ZT: Spark 入股 homes.co.nz

NewLynnHse

Spark buys into free 18-month-old property website homes.co.nz

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=11846272

Spark has bought a minority stake in a free website which gives New Zealand property sale histories, valuations and other information and claims about 300,000 users a month.

Few details were given about the deal with homes.co.nz but a statement from the web business said it was "in a healthy state having surpassed $1m in annualised revenue within the first year. Specific details are not publicly being disclosed, but it is a significant investment for homes.co.nz."


Ed Hyde, chief executive of Spark Ventures said the purchase was made for several reasons.

"They are well placed to make an even bigger mark in the rapidly growing area of digital services for the home.

They have a great team of seasoned New Zealand entrepreneurs and relevant international experience and we see a lot of potential cross benefits with some of our other services and customers," Hyde said.

John Holt, the website's founder and chief executive, said the deal would fund the 18-month-old business to a break-even position and allow it to grow.

"Our focus on homeowners who are not buying or selling will increase as we add a wide range of calculators and tools to help manage your home and enhance its value. Helping Kiwis plan for their longer-term property aspirations and significant projects on their current home is all part of our vision of being much more than just a property listings portal," Holt said.

When the site was launched last year, homes.co.nz's Jeremy O'Hanlon said the details of 1.2 million New Zealand residences, flats and apartments were accessible, giving up-to-date valuations on each residence and its site.

"These are all things you've had to pay for in the past," O'Hanlon said, explaining how the information was drawn from authorities including councils, which hold property records. "We've got the sales history, estimated value and we're now working with Westpac and IAG to add new data sets."

The site's computer model uses the data, historic sales and trends in each area, which is updated monthly, to give people an idea of an estimated value. Property sales history, recent sales, monthly homes estimate and rating values are on the site.

- NZ Herald

auckland.clark

希望有大公司也入股黑羊系统啊。

Lease

Spark也进入房地产行业了， 呵呵。

NewLynnHse

Lease 发表于 2017-4-28 12:12
Spark也进入房地产行业了， 呵呵。

感觉很悲剧，堂堂一家这么大的电信公司还去搞这些。。。唉

超声波

现在进入房市，是很乐观的呀

markrey

NewLynnHse 发表于 2017-4-28 12:16
感觉很悲剧，堂堂一家这么大的电信公司还去搞这些。。。唉

这个是为了获取第一手的新用户信息吧。。。。比如谁搬入 谁搬出，谁换了主人。需要新的电信服务。

love_3_month

NewLynnHse 发表于 2017-4-28 12:16
感觉很悲剧，堂堂一家这么大的电信公司还去搞这些。。。唉

它看中的是其中的软件分析工具？

keepower

传说中的大数据么... CT公司转型IT公司是大势所趋 不转就要死

驴是念来过倒

NewLynnHse 发表于 2017-4-28 12:16
感觉很悲剧，堂堂一家这么大的电信公司还去搞这些。。。唉

大数据时代啊，掌握这些信息，那就是钱。。。

jsmith2

這代表了 relab 水漲船高了

kikilulu

数据就是金钱啊

enningtang

公开的数据扒下来怎么能值钱。

Lease

Spark  New Zealand
Financial  breakdown by business unit - Spark Ventures & Wholesale
	H1 FY15	H2 FY15	H1 FY16	H2 FY16	H1 FY17
	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
Operating revenues
Voice	167	107	66	69	59
Managed data	33	31	27	24	21
Mobile	6	6	7	8	9
IT services	3	1	-	1	-
Other operating revenue	15	6	3	3	5
Internal revenue	24	23	18	21	18
	248	174	121	126	112
Operating expenses
Labour	9	6	6	6	8
Other operating expenses	138	78	48	49	46
Internal expenses	3	2	1	1	-
	150	86	55	56	54
Share of associates' and joint ventures'  net losses	-	(4)	(3)	(2)	(1)
EBITDA	98	84	63	68	57
EBITDA margin	39.5%	48.3%	52.1%	54.0%	50.9%
Analysis  & KPI's - Spark Ventures & Wholesale
	H1 FY15	H2 FY15	H1 FY16	H2 FY16	H1 FY17
Voice revenue by type	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
Landline only	88	51	48	51	44
Calling	73	51	13	14	11
Other voice revenue	6	5	5	4	4
	167	107	66	69	59
Local service	H1 FY15	H2 FY15	H1 FY16	H2 FY16	H1 FY17
Total connections (000)'s	396	382	362	341	319
Landline only connections (000)'s 1			89	82	76
1 Comparative information  for periods prior to H1 FY16 is not available.

