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Northwest Natural Holding Co (Northwest Natural Holding Co) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.08 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Northwest Natural Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Northwest Natural Holding Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $98 Mil. Northwest Natural Holding Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,652 Mil. Northwest Natural Holding Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $567 Mil. Northwest Natural Holding Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.08.

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 Northwest Natural Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NWN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.49   Med: 4.67   Max: 5.87
Current: 5.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Northwest Natural Holding Co was 5.87. The lowest was 3.49. And the median was 4.67.

NWN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
68.25% of 463 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.66 vs NWN: 5.41

Northwest Natural Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northwest Natural Holding Co'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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Northwest Natural Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Northwest Natural Holding Co 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 4.87 5.64 5.74 5.87 5.32

Northwest Natural Holding Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.88 8.00 25.24 3.88 3.08

Competitive Comparison of Northwest Natural Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Northwest Natural Holding Co'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.


Northwest Natural Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Northwest Natural Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northwest Natural Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Northwest Natural Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Northwest Natural Holding Co'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
=(242.978 + 1502.602) / 328.377
=5.32

Northwest Natural Holding Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(97.622 + 1651.786) / 567.164
=3.08

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Northwest Natural Holding Co  (NYSE:NWN) 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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Northwest Natural Holding Co (Northwest Natural Holding Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
250 S.W. Taylor Street, Portland, OR, USA, 97204
Northwest Natural Holding Co is a public natural gas service supplier operating in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Its subsidiary, NW Natural, operates through the natural gas distribution segment, which purchases and distributes natural gas through approximately 7,95,000 meters in Oregon and southwest Washington. The company generates its revenue from residential, commercial, and industrial customers, the majority of which are in Oregon. Residential and commercial customers account for the vast majority of profitability.
Executives
Jane L Peverett director 1489 MARINE DRIVE, SUITE 802, WEST VANCOUVER A1 V7T 1B8
David A. Weber officer: Pres. & CEO of Issuer's Sub. 250 SW TAYLOR ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
Joseph S Karney officer: VP, Eng & Utility Operations, other: NW Natural 250 SW TAYLOR ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
David Hugo Anderson director, officer: President & CEO
Jon G Huddleston officer: VP, Eng. & Utility Operations 250 SW TAYLOR ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
Zachary D Kravitz officer: VP, Rates & Regulatory, other: NW Natural 250 SW TAYLOR ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
Sandra Mcdonough director 250 SW TAYLOR ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
James R Downing officer: VP and CIO 250 SW TAYLOR ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
Malia H Wasson director 220 NW SECOND AVE, PORTLAND OR 97209
Kimberly A. Heiting officer: SVP Comm. & Chf. Mktg. Officer 250 SW TAYLOR ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
Shawn M Filippi officer: VP, CCO & Corp. Secretary 250 SW TAYLOR ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
C Scott Gibson director PMB 316, PO BOX 30,000, JACKSON WY 83002
Karen Lee director 250 SW TAYLOR ST, PORTLAND OR 97204
Nathan I Partain director DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC, 55 E. MONROE, STE. 3600, CHICAGO IL 60603
Justin Palfreyman officer: VP Strategy & Bus Dev 250 SW TAYLOR ST, PORTLAND OR 97204

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