TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 466.6M
Gross Profit 271.7M 58.23%
Operating Income 124.7M 26.73%
Net Income 76.9M 16.49%
EPS (Diluted) $1.25

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 8.1B
Total Liabilities 5.2B
Shareholders Equity 2.9B
Debt to Equity 1.80

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 128.5M
Free Cash Flow 61.3M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Northwestern Energy Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i1.5B1.4B1.5B1.4B1.2B
Cost of Goods Sold i661.7M640.8M713.4M633.9M509.2M
Gross Profit i852.2M781.4M764.4M738.5M689.5M
Gross Margin % i56.3%54.9%51.7%53.8%57.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i137.4M117.4M113.8M101.9M94.1M
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i137.4M117.4M113.8M101.9M94.1M
Operating Income i323.3M300.5M263.1M275.7M236.2M
Operating Margin % i21.4%21.1%17.8%20.1%19.7%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i131.7M114.6M100.1M93.7M96.8M
Other Non-Operating Income23.0M15.8M19.4M8.3M4.9M
Pre-tax Income i214.7M201.7M182.4M190.3M144.2M
Income Tax i-9.4M7.5M-605.0K3.4M-11.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i-4.4%3.7%-0.3%1.8%-7.6%
Net Income i224.1M194.1M183.0M186.8M155.2M
Net Margin % i14.8%13.7%12.4%13.6%12.9%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i574.0M526.8M477.5M471.4M420.7M
EPS (Basic) i$3.66$3.22$3.28$3.61$3.07
EPS (Diluted) i$3.65$3.22$3.25$3.60$3.06
Basic Shares Outstanding i6129305260321481558000005170922950559208
Diluted Shares Outstanding i6129305260321481558000005170922950559208

Income Statement Trend

Northwestern Energy Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i4.3M9.2M8.5M2.8M5.8M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i187.8M212.3M245.0M198.7M168.2M
Inventory i122.9M114.5M107.4M80.6M61.0M
Other Current Assets78.5M55.0M164.0M139.7M62.3M
Total Current Assets i418.2M407.0M538.8M437.8M308.7M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i--269.0M235.7M1.0B
Goodwill i715.2M715.2M715.2M715.2M715.2M
Intangible Assets i-----
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets59.1M52.3M47.3M47.1M68.8M
Total Non-Current Assets i7.6B7.2B6.8B6.3B6.1B
Total Assets i8.0B7.6B7.3B6.8B6.4B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i111.8M124.3M201.5M115.2M100.4M
Short-term Debt i403.5M103.3M147.6M2.9M102.7M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities32.3M61.1M21.1M28.2M55.9M
Total Current Liabilities i802.2M534.9M620.8M379.6M466.4M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i2.7B2.7B2.5B2.6B2.3B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i663.4M600.5M539.0M499.6M471.8M
Other Non-Current Liabilities78.1M89.2M113.5M130.6M138.5M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i4.3B4.3B4.0B4.1B3.8B
Total Liabilities i5.1B4.8B4.7B4.4B4.3B
Equity
Common Stock i648.0K648.0K633.0K576.0K541.0K
Retained Earnings i877.0M811.5M771.4M728.5M670.1M
Treasury Stock i97.4M97.9M98.4M98.2M98.1M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i2.9B2.8B2.7B2.3B2.1B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i3.1B2.8B2.6B2.6B2.4B
Working Capital i-384.0M-127.9M-82.0M58.2M-157.7M

Balance Sheet Composition

Northwestern Energy Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i224.1M194.1M183.0M186.8M155.2M
Depreciation & Amortization i227.6M210.5M195.0M187.5M179.6M
Stock-Based Compensation i4.7M5.2M5.5M5.4M4.1M
Working Capital Changes i-40.6M88.4M-75.7M-180.4M-8.7M
Operating Cash Flow i392.9M492.3M289.9M194.0M320.8M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-549.2M-566.9M-515.1M-434.3M-405.8M
Acquisitions i-----
Investment Purchases i-4.7M-3.9M-1.7M-1.5M-42.0K
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-554.5M-570.8M-516.9M-435.8M-405.8M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-----1.4M
Dividends Paid i-158.6M-154.0M-140.1M-128.5M-120.4M
Debt Issuance i310.0M300.0M099.9M150.0M
Debt Repayment i-100.0M-132.0M0-101.0M0
Financing Cash Flow i151.6M-47.7M213.3M117.5M58.7M
Free Cash Flow i-142.5M-77.7M-207.9M-214.4M-53.6M
Net Change in Cash i-10.0M-126.2M-13.6M-124.3M-26.3M

Cash Flow Trend

Northwestern Energy Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 13.57
Forward P/E 14.40
Price to Book 1.10
Price to Sales 2.12
PEG Ratio 14.40

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 15.68%
Operating Margin 26.73%
Return on Equity 8.27%
Return on Assets 2.77%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.19
Debt to Equity 108.25
Beta 0.37

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $3.84
Book Value per Share $47.19
Revenue per Share $24.55

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
nwe3.2B13.571.108.27%15.68%108.25
NextEra Energy 146.9B24.862.897.59%22.85%152.94
Southern Company 104.4B22.763.0812.24%16.54%188.38
Oge Energy 9.0B18.501.9410.72%15.48%127.58
Idacorp 6.5B21.401.959.60%16.61%102.79
Companhia Paranaense 6.1B13.320.869.58%12.73%72.95

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.