Northwest Natural Gas Co (NWN)

Operating profit margin

Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Operating income (ttm) US$ in thousands 194,083 148,377 150,132 148,269 139,235 191,001 195,287 194,983 169,113 158,064 156,964 156,049 163,117 167,490 170,293 166,611 148,351 134,765 136,719 143,875
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 1,152,994 1,137,832 1,142,377 1,168,522 1,197,475 1,217,014 1,192,374 1,149,475 1,037,353 956,190 940,798 894,755 860,400 826,583 818,420 804,474 773,679 760,670 757,703 746,175
Operating profit margin 16.83% 13.04% 13.14% 12.69% 11.63% 15.69% 16.38% 16.96% 16.30% 16.53% 16.68% 17.44% 18.96% 20.26% 20.81% 20.71% 19.17% 17.72% 18.04% 19.28%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $194,083K ÷ $1,152,994K
= 16.83%

Northwest Natural Gas Co's operating profit margin has displayed fluctuations over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The company's operating profit margin started at 19.28% in March 2020 and gradually decreased to 16.53% by September 2022. Subsequently, there was a slight increase to 16.96% in March 2023, followed by a decrease to 11.63% by December 2023.

However, there was a notable improvement in operating profit margin in the following quarters, with figures climbing to 16.83% by December 2024. Overall, the operating profit margin trend for Northwest Natural Gas Co indicates some volatility but also demonstrates an ability to recover and improve profitability over time.