Fundamental Data for NWN

NW Natural is principally engaged in the distribution of natural gas.The Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) has allocated to NW Natural as its exclusive service area a major portion of western Oregon, including the Portland metropolitan area, most of the fertile Willamette Valley and the coastal area from Astoria to Coos Bay. NW Natural also holds certificates from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) granting it exclusive rights to serve portions of three Washington counties bordering the Columbia River.

# Employees: 717

Address: 220 NW Second Avenue,Portland,OR,USA

Phone: 503 226-4211

Fax: 503 273-4824

Website: www.nwnatural.com

Email: Bob.Hess@nwnatural.com

Sector: Utilities

Industry: UTIL-GAS DISTR

Executive Officers

Gregg S. Kantor (Presi.; C.E.O.; C.O.O.; Dir.)

David H. Anderson (Sr. V.P.; C.F.O.)

Russell F. Tromley (Chmn.)

Lea Anne Doolittle (V.P.; Human Resources)

Margaret D. Kirkpatrick (V.P.; Gen. Consl.,)

Dividend

Ex-Dividend Date: 10/28/2009

Annual Dividend: $1.66

Current Dividend Yield: $3.88

Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.41

Indicated Dividend: $0.54

Earnings

Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009

Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/11/2010

Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $1.20

Mean EPS (Year): $2.80

Mean Estimate(Long Term): $5.75

P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 15.280

Number of Estimates: 6

Shares Performance

Period	NWN	Compare to S&P
YTD	-3.19 %	-19.88 %
4 Weeks	-0.46 %	-1.54 %
12 Weeks	-0.12 %	-5.83 %

Shares Information

Analyst Coverage: Y

Avg Volume: 121211

Shares Outstanding: 26M

Market Cap: $1.14B

52 Week High: $50.00

52 Week Low: $38.50

P/E Ratio: 14.720

PEG Ratio: 2.660

Split: On 9/9/1996 NWN split by factor of 1.500

Earnings Performance

EPS Growth in Last Quarter: -308.33 %

EPS Growth in Last Year: 34.21 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -21.61 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 6.52 %

Financials

Qtr Book Value: $1.77

Cash Flow/Share: $7.99

Change in Payout Ratio: -0.050

Price/Sales: 1.080