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MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU) vs NiSource, Inc (NI)

MDU Resources Group, Inc. and NiSource, Inc are both Utilities Regulated Gas companies. NiSource, Inc is the larger, with a market value of $21.3B against $3.9B — 5.5× the size. MDU Resources Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 19.5× against 22.8×. NiSource, Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.97% against −1.13%. NiSource, Inc has the higher net margin (13.6% vs 10.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.95% vs 3.56%). Both pay a dividend; MDU Resources Group, Inc. yields more (3.04% vs 2.70%). Across the 22 metrics below, MDU Resources Group, Inc. leads on 12 and NiSource, Inc on 10.

Valuation

Metric MDU NI Utilities Regulated Gas median
P/E 19.55 22.82 18.45
P/S 2.13 3.07 2.24
P/B 1.33 1.79 1.60
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m —
EV/EBITDA 12.23 12.33 12.21
EV/Sales 3.51 5.68 3.95
Earnings yield 5.12% 4.38% 5.44%
Free cash flow yield (9.92%) (7.34%) (4.57%)

Profitability

Metric MDU NI Utilities Regulated Gas median
Gross margin 58.68% 77.70% 63.29%
Operating margin 16.98% 27.35% 22.80%
Net margin 10.75% 13.56% 13.27%
Free cash flow margin (21.10%) (22.52%) (11.13%)
Return on equity 6.95% 8.13% 9.10%
Return on assets 2.68% 2.58% 3.58%
Return on invested capital 3.56% 3.95% 4.40%

Growth

Metric MDU NI Utilities Regulated Gas median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.13%) 9.97% 3.64%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (32.12%) 20.37% 13.77%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (19.46%) 7.25% 6.36%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (13.37%) 0.00% 8.10%

Health

Metric MDU NI Utilities Regulated Gas median
Debt to equity 0.88 1.53 1.15
Current ratio 0.99 0.50 0.80
Net debt to EBITDA 5.31 5.35 4.57

Dividend

Metric MDU NI Utilities Regulated Gas median
Dividend yield 3.04% 2.70% 3.32%
Payout ratio 0.59 0.62 0.59

Size

Metric MDU NI Utilities Regulated Gas median
Market cap 3.90b 21.32b 5.26b

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