NorthWestern Corporation (NWE) vs TXNM Energy, Inc. (TXNM)

NorthWestern Corporation and TXNM Energy, Inc. are both Utilities Regulated Electric companies. TXNM Energy, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.4B against $5.1B — 1.3× the size. TXNM Energy, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 26.7× against 31.2×. NorthWestern Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.1% against 9.99%. TXNM Energy, Inc. has the higher net margin (9.85% vs 9.48%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.75% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; NorthWestern Corporation yields more (3.22% vs 2.90%). Across the 22 metrics below, NorthWestern Corporation leads on 12 and TXNM Energy, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric NWE TXNM Utilities Regulated Electric median
P/E 31.21 26.68 19.26
P/S 2.95 2.65 2.77
P/B 1.76 1.67 1.79
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 42.54
EV/EBITDA 14.75 11.13 12.41
EV/Sales 4.96 5.12 4.92
Earnings yield 3.20% 3.75% 5.13%
Free cash flow yield (3.79%) (9.81%) (6.33%)

Profitability

Metric NWE TXNM Utilities Regulated Electric median
Gross margin 73.84% 64.96% 63.53%
Operating margin 18.11% 24.36% 21.72%
Net margin 9.48% 9.85% 12.70%
Free cash flow margin (11.21%) (25.97%) (12.22%)
Return on equity 5.68% 6.40% 9.94%
Return on assets 1.91% 1.84% 2.84%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 3.75% 3.89%

Growth

Metric NWE TXNM Utilities Regulated Electric median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.10% 9.99% 7.91%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (19.45%) (44.57%) 6.01%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.09% 7.29% 6.72%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.13% (2.61%) 6.50%

Health

Metric NWE TXNM Utilities Regulated Electric median
Debt to equity 1.24 1.56 1.54
Current ratio 0.90 0.81 0.84
Net debt to EBITDA 5.61 5.84 5.27

Dividend

Metric NWE TXNM Utilities Regulated Electric median
Dividend yield 3.22% 2.90% 3.16%
Payout ratio 1.01 0.79 0.61

Size

Metric NWE TXNM Utilities Regulated Electric median
Market cap 5.05b 6.43b 26.50b

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