New Zealand Professional Investment Services Firm

Forsyth Barr

We are proud to be a New Zealand owned firm, with 21 offices throughout the country and over 300 employees. We assist personal, institutional and corporate clients providing a full range of investment services.

Forsyth Barr is a foundation New Zealand Exchange firm (NZX) and accredited market participant. We have been confirmed by the Financial Markets Authority as a Qualifying Financial Entity (QFE).

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New Zealand Professional Investment Services Firm, Forsyth Barr

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>In the beginning Genesis Energy (GNE) was focussed on thermal generation, but it is now joining the exodus to renewable generation with a target of being 95% renewable by 2035.</li><li>To achieve that goal, GNE plans to invest ~NZ$1.1b in solar, wind, and batteries, use its balance sheet more and offtake agreements less.</li><li>The strategy update moves GNE's position in the market away from dividends towards a more growth oriented business, with the -2.6cps cut to the dividend (now 14cps) the cost of using its balance sheet more. </li></ul>

In the beginning Genesis Energy (GNE) was focussed on thermal generation, but it is now joining the exodus to renewable generation with a target of being 95% renewable by 2035.To achieve that goal, GNE plans to invest ~NZ$1.1b in solar, wind, and batteries, use its balance sheet more and offtake agreements less.The strategy update moves GNE's position in the market away from dividends towards a more growth oriented business, with the -2.6cps cut to the dividend (now 14cps) the cost of using its balance sheet more. 

Genesis Energy - Thermal Exodus — 2023 Investor Day