NWE Northwestern Corp
Price (delayed)
$58.06
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E Ratio
15.86
Dividend/share
$2.61
EPS
$3.66
Enterprise value
$6.63B
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 company's net income rose by 15% YoY
NWE's EPS is up by 14% year-on-year
The quick ratio has contracted by 39% YoY but it has grown by 29% from the previous quarter
NWE's P/E is 5% above its last 4 quarters average of 15.1 but 5% below its 5-year quarterly average of 16.7
Northwestern's debt has increased by 11% YoY and by 4.3% QoQ
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of NWE
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
61.33M
Market cap
$3.56B
Enterprise value
$6.63B
Price to earnings (P/E)
15.86
Price to book (P/B)
1.25
Price to sales (P/S)
2.35
EV/EBIT
19.15
EV/EBITDA
11.56
EV/Sales
4.38
Revenue
$1.51B
Gross profit
$1.08B
Operating income
$323.32M
Net income
$224.11M
EBIT
$346.35M
EBITDA
$573.98M
Free cash flow
-$142.5M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$3.66
EPS diluted
$3.65
Free cash flow per share
-$2.32
Book value per share
$46.61
Revenue per share
$24.7
TBVPS
$124.65
Total assets
$8B
Total liabilities
$5.14B
Debt
$3.1B
Equity
$2.86B
Working capital
-$384.01M
Debt to equity
1.09
Current ratio
0.52
Quick ratio
0.27
Net debt/EBITDA
5.35
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
37.9%
Gross margin
71.3%
Net margin
14.8%
Operating margin
21.4%
Return on assets
2.9%
Return on equity
7.9%
Return on invested capital
3.6%
Return on capital employed
4.8%
Return on sales
22.9%
Dividend yield
4.5%
DPS
$2.61
Payout ratio
71.3%
NWE stock price
How has the Northwestern stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.21%
1 week
1.54%
1 month
4.95%
1 year
15.82%
YTD
8.6%
QTD
0.33%
Financial performance
How have Northwestern's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$1.51B
Gross profit
$1.08B
Operating income
$323.32M
Net income
$224.11M
Gross margin
71.3%
Net margin
14.8%
The company's net income rose by 15% YoY
The gross profit has increased by 8% YoY
NWE's operating income is up by 8% year-on-year but it is down by 3.4% since the previous quarter
Northwestern's net margin has increased by 8% YoY
Growth
What is Northwestern's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Northwestern stock price valuation
P/E
15.86
P/B
1.25
P/S
2.35
EV/EBIT
19.15
EV/EBITDA
11.56
EV/Sales
4.38
NWE's EPS is up by 14% year-on-year
NWE's P/E is 5% above its last 4 quarters average of 15.1 but 5% below its 5-year quarterly average of 16.7
The stock's price to book (P/B) is 4.2% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.2 but 3.8% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.3
NWE's equity is up by 2.6% year-on-year
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 7% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 2.2 and 7% more than its last 4 quarters average of 2.2
Northwestern's revenue has increased by 6% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Northwestern business performance
NWE's return on assets is up by 12% year-on-year
The ROE has grown by 11% YoY but it has contracted by 2.5% from the previous quarter
NWE's return on sales is down by 4.2% since the previous quarter but it is up by 3.2% year-on-year
Northwestern's ROIC has increased by 2.9% YoY but it has decreased by 2.7% from the previous quarter
Dividends
What is NWE's dividend history
DPS
$2.61
Dividend yield
4.5%
Payout ratio
71.3%
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 56% greater than its total liabilities
The quick ratio has contracted by 39% YoY but it has grown by 29% from the previous quarter
The current ratio has contracted by 32% YoY but it has grown by 16% from the previous quarter
Northwestern's debt is 9% higher than its equity
Northwestern's debt has increased by 11% YoY and by 4.3% QoQ
The company's debt to equity rose by 9% YoY and by 2.8% QoQ
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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