Northwestern Energy Group

NWE

Diversified Utilities · Utilities

Price

$72.06

-1.21 (-1.65%)

Market Cap

$4.43B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+18.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 51.9M (2021) → 61.4M (2025)

NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various industrial customers. The company operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. It generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes electricity; and produces, purchases, stores, transmits, and distributes natural gas, as well as owns municipal franchises to provide natural gas service in the communities. The company operates 6,819 miles of electric t

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-17.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$6M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Northwestern Energy Group is growing revenue at 7% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

57.3%

Premium pricing power — 57.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

22.9%

Excellent — 22.9% operating margin

ROCE

1.8%

Weak — 1.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+9.1%

Steady sales growth (9.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

-28.9%

Earnings shrinking (-28.9% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

239%

Turns 239% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

-9.0%

Burning cash (-9.0%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.13

Elevated debt (1.13)

Interest Cover

2.05x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.0x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

26.4x

Growth-priced — P/E 26.4

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+9.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (26.4 → 17.3)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

3.62%

Moderate income — 3.62% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+1.5%

Dividend flat

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