NorthWestern Energy Group (FRA:NWZA) Debt-to-Equity : 0.99 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is NorthWestern Energy Group Debt-to-Equity?

NorthWestern Energy Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €3 Mil. NorthWestern Energy Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €2,550 Mil. NorthWestern Energy Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €2,588 Mil. NorthWestern Energy Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.99.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

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

FRA:NWZA' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.96 Med: 1.11 Max: 1.34
Current: 0.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of NorthWestern Energy Group was 1.34. The lowest was 0.96. And the median was 1.11.

FRA:NWZA's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
55.23% of 478 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.845 vs FRA:NWZA: 0.99

NorthWestern Energy Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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NorthWestern Energy Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

NorthWestern Energy Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.11

1.17

1.09

0.99

1.00

NorthWestern Energy Group Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.96	0.99	0.97	1.00	0.99

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

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

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

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

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NorthWestern Energy Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(94.715	+	2466.818)	/	2554.133
	=	1.00

NorthWestern Energy Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(3.128	+	2549.967)	/	2587.977
	=	0.99

NorthWestern Energy Group (FRA:NWZA) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

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

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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3010 West 69th Street, Sioux Falls, SD, USA, 57108

Website

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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.

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