On the stock market since 1990, it operates in electricity, water and gas. It has 1,452 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 11% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $2.7B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Executive Buying: The trades send no strong signal of confidence.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 10% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
It pays out $1.97 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
No clear buy-side message is coming from the executive floor. Council score: 3/10.
On our five-subject report card, NWN sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: NWN is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.