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Northwest Natural Holding Co
NWN
$2.1B
Mkt Cap
$51.68
+0.68%
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) has a current P/E ratio of 18.7, compared to its historical median P/E of 16.5. The stock is currently considered Fair based on its historical valuation range.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 5.0%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) has a market capitalization of $2.2B. It is classified as a mid-cap stock.
Yes, Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 3.59%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) appears fair. The current P/E of 18.7 is 13% above its historical median of 16.5. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 3.1%.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) operates in the Natural Gas Distribution industry, within the Utilities sector.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) reported annual revenue of $1.3 billion in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
SEGMENT INFORMATION NWN Gas Utility NW Natural operates a regulated gas distribution utility servicing customers through approximately 810,000 meters in Oregon and southwest Washington. Approximately 88% of customers are located in Oregon and 12% are located in southwest Washington. NW Natural has been allocated an exclusive service territory by the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) and Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC), which includes the major population centers in western Oregon, including the Portland metropolitan area, most of the Willamette Valley, the Coastal area from Astoria to Coos Bay, and portions of Washington along the Columbia River. Major businesses located in NW Natural's service territory include retail, manufacturing, and high-technology industries. The NWN Gas Utility business serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers with no individual customer accounting for more than 10% of NW Natural's or NW Holdings' revenues.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.0B | 860M |
| Net Income | 123M | 113M | 79M | 94M | 86M | 79M |
| EPS | $2.93 | $2.77 | $2.03 | $2.59 | $2.54 | $2.56 |
| Free Cash Flow | -273M | -198M | -194M | -47M | -191M | -134M |
| ROIC | 5.3% | 5.6% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| Gross Margin | - | 96.1% | 92.6% | 94.3% | 22.4% | 25.5% |
| Debt/Equity | 1.65 | 1.82 | 1.41 | 1.36 | 1.43 | 1.62 |
| Dividends/Share | $1.85 | $1.96 | $1.95 | $1.94 | $1.93 | $1.92 |
| Operating Income | 289M | 281M | 191M | 185M | 167M | 163M |
| Operating Margin | 22.5% | 21.8% | 16.6% | 15.4% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| ROE | 7.8% | 7.9% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 8.6% |
| Shares Outstanding | 42M | 41M | 39M | 36M | 34M | 31M |
| Metric | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 668M | 755M | 706M | 746M | 774M | 860M | 1.0B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.3B |
| Gross Margin | 27.4% | 25.7% | 25.0% | 22.7% | 25.2% | 25.5% | 22.4% | 94.3% | 92.6% | 96.1% | N/A |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| EBIT | 151M | 151M | 132M | 143M | 148M | 163M | 167M | 185M | 191M | 281M | 289M |
| Op. Margin | 22.6% | 20.0% | 18.7% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.0% | 16.1% | 15.4% | 16.6% | 21.8% | 22.5% |
| Net Income | 59M | -56M | 65M | 62M | 77M | 79M | 86M | 94M | 79M | 113M | 123M |
| Net Margin | 8.8% | -7.4% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 7.8% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| Non-Recurring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||
| ROIC | 43.0% | 8.2% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| ROE | N/A | -7.0% | 8.6% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 8.6% | 8.2% | 7.6% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 7.8% |
| ROA | 28.0% | -3.4% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 1.9% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 222M | 207M | 169M | 186M | 145M | 160M | 148M | 280M | 200M | 269M | 206M |
| Free Cash Flow | 84M | -6.6M | -46M | -37M | -128M | -134M | -191M | -47M | -194M | -198M | -273M |
| Owner Earnings | 142M | 125M | 78M | 92M | 37M | 42M | 28M | 152M | 59M | 101M | -1.1B |
| CapEx | 138M | 213M | 215M | 223M | 273M | 294M | 339M | 327M | 394M | 467M | 478M |
| Maint. CapEx | 78M | 81M | 85M | 91M | 104M | 114M | 117M | 126M | 138M | 166M | 1.3B |
| Growth CapEx | 61M | 132M | 129M | 132M | 169M | 180M | 222M | 202M | 257M | 301M | 0 |
| D&A | 78M | 81M | 85M | 91M | 104M | 114M | 117M | 126M | 138M | 166M | 1.3B |
