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29.02 (1y: +17%)
Market Cap 9.24 B P/E(ttm) 18.70
Enterprise Value 17.16 B P/B 1.63
NI- NYSE (USA)
NiSource Inc
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength : 5/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt 0.008
NI's Cash to Debt is ranked lower than
94% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 0.14 vs. NI: 0.008 )
NI' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: 0   Max: 0.03
Current: 0.01
0
0.03
Equity to Asset 0.073
NI's Equity to Asset is ranked lower than
90% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 0.29 vs. NI: 0.073 )
NI' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: -0.01   Max: 0.2
Current: 0.07
-0.01
0.2
Interest Coverage 2.4
NI's Interest Coverage is ranked lower than
79% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 6.50 vs. NI: 2.4 )
NI' s 10-Year Interest Coverage Range
Min: 2   Max: 3
Current: 2.4
2
3
F-Score: 6
Z-Score: 0.65
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
••3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rank•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth : 6/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) 20.00
NI's Operating margin (%) is ranked higher than
64% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 10.10 vs. NI: 20.00 )
NI' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: 9.4   Max: 20
Current: 20
9.4
20
Net-margin (%) 8.2
NI's Net-margin (%) is ranked lower than
61% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 5.70 vs. NI: 8.2 )
NI' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: 0.9   Max: 8.2
Current: 8.2
0.9
8.2
ROE (%) 7.5
NI's ROE (%) is ranked lower than
66% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 7.20 vs. NI: 7.5 )
NI' s 10-Year ROE (%) Range
Min: 1.7   Max: 10.7
Current: 7.5
1.7
10.7
ROA (%) 1.9
NI's ROA (%) is ranked lower than
70% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 2.40 vs. NI: 1.9 )
NI' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: 0.4   Max: 2.6
Current: 1.9
0.4
2.6
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) 7.70
NI's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) is ranked lower than
58% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 6.80 vs. NI: 7.70 )
NI' s 10-Year ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) Range
Min: 7.5   Max: 15.3
Current: 7.7
7.5
15.3
Revenue Growth (%) -8.6
NI's Revenue Growth (%) is ranked higher than
56% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: -1.10 vs. NI: -8.6 )
NI' s 10-Year Revenue Growth (%) Range
Min: -14.4   Max: 5.2
Current: -8.6
-14.4
5.2
EBITDA Growth (%) 0.9
NI's EBITDA Growth (%) is ranked higher than
71% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 1.70 vs. NI: 0.9 )
NI' s 10-Year EBITDA Growth (%) Range
Min: -9   Max: 22.5
Current: 0.9
-9
22.5
EPS Growth (%) 15.2
NI's EPS Growth (%) is ranked higher than
94% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 3.55 vs. NI: 15.2 )
NI' s 10-Year EPS Growth (%) Range
Min: -28.7   Max: 37.3
Current: 15.2
-28.7
37.3
» NI's 10-Y Financials

Financials


Revenue & Net Income
Cash & Debt
Oprt. Cash Flow & Free Cash Flow

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Guru Trades
Q2 2012

NI Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Jim Simons 1,494,600 sh (New)
Steven Cohen 669,407 sh (New)
Brian Rogers 10,011,900 sh (unchged)
Mario Gabelli 12,100 sh (unchged)
Jeremy Grantham 260,021 sh (-0.27%)
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Q3 2012

NI Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Mario Gabelli 12,100 sh (unchged)
Brian Rogers 10,011,900 sh (unchged)
Jeremy Grantham 226,121 sh (-13.04%)
Jim Simons 813,900 sh (-45.54%)
Steven Cohen 244,545 sh (-63.47%)
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Q4 2012

NI Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Mario Gabelli 12,100 sh (unchged)
Brian Rogers 10,011,900 sh (unchged)
Jeremy Grantham 165,021 sh (unchged)
Jim Simons 188,200 sh (-76.88%)
Steven Cohen 43,578 sh (-82.18%)
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Q1 2013

NI Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Jim Simons 1,435,500 sh (+662.75%)
Mario Gabelli 12,100 sh (unchged)
Steven Cohen Sold Out
Jeremy Grantham 162,921 sh (-1.27%)
Brian Rogers 9,761,900 sh (-2.5%)
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» Details

Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with NI

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
Mario Gabelli 2011-03-31 Reduce -97.24%$17.62 - $19.52 $ 29.0255%15000
George Soros 2011-03-31 Sold Out $17.62 - $19.52 $ 29.0255%0
George Soros 2010-12-31 Add 50.49%$16.73 - $17.9 $ 29.0267%15500
Mario Gabelli 2010-09-30 Add 2368.75%0.04%$14.69 - $17.91 $ 29.0274%553000
George Soros 2010-09-30 New Buy$14.69 - $17.91 $ 29.0274%10300
Mario Gabelli 2010-06-30 Reduce -96.12%$14.35 - $16.71 $ 29.0286%22400
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Ratios

vs
industry		 vs
history
P/E(ttm) 19.10
NI's P/E(ttm) is ranked lower than
56% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 18.90 vs. NI: 19.10 )
NI' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range
Min: 9.24   Max: 122.72
Current: 19.1
9.24
122.72
P/B 1.70
NI's P/B is ranked higher than
61% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 1.60 vs. NI: 1.70 )
NI' s 10-Year P/B Range
Min: 0.48   Max: 2.11
Current: 1.7
0.48
2.11
P/S 1.70
NI's P/S is ranked lower than
55% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. NI: 1.70 )
NI' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 0.27   Max: 1.83
Current: 1.7
0.27
1.83
EV-to-EBIT 16.4
NI's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than
64% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 15.54 vs. NI: 16.4 )
NI' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 7.5   Max: 19.8
Current: 16.4
7.5
19.8
PEG 68.6
NI's PEG is ranked higher than
87% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 2.30 vs. NI: 68.6 )
NI' s 10-Year PEG Range
Min: 1.5   Max: 351.75
Current: 68.6
1.5
351.75
Shiller P/E 28.5
NI's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than
91% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 14.14 vs. NI: 28.5 )
NI' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range
Min: 8.61   Max: 30.78
Current: 28.5
8.61
30.78

