NWE Northwestern Corp

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Price (delayed)

$53.3

Market cap

$3.27B

P/E Ratio

16.5

Dividend/share

$2.58

EPS

$3.23

Enterprise value

$6.02B

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 quick ratio has grown by 31% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
The gross margin has grown by 6% YoY
Northwestern's debt has increased by 7% YoY
Northwestern's revenue has decreased by 6% YoY
Sector: Utilities
Industry: Utilities - Diversified
Website: http://www.northwesternenergy.com/
Peers: MDU PCG AVA NI

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of NWE
Market
Shares outstanding
61.29M
Market cap
$3.27B
Enterprise value
$6.02B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
16.5
Price to book (P/B)
1.16
Price to sales (P/S)
2.26
EV/EBIT
18.71
EV/EBITDA
11.24
EV/Sales
4.17
Earnings
Revenue
$1.44B
EBIT
$321.91M
EBITDA
$535.88M
Free cash flow
-$101.83M
Per share
EPS
$3.23
Free cash flow per share
-$1.66
Book value per share
$45.92
Revenue per share
$23.55
TBVPS
$118.76
Balance sheet
Total assets
$7.63B
Total liabilities
$4.82B
Debt
$2.78B
Equity
$2.81B
Working capital
-$47.85M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.99
Current ratio
0.89
Quick ratio
0.47
Net debt/EBITDA
5.14
Margins
EBITDA margin
37.1%
Gross margin
70.2%
Net margin
13.6%
Operating margin
21.2%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2.6%
Return on equity
7.1%
Return on invested capital
3.5%
Return on capital employed
4.5%
Return on sales
22.3%
Dividend
Dividend yield
4.84%
DPS
$2.58
Payout ratio
79.9%

NWE stock price

How has the Northwestern stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.32%
1 week
1.43%
1 month
8.25%
1 year
-6.33%
YTD
4.74%
QTD
6.43%

Financial performance

How have Northwestern's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$1.44B
Gross profit
$1.01B
Operating income
$306.49M
Net income
$196.69M
Gross margin
70.2%
Net margin
13.6%
The operating margin has grown by 16% year-on-year
Northwestern's net margin has increased by 12% YoY
NWE's operating income is up by 9% year-on-year and by 2% since the previous quarter
Northwestern's revenue has decreased by 6% YoY

Growth

What is Northwestern's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Northwestern stock price valuation
NWE P/E details
P/E
16.5
P/B
1.16
P/S
2.26
EV/EBIT
18.71
EV/EBITDA
11.24
EV/Sales
4.17
NWE's P/E is 4.4% below its 5-year quarterly average of 17.2
The stock's price to book (P/B) is 11% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.3 but 5% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.1
NWE's equity is up by 4.5% year-on-year
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 8% more than its last 4 quarters average of 2.1
Northwestern's revenue has decreased by 6% YoY

Efficiency

How efficient is Northwestern business performance
NWE's return on sales is up by 14% year-on-year
Northwestern's ROIC has increased by 2.9% YoY

Dividends

What is NWE's dividend history
DPS
$2.58
Dividend yield
4.84%
Payout ratio
79.9%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Northwestern financials performed over time
NWE's total assets is 58% greater than its total liabilities
The current ratio has grown by 35% YoY and by 17% from the previous quarter
The quick ratio has grown by 31% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
Northwestern's debt has increased by 7% YoY
NWE's equity is up by 4.5% year-on-year

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