| CapEx/OCF | N/A | 103.2% | 127.2% | 120.6% | 187.9% | 183.3% | 229.3% | 116.9% | 196.9% | 173.5% | 232.6% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 52M | 54M | 51M | 53M | 55M | 56M | 63M | 67M | 73M | 77M | 78M |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | 4.2% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| Share Buybacks | 1.0M | 2.0M | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 2.9M | 796K | 5.2M | 2.6M | 4.4M | 4.5M | 3.0M | 2.3M | 3.2M | 2.7M | 3.2M |
| Debt Repayment | 25M | 40M | 97M | 30M | 75M | 95M | 0 | 90M | 150M | 183M | 183M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||
| Net Debt | -70M | 831M | 941M | 1.0B | 1.3B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.7B | 1.9B | 2.6B | 2.6B |
| Cash & Equiv. | 3.5M | 3.5M | 13M | 9.6M | 30M | 19M | 29M | 33M | 38M | 37M | 37M |
| Long-Term Debt | 150M | 683M | 706M | 806M | 860M | 1.0B | 1.2B | 1.4B | 1.7B | 2.3B | 2.3B |
| Debt/Equity | N/A | 1.12 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.82 | 1.65 |
| Interest Coverage | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Equity | N/A | 743M | 763M | 866M | 889M | 935M | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.5B | 1.6B |
| Total Assets | 210M | 3.0B | 3.2B | 3.4B | 3.8B | 4.1B | 4.7B | 4.9B | 5.2B | 6.2B | 6.4B |
| Total Liabilities | N/A | 2.3B | 2.5B | 2.6B | 2.9B | 3.1B | 3.6B | 3.6B | 3.8B | 4.7B | -13M |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retained Earnings | N/A | 302M | 312M | 318M | 337M | 356M | 376M | 400M | 403M | 436M | 512M |
| Working Capital | N/A | -112M | -213M | -188M | -304M | -287M | -155M | -95M | -91M | -234M | -146M |
| Current Assets | N/A | 270M | 296M | 294M | 323M | 437M | 744M | 601M | 558M | 603M | 584M |
| Current Liabilities | N/A | 382M | 509M | 482M | 627M | 725M | 899M | 697M | 649M | 836M | 731M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||
| EPS | 2.12 | -1.93 | 2.24 | 2.07 | 2.51 | 2.56 | 2.54 | 2.59 | 2.03 | 2.77 | 2.93 |
| Owner EPS | 5.10 | 4.33 | 2.72 | 3.08 | 1.22 | 1.38 | 0.82 | 4.20 | 1.52 | 2.47 | -26.63 |
| Book Value | N/A | 25.77 | 26.46 | 29.04 | 29.05 | 30.43 | 34.59 | 35.42 | 35.66 | 36.06 | 37.47 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 8.00 | 7.17 | 5.85 | 6.24 | 4.75 | 5.22 | 4.35 | 7.72 | 5.15 | 6.58 | 34.36 |
| Dividends/Share | 1.87 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 1.85 |
| Shares Out. | 27.8M | 28.8M | 28.8M | 29.8M | 30.6M | 30.7M | 34.0M | 36.2M | 38.9M | 40.9M | 42.1M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | N/A | N/A | 20.3 | 27.2 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 13.7 | 18.6 | 16.9 | 17.7 |
| P/FCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | 22.3 | 16.9 | 18.8 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 16.4 |
| Price/Book | N/A | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Price/Sales | N/A | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| FCF Yield | N/A | -0.3% | -3.5% | -2.2% | -11.2% | -10.8% | -13.7% | -3.7% | -13.3% | -10.3% | -12.5% |
| Market Cap | 0 | 2.5B | 1.3B | 1.7B | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.4B | 1.3B | 1.5B | 1.9B | 2.2B |
| Avg. Price | 0.00 | 45.04 | 46.33 | 51.83 | 45.34 | 40.92 | 42.51 | 38.36 | 36.02 | 41.70 | 51.68 |
| Year-End Price | 0.00 | 43.93 | 45.43 | 56.39 | 37.15 | 40.37 | 41.10 | 35.45 | 37.69 | 46.84 | 51.68 |
Northwest Natural Holding Co passes 3 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
Northwest Natural Holding Co trades at 18.7x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 16.5x, suggesting it is currently Fair relative to its historical range. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 5.0% with a gross margin of 66.2%. Total shareholder yield (dividends) is 3.6%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +3.1%.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) has a net profit margin of 8.8%. This is a modest margin.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) generated $-198 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Negative free cash flow may indicate heavy investment or operational challenges.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. This indicates higher leverage, which may increase financial risk.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $2.77 in its most recent fiscal year.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) has a return on equity (ROE) of 7.9%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) has a 5-year average gross margin of 66.2%. This high margin suggests strong pricing power and a potential competitive moat.
The Ledger Terminal provides 10 years of financial data for Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) has a book value per share of $36.06, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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