从这个报表上可以理解Spark的举动了， 他们的managed data 收入一年比一年少， 在这数据为王的时代， 他们这样下去会有大麻烦的。

Quad

auckland.clark 发表于 2017-4-28 12:09
希望有大公司也入股黑羊系统啊。

坚持做， 好产品， 一定有市场。            

bill123

Lease 发表于 2017-4-28 14:19
从这个报表上可以理解Spark的举动了， 他们的managed data 收入一年比一年少， 在这数据为王的时代， 他 ...

Managed Data means WAN, Internet Plus (premium internet, dedicated internet, higher grades than broadband) etc. it has nothing to do with big data or property data, or homes.co.nz at all.

The revenue is declining because more competitors are entering the  market driving the prices down. UFB fibre is also eating up the market share, as it's much quicker than HSNS copper.

Lease

bill123 发表于 2017-4-28 15:31
Managed Data means WAN, Internet Plus (premium internet, dedicated internet, higher grades than br ...

Thanks for that.

But as per media report, it's Spark Ventures unit investing Homes.co.nz. So if, in the future, Spark generates revenue from its investment, what's the revenue category?

variable

什麼神系統都是次要，主要是有個好的sales person, 可以遊說大財團入股。

bill123

Lease 发表于 2017-4-28 15:46
Thanks for that.

But as per media report, it's Spark Ventures unit investing Homes.co.nz. So if, ...

Spark owns a lot of random assets such as carparks, sub leases buildings, Southern Cross cable... may fall under other operating revenue?

NewLynnHse

bill123 发表于 2017-4-28 15:56
Spark owns a lot of random assets such as carparks, sub leases buildings, Southern Cross cable...  ...

真的啊？怪不得他们的主打越做越差。。。哈哈

tong1jie

NewLynnHse 发表于 2017-4-28 12:16
感觉很悲剧，堂堂一家这么大的电信公司还去搞这些。。。唉

Spark有专门的风投部，持有的也不只是homes的股份。很多大公司都有风投部好吧

盖盖爱壶壶

希望黑羊也卖个几千万。

我会空手套白狼

这不是黑羊团队里Bill的老板吗？是不是Bill没跟他们说自己也是搞这个的才买了别人的系统呀？

xp_theman

Spark转型不是近一两天的事。它从几年前开始了。 一方面随着人越来越少打电话， 它fixed line的收入是一直在减少，而且这是不可逆转的趋势。 另一方面，因为wifi和光纤的普及所带来的速度提升，人更多开始消费网上的digitial content.这也带来另一面的机遇。 这些机遇包括网上媒体，Internet of things, 还有大数据等，它已经布局好了。 比方说spark是spotify 和netfix在新西兰的合作伙伴。

不过这次入股homes， 我觉得最关键的还是某楼讲的， homes是有个好的sales person来游说spark入股，也许他么老板原来就认识也不一定。

NewLynnHse

xp_theman 发表于 2017-4-29 10:42
Spark转型不是近一两天的事。它从几年前开始了。 一方面随着人越来越少打电话， 它fixed line的收入是一直 ...

签名照片过期很久了，换个新的吧

xp_theman

NewLynnHse 发表于 2017-4-29 11:32
签名照片过期很久了，换个新的吧

懒得换了。 没人看签名

狂风暴雨

黑羊系统的合伙人之一也是spark的呀。