Northwest Natural Gas Co

Company Profile

Northwest Natural Gas Co had its IPO on 1990-03-26 under the ticker symbol NWN.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Gas industry. Northwest Natural Gas Co has a staff strength of 1,258 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Northwest Natural Gas Co opened at $39.97 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $39.8 - $40.25, and closed at $40.09.

This is a +0.48% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 165,137 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Northwest Natural Gas Co have increased by +3.01%.

Northwest Natural Gas Co's Key Ratios

Northwest Natural Gas Co has a market cap of $1.44 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.5022 and a price to sales ratio of 1.7219.

In the last 12-months Northwest Natural Gas Co’s revenue was $1.19 billion with a gross profit of $383.05 million and an EBITDA of $334.38 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Northwest Natural Gas Co's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Northwest Natural Gas Co’s operating margin was 16.29% while its return on assets stood at 2.81% with a return of equity of 8.51%.

In Q2, Northwest Natural Gas Co’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -40% while revenue growth was a positive 22%.

Northwest Natural Gas Co’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

16.835

Trailing PE

14.25

PEG

3.2368

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.8 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 16.835 and a PEG multiple of 3.2368. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Northwest Natural Gas Co’s profitability.

Northwest Natural Gas Co stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 3.2772 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 11.7121. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.7219.

Northwest Natural Gas Co stock pays annual dividends of $1.938 per share, indicating a yield of 4.94% and a payout ratio of 68.31%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$4.54 billion

Total Liabilities

$570.93 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-78522000.00

Capital Expenditure

$73.60 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

68.31%

Northwest Natural Gas Co ended 2024 with $4.54 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $4.54 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.24 billion.

Northwest Natural Gas Co ended 2024 with $1.43 billion in deferred long-term liabilities, $570.93 million in other current liabilities, 831135000.00 in common stock, $414.40 million in retained earnings and $152.67 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $137.76 million and cash and short-term investments were $137.76 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $283,446,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.29 billion.

Northwest Natural Gas Co’s total current assets stands at $457.86 million while long-term investments were $106.45 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $92.56 million compared to accounts payable of $101.37 million and inventory worth $67.50 million.

In 2024, Northwest Natural Gas Co's operating cash flow was $-78522000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $73.60 million.

Comparatively, Northwest Natural Gas Co paid $0.68 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$40.09

52-Week High

$51.2725

52-Week Low

$37.79

Analyst Target Price

$52.5

Northwest Natural Gas Co stock is currently trading at $40.09 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $51.2725 and a 52-week low of $51.2725. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $52.5.

Its 50-day moving average was $41.3 and 200-day moving average was $44.79 The short ratio stood at 2.91 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 88.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7593.3% are held by institutions.