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 Valuation

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Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

NWN 1.460
NKA 1.462
DGAS 1.785
EGAS 0.9069

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

NWN 19.39
NKA
DGAS 25.23
EGAS 19.13

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

NWN 1.650
NKA 0.5873
DGAS 2.027
EGAS 1.094

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

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EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

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EV / EBIT Pro

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EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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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

Recent Quotes

Symbol Price Chg Chg % Market Cap
NWN 45.93 -0.45 -0.97% 1.243B
NWLI 126.82 -2.23 -1.73% 468.45M
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