NWE Northwestern Corp

Price (delayed)

$61.01

Market cap

$3.75B

P/E Ratio

17.23

Dividend/share

$2.63

EPS

$3.54

Enterprise value

$7.02B

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 56
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 64
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 64
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 65

NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and / or natural gas to approximately 734,800 customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. We have generated and distributed electricity ...

Highlights
The gross profit has increased by 11% YoY and by 3.8% QoQ
The gross margin has grown by 6% YoY
The quick ratio has grown by 33% YoY but it has contracted by 18% from the previous quarter
NWE's P/E is 15% above its last 4 quarters average of 15.0 and 4.4% above its 5-year quarterly average of 16.5
Northwestern's debt has increased by 11% YoY and by 3.4% QoQ

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of NWE
Market
Shares outstanding
61.41M
Market cap
$3.75B
Enterprise value
$7.02B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
17.23
Price to book (P/B)
1.3
Price to sales (P/S)
2.39
PEG
N/A
EV/EBIT
18.97
EV/EBITDA
11.42
EV/Sales
4.47
Earnings
Revenue
$1.57B
Gross profit
$1.17B
Operating income
$357.49M
Net income
$216.95M
EBIT
$370.03M
EBITDA
$614.65M
Free cash flow
-$122.16M
Per share
EPS
$3.54
EPS diluted
$3.53
Free cash flow per share
-$1.99
Book value per share
$46.91
Revenue per share
$25.57
TBVPS
$129.18
Balance sheet
Total assets
$8.3B
Total liabilities
$5.42B
Debt
$3.3B
Equity
$2.88B
Working capital
-$240.67M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.15
Current ratio
0.65
Quick ratio
0.28
Net debt/EBITDA
5.32
Margins
EBITDA margin
39.2%
Gross margin
74.8%
Net margin
13.8%
Operating margin
22.8%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2.7%
Return on equity
7.5%
Return on invested capital
3.6%
Return on capital employed
4.9%
Return on sales
23.6%
Dividend
Dividend yield
4.31%
DPS
$2.63
Payout ratio
74.3%

NWE stock price

How has the Northwestern stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.26%
1 week
1.97%
1 month
5.68%
1 year
14.66%
YTD
14.12%
QTD
4.09%

Financial performance

How have Northwestern's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$1.57B
Gross profit
$1.17B
Operating income
$357.49M
Net income
$216.95M
Gross margin
74.8%
Net margin
13.8%
The gross profit has increased by 11% YoY and by 3.8% QoQ
Northwestern's net margin has decreased by 9% YoY and by 7% QoQ
NWE's operating income is up by 7% year-on-year and by 3.6% since the previous quarter
The gross margin has grown by 6% YoY

Price vs fundamentals

How does NWE's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Northwestern's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Northwestern stock price valuation
P/E
17.23
P/B
1.3
P/S
2.39
EV/EBIT
18.97
EV/EBITDA
11.42
EV/Sales
4.47
NWE's P/E is 15% above its last 4 quarters average of 15.0 and 4.4% above its 5-year quarterly average of 16.5
NWE's EPS is down by 4.6% year-on-year and by 3.8% since the previous quarter
The stock's price to book (P/B) is 8% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.2 and 8% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.2
NWE's equity is up by 2.3% year-on-year
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 9% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 2.2 and 9% more than its last 4 quarters average of 2.2
Northwestern's revenue has increased by 4.9% YoY and by 2.7% from the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is Northwestern business performance
The ROE has contracted by 7% YoY and by 5% from the previous quarter
NWE's return on assets is down by 7% year-on-year and by 3.6% since the previous quarter
Northwestern's ROIC has decreased by 2.7% YoY

Dividends

What is NWE's dividend history
DPS
$2.63
Dividend yield
4.31%
Payout ratio
74.3%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did Northwestern financials performed over time
NWE's total assets is 53% greater than its total liabilities
The current ratio has grown by 44% YoY but it has contracted by 13% from the previous quarter
The quick ratio has grown by 33% YoY but it has contracted by 18% from the previous quarter
Northwestern's debt is 15% higher than its equity
Northwestern's debt has increased by 11% YoY and by 3.4% QoQ
The company's debt to equity rose by 8% YoY and by 3.6% QoQ

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.