NorthWestern Corp. (NWE) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is NorthWestern Corp. ?

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 6.29% of over the last 5 years

Negative results in Jun 25

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 109.97 %
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 338.67
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 5.28%

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 4.19% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P 500) returns of 19.11%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Power)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is NorthWestern Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

NorthWestern Corp.

20.74%

0.56

20.93%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.96

19.87%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

4.82%

EBIT Growth (5y)

6.57%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.64

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

5.41

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.05

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.26

Tax Ratio

Tax Ratio is Negative%

Dividend Payout Ratio

71.20%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

5.52%

ROE (avg)

7.54%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.11

EV to EBIT

18.12

EV to EBITDA

10.82

EV to Capital Employed

1.05

EV to Sales

4.17

PEG Ratio

0.69

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

5.81%

ROE (Latest)

8.15%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 10.04

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.69% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 106.61 MM

-16What is not working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 109.97 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 338.67

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.28%

NET SALES(Q)

At USD 342.71 MM has Fallen at -8.92%

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 35.94 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 24.61 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 21.23 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.35

Here's what is working for NorthWestern Corp.

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 10.04 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 106.61 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -2.69% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for NorthWestern Corp.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 24.61 MM has Fallen at -57.46%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 57.85 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 21.23 MM has Fallen at -64.02%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 58.99 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 338.67

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 109.97 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Sales

At USD 342.71 MM has Fallen at -8.92%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 376.3 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 35.94 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 24.61 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD 21.23 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 0.35

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.28%

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio