper network maintenance to UFB fiber build-out and upgrade; legacy copper decommissioning underway through 2026.
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sec_cik
null
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ticker
CNU.NZ; trades at ~10-12x EV/EBITDA, broadly fair for regulated utility; geopolitical hardware supply risk and rate sensitivity not deeply discounted currently.
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