Dividend & Buy Back

vs
industry		 vs
history
Dividend Yield 3.31
NI's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than
68% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 3.00 vs. NI: 3.31 )
NI' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range
Min: 3.06   Max: 11.26
Current: 3.31
3.06
11.26
Dividend Payout 0.6687
NI's Dividend Payout is ranked lower than
53% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 0.72 vs. NI: 0.6687 )
NI' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range
Min: 0.56   Max: 3.36
Current: 0.67
0.56
3.36
Dividend growth (3y) 0.5
NI's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked lower than
97% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. NI: 0.5 )
NI' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range
Min: -5.6   Max: 3.3
Current: 0.5
-5.6
3.3
Yield on cost (5-Year) 3.37
NI's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than
65% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 3.18 vs. NI: 3.37 )
NI' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range
Min: 3.12   Max: 11.49
Current: 3.37
3.12
11.49
Share Buyback Rate -2.2
NI's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than
75% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: -1.30 vs. NI: -2.2 )
NI' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range
Min: -0.2   Max: -17.8
Current: -2.2

Valuation & Return

vs
industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Current Asset Value 8.7
NI's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than
66% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 12.20 vs. NI: 8.7 )
NI' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 2.5   Max: 9
Current: 8.7
2.5
9
Price/Tangible Book 5.7
NI's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than
93% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 1.90 vs. NI: 5.7 )
NI' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 4.2   Max: 21.5
Current: 5.7
4.2
21.5
Price/DCF (Projected) 3
NI's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than
84% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. NI: 3 )
NI' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range
Min: 0.7   Max: 2
Current: 3
0.7
2
Price/Median PS Value 2.4
NI's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than
92% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. NI: 2.4 )
NI' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.5   Max: 2.1
Current: 2.4
0.5
2.1
Price/Graham Number 2.3
NI's Price/Graham Number is ranked higher than
96% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 1.20 vs. NI: 2.3 )
NI' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range
Min: 1.2   Max: 3.6
Current: 2.3
1.2
3.6
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) 6.10
NI's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than
84% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 6.00 vs. NI: 6.10 )
NI' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range
Min: 5.1   Max: 13.3
Current: 6.1
5.1
13.3
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) -0.51
NI's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked lower than
52% of the 289 Companies
in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry.

( Industry Median: 2.08 vs. NI: -0.51 )
NI' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range
Min: -7.7   Max: 24
Current: -0.51
-7.7
24

Business Description

NiSource Inc, is a Delaware corporation. It is the successor to an Indiana corporation organized in 1987 under the name of NIPSCO Industries, Inc., which changed its name to NiSource on April 14, 1999. The Company is an energy holding company whose subsidiaries provide natural gas, electricity and other products and services to approximately 3.8 million customers located within a corridor that runs from the Gulf Coast through the Midwest to New England. The Company is one of the natural gas distribution companies. Its subsidiaries include Columbia, a vertically-integrated natural gas distribution, transmission and storage holding company whose subsidiaries provide service to customers in the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast; Northern Indiana, a vertically-integrated gas and electric company providing service to customers in northern Indiana; and Columbia of Massachusetts, a natural gas distribution company serving customers in Massachusetts. The Company derives substantially all of its revenues and earnings from the operating results of its thirteen direct subsidiaries. NiSource's business segments are: Gas Distribution Operations; Gas Transmission and Storage Operations; and Electric Operations. The Gas Distribution Operations segment provides natural gas service and transportation for residential, commercial and industrial customers. The Company's natural gas distribution operations serve more than 3.3 million customers in seven states and operate approximately 58 thousand miles of pipeline. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Columbia, NiSource owns five distribution subsidiaries that provide natural gas to approximately 2.2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky and Maryland. It also distributes natural gas to approximately 792 thousand customers in northern Indiana through three subsidiaries: Northern Indiana, Kokomo Gas and Northern Indiana Fuel and Light. Additionally, its subsidiary Bay State distributes natural gas to approximately 294 thousand customers in Massachusetts. The Gas Transmission and Storage Operations segment offers gas transportation and storage services for LDCs, marketers and industrial and commercial customers located in northeastern, mid-Atlantic, midwestern and southern states and the District of Columbia. The Company's Gas Transmission and Storage Operations subsidiaries own and operate approximately 15 thousand miles of interstate pipelines and operate one underground natural gas storage systems capable of storing approximately 639 Bcf of natural gas. The Electric Operations segment provides electric service in 20 counties in the northern part of Indiana. The Company generates, transmits and distributes electricity through its subsidiary Northern Indiana to approximately 458 thousand customers in 20 counties in the northern part of Indiana and engages in wholesale and transmission transactions. Gas Distribution Operations compet
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Industry: Utilities - Regulated Gas
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