Northwest Natural Gas Company (NWN)

45.93 -0.45  -0.97%  May 30, 8:00PM Go Pro
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Northwest Natural Gas Company Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns -7.83%
Total Returns 10.27%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Northwest Natural Gas Company's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • NWN Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • NKA Total Returns
  • DGAS Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
NWN 0.55% -2.28% 6.18% 21.05%
^SPXTR -4.83% 6.88% 2.32% 54.25%
NKA -5.24% 40.14% -32.79% -2.01%
DGAS -7.17% 17.14% 29.20% 98.78%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price -7.83%
Earnings Per Share TTM -8.85%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 5.16%
Dividend Yield 3.94%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 843.20M
Net Income TTM 63.73M

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 12.79%
Asset Utilization 0.3213

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.0583
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.6012

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NWN News

NW Natural Elects New Board Chairman
May 24, 8:07PM Marketwire
Utilities Sector Wrap
May 07, 4:35PM Fox Business
Listen to $NWN Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 11:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3fsK
about 27 days ago by earningscast
http://stks.co/3fQh Earnings before market open: $LNT $AON $ARCO $BPO $DUK $EL $ITT $MASC $NWN $SE $USM $WPO
about 27 days ago by freefdawatchlistcom
Dividend Declared by NW Natural
Apr 10, 6:53PM Business Wire
Shares of NWN Now Oversold
Apr 10, 11:56AM
20 Best Yielding Dividend Champions + http://stks.co/3ABz + $PBI $ORI $WRE $T $MCY $MO $HCP $LEG $CINF $UVV $ED $KMB $WGL $NWN $MSEX $CTBI
about 61 days ago by DividendYield
NW Natural Reports 2011 & Q4 Results
Feb 28, 6:00AM Business Wire
The Safest Dividend Achievers + http://stks.co/28y1 + $IRET $BPL $MO $PAA $PPL $MSEX $UGI $NWN $CWT $PG $NU $AWR
about 122 days ago by DividendYield
Stocks trading ex-dividend one week from today: http://stks.co/20lk / $F $CAG $KMI $KMP $NNN $NWN $AOS $TCP $TLP ...
about 132 days ago by DynamicDividend
Dividend Declared by NW Natural
Jan 10, 6:48PM Business Wire
Listen to Q3 $NWN earnings call - http://stks.co/yTL
about 209 days ago by earningscast
Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) Tops Q3 EPS by 1c
Nov 04, 6:29AM Street Insider
These Companies Will Raise Their Dividends in October (updated w/ results): http://stks.co/lXd / $BRO $EV $NWN $RPM $SCL $VFC $WST
about 219 days ago by DynamicDividend
Northwest Natural extends 3rd-longest dividend growth streak (56 years!), pushes yield near 4%: http://stks.co/Ujs / $NWN
about 239 days ago by DynamicDividend
These Companies Will Raise Their Dividends in October: http://stks.co/RMN / $BRO $EV $NWN $RPM $SCL $VFC $WST
about 243 days ago by DynamicDividend
RANDOM STOCK - Lightly mentioned names for L: trades: $FSYS, $IGTE, $NWN, $YORW, $GY, $NARA, $CCBG. Top Pick Hat Trick: $CPY, $QDEL, $CAK.
about 316 days ago by Legacy_Trades
The 11 Stocks with 50-Year Dividend Growth Streaks: http://goo.gl/UYhav / $AWR $CINF $DBD $DOV $GPC $MMM $NWN $PG $PH $VVC
about 387 days ago by DynamicDividend
Only Diebold $DBD American States Water $AWR Dover $DOV and Northwest Natural Gas $NWN have been raising dividends longer than $PG
about 415 days ago by DynamicDividend
RT @OptionRadar $STR - Questar one of the better sympathy plays on the $GAS Takeout, Also have $VVC $ATO $NWN $NJR $CNP on the Radar
about 541 days ago by howardlindzon
$STR - Questar one of the better sympathy plays on the $GAS Takeout, Also have $VVC $ATO $NWN $NJR $CNP on the Radar
about 541 days ago by OptionsHawk
per 11/30 note, I'm glad I sold $NWN (-3% since my sale). completed stake in $UNG per 10/28 note.
about 545 days ago by RomeoFayette
sold $NWN after a nice, one-year hold. Looks good LT, but everything trending down for next few wks.
about 547 days ago by RomeoFayette
Watch $NG_F for ^^ reversal. May swap $NWN for $NG_F in coming weeks, esp after $RDSA reports 22% increase in LNG sales http://stk.ly/amcLZP
about 581 days ago by RomeoFayette
Although it was a big loss day, most of the stocks I have held up well, $AFFY, $NWN.....
about 684 days ago by MDotinga
@tradefast utilities may B better prepared 4 carbon caps than any other indu. Gov subsidized scrubbers 4 yrs. I own $FPL, $EXC $NWN & $SO
about 902 days ago by Honest_T
Sold $NWN for a 25 cent gain, at least it's something.
about 939 days ago by honeywagon
Long $NWN Northwest Nat Gas at 41.50. Holding $DIA as well.
about 940 days ago by honeywagon
The time is right for $NWN - look at the numbers http://bit.ly/4DdXgn - natural gas is still cheap, but will increase at the end of 2009
about 968 days ago by stocksinside
Trading idea for Mon Sep 21 short $NWN target 40.97 - 40.67 ... swing trade for NatGas skeptics ... thin puppy so handle with care. $$
about 983 days ago by maoxian
Wall Street Research:$SYY Initiated Buy Pali, $MERC Cut Underperform Raymond James, $NWN Upgraded Buy UBS
about 1100 days ago by WallStSource

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