NorthWestern Corporation (NWE) Stock | NWE Stock Price & Analysis

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NWE

NorthWestern Corporation NWE · NASDAQ

$74.72 +1.18% (+$0.87)

Summary

55 / 100 · Bulios Score

Valuation 60Growth 36Profitability 53Quality 47Debt 57Stability 89

What speaks for it

It has raised its dividend 17 years in a row.
The share price is below the Bulios Fair Price.
Out of every 100 USD of revenue, 10 USD is left as net profit.

What to watch

Repaying its net debt would take 6.1 years of operating profit.
Earnings per share fell by 3.3% a year over the last 3 years.
It reports a profit, yet spends more cash than it brings in.

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Score in detail

Is it expensive?

Looks cheap

Bulios Fair Price

Current price $74.72

5-year average P/E 17.3 55% higher

P/E today 26.8

Regulated Electric industry median

P/E today 26.8

Unlock fair price

Bulios Fair Price is an estimate of a stock's fair value from the Bulios valuation model. It is an input for your own analysis, not investment advice. How does it work?

Today you pay 26.8 USD for 1 USD of yearly profit. Over the last five years it was 17.3 USD on average.

Valuation in detail

Is it growing?

Slowly

Revenue (USD)

1.4B

1.5B

1.4B

1.5B

1.6B

1.7B

1.8B

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Diluted EPS (USD)

$3.60

$3.25

$3.22

$3.65

$2.94

$3.73

$3.96

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Analyst estimate

Revenue grew by 6.1% a year over 5 years. Over the last 3 years it grew by 2.9% a year. Earnings per share fell by 3.3% a year over the last 3 years.

Growth in detail

Does it make money?

Reasonably

Where 100 USD of revenue goes

Cost of sales 34 USD
Sales and administration 48 USD
Taxes and other 8.7 USD
Net profit 10 USD

Net profit, industry median (Regulated Electric) 12 USD

Out of every 100 USD of revenue, 10 USD is left as net profit.

Profitability in detail

Is it financially healthy?

Debt is a burden

Cash and short-term investments $4.18M

Debt $3.60B

Free cash flow over 12 months -$192.2M

Over the last 12 months it spent more cash than it brought in. Its debt is larger than its cash.

Financial health in detail

Does it pay a dividend?

Moderate, at risk

2.48

2.52

2.56

2.60

2.64

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Yield: 3.57%
Paid out of profit: 96%
Raised in a row: 17 years

You receive $2.67 per share a year. The payout is more than the company can comfortably cover.

Dividends in detail

What do analysts expect?

Neutral

Buy 4
Hold 13
Sell 1

Today's price within the analysts' price targets

Today's price $74.72 Average target $66

$62 $74.72

The average target of $66 is 12% below today's price. 22% of the analysts recommend buying.

Analysts in detail

What does it earn on?

Fiscal year 2025

By product

Electricity, US Regulated 79%
Natural Gas, US Regulated 21%

By region

The company reports no revenue by region.

Electricity, US Regulated brings in 79% of revenue.

Segments in detail