NasdaqGS:NWEIntegrated Utilities
NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) Stock Faces Margin Squeeze Behind A 25x P E
NorthWestern Energy Group stock slipped about 1% today, which looks surprisingly calm given the earnings story underneath. The headline is margin pressure. Quarterly net income from ongoing operations came in at about US$25 million on revenue of roughly US$392.6 million, while trailing 12 month profit margins sit near 10.1% and have moved down from 14.8%.
For a regulated utility that investors often treat as a bond substitute, that squeeze matters, particularly with the stock still trading on...