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NorthWestern Energy Group (NorthWestern Energy Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.40 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is NorthWestern Energy Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

NorthWestern Energy Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $103 Mil. NorthWestern Energy Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,690 Mil. NorthWestern Energy Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $635 Mil. NorthWestern Energy Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.40.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for NorthWestern Energy Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NWE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.78   Med: 5.23   Max: 6.28
Current: 5.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of NorthWestern Energy Group was 6.28. The lowest was 4.78. And the median was 5.23.

NWE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
68.04% of 460 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.535 vs NWE: 5.30

NorthWestern Energy Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for NorthWestern Energy Group's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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NorthWestern Energy Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

NorthWestern Energy Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.01 5.78 5.42 5.51 5.30

NorthWestern Energy Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.69 4.21 6.54 5.93 4.40

Competitive Comparison of NorthWestern Energy Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, NorthWestern Energy Group's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


NorthWestern Energy Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, NorthWestern Energy Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NorthWestern Energy Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



NorthWestern Energy Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

NorthWestern Energy Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(103.288 + 2690.096) / 526.761
=5.30

NorthWestern Energy Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(103.288 + 2690.096) / 635.024
=4.40

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


NorthWestern Energy Group  (NAS:NWE) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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NorthWestern Energy Group (NorthWestern Energy Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3010 West 69th Street, Sioux Falls, SD, USA, 57108
NorthWestern Energy Group Inc provides electricity and natural gas services in the Upper Midwest and Northwest of the U.S. in the states of Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. The company's primary segments include Electric utility operations, which include the generation, purchase, transmission, and distribution of electricity, and Natural Gas utility operations, which include the production, purchase, transmission, storage, and distribution of natural gas. The company uses thermal, wind, hydro, or renewable energy in varying quantities, depending on the location of the facilities, to generate power. The company derives the majority of retail electric utility revenue from commercial and residential sales.
Executives
Bleau Lafave officer: VP Asset Mgmt & Bus Dvlpmt 3010 W. 69TH STREET, SIOUX FALLS SD 57108
Sherina M. Edwards director 1201 NETWORK CENTRE DRIVE, EFFINGHAM IL 62401
Jan Robert Horsfall director
Britt E Ide director 345 BOBWHITE COURT, SUITE 200, BOISE ID 83706
Cynthia Fang officer: Vice President - Regulatory 208 N. MONTANA AVE., SUITE 200, HELENA MT 59601
Shannon Heim officer: Vice President and GC 208 N. MONTANA AVE., SUITE 200, HELENA MT 59601
Bobbi L Schroeppel officer: VP Cust. Care & Communications 125 S. DAKOTA AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS SD 57104
Brian B Bird officer: VP, CFO & Treasurer 125 S DAKOTA AVE, SIOUX FALLS SD 57104
Michael R Cashell officer: Vice President - Transmission 40 EAST BROADWAY STREET, BUTTE MT 59701
Robert C Rowe director, officer: President & CEO 3010 WEST 69TH STREET, SIOUX FALLS SD 57108
Jason Merkel officer: VP - Distribution 1313 NORTH LAST CHANCE GULCH, HELENA MT 59601
Kent T Larson director 3010 W. 69TH STREET, SIOUX FALLS SD 57108
Curtis T Pohl officer: Vice President - Distribution 125 S. DAKOTA AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS SD 57104
Anthony Thomas Clark director 3010 W 69TH STREET, SIOUX FALLS SD 57108
H. Grahame Heather officer: VP & General Counsel 209 N. MONTANA AVENUE, SUITE 205, HELENA MT 59601