Northwest Natural Gas Co (NWN) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

March 2018 | 59 pages | ID: NF7983BD87DEN
GlobalData

Abstracts

Northwest Natural Gas Co (NWN) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

• Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
• Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
• SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
• Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
• Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
• Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
• Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
• Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
• Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
• Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
• Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
• Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

Highlights

Northwest Natural Gas Co (NW Natural) is an energy services company that provides natural gas storage and distribution services. It owns and operates underground storage facilities; and holds leases and other property interests in underground natural gas storage facilities, and easements and other property interests related to pipelines associated with those facilities. The company sources natural gas from Alberta and British Columbia areas of Canada and multiple receipt points in Rocky Mountains in the US. NW Natural offers storage services for utilities, gas marketers, electric generators, and industrial users; and supplies natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves customers in Oregon, Washington, and California. NW Natural is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the US.

Northwest Natural Gas Co Key Recent Developments

Feb 23,2018: NW Natural Reports 2017 Results And Initiates 2018 Guidance
Feb 23,2018: Jon Huddleston Promoted To Vice President Of Utility Operations
Dec 29,2017: NW Natural Files For First Oregon General Rate Case In Six Years
Dec 21,2017: Grant Yoshihara To Retire From NW Natural After 27 Years At Company
Nov 03,2017: NW Natural Reports Third Quarter And Year-To-Date 2017 Results

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Contents

SECTION 1 - ABOUT THE COMPANY

Northwest Natural Gas Co - Key Facts
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Key Employees
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Key Employee Biographies
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Major Products and Services
Northwest Natural Gas Co - History
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Company Statement
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries

SECTION 2 – COMPANY ANALYSIS

Company Overview
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Business Description
Business Segment: Gas Storage
Overview
Performance
Key Stats
Business Segment: Utility
Overview
Performance
Key Stats
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Corporate Strategy
Northwest Natural Gas Co - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Strengths
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Weaknesses
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Opportunities
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Threats
Northwest Natural Gas Co - Key Competitors

SECTION 3 – COMPANY FINANCIAL RATIOS

Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts

SECTION 4 – COMPANY’S POWER, OIL & GAS FINANCIAL DEALS AND ALLIANCES

Northwest Natural Gas Co, Oil & Gas, Deals By Year, 2012 to YTD 2018
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Oil & Gas, Deals By Type, 2012 to YTD 2018
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Recent Deals Summary

SECTION 5 – COMPANY’S RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Feb 23, 2018: NW Natural Reports 2017 Results And Initiates 2018 Guidance
Feb 23, 2018: Jon Huddleston Promoted To Vice President Of Utility Operations
Dec 29, 2017: NW Natural Files For First Oregon General Rate Case In Six Years
Dec 29, 2017: NW Natural Files For First Oregon General Rate Case In Six Years
Dec 21, 2017: Grant Yoshihara To Retire From NW Natural After 27 Years At Company
Nov 03, 2017: NW Natural Reports Third Quarter And Year-To-Date 2017 Results
Aug 02, 2017: NW Natural Reports Second Quarter And Year To Date 2017 Results
May 08, 2017: NW Natural Reports First Quarter 2017 Results
Apr 24, 2017: NW Natural appoints new CFO
Feb 27, 2017: NW Natural Reports Results For The Three And Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2016

SECTION 6 – APPENDIX

Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Northwest Natural Gas Co, Key Facts
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Key Employees
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Key Employee Biographies
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Major Products and Services
Northwest Natural Gas Co, History
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Subsidiaries
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Key Competitors
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Ratios based on current share price
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Annual Ratios
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Annual Ratios (Cont.1)
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Annual Ratios (Cont.2)
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Interim Ratios
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Oil & Gas, Deals By Year, 2012 to YTD 2018
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Oil & Gas, Deals By Type, 2012 to YTD 2018
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Units
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Northwest Natural Gas Co, Performance Chart (2013 - 2017)
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Ratio Charts
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Oil & Gas, Deals By Year, 2012 to YTD 2018
Northwest Natural Gas Co, Oil & Gas, Deals by Type, 2012 to YTD 2018

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