Northwest Natural HoldingNYSE: NWN

Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE:NWN ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 12, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Nikki Sparley - Director of IR David Anderson - CEO Brody Wilson - CFO, VP, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer Justin Palfreyman - President Raymond Kaszuba - SVP & CFO Conference Call Participants Christopher Ellinghaus - Siebert Williams Shank Selman Akyol - Stifel Operator Good morning, and thank you all for attending the NW Natural Holding Company Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. My name is Rica and I will be your moderator for today.

Northwest Natural (NWN) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.71 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.79. This compares to loss of $0.65 per share a year ago.

Northwest Natural Holding, a gas utility serving Oregon, is recommended as a "Speculative Buy for Income" despite political risks and flat earnings. The company has a strong service area, no leak-prone pipes, and a high dividend yield of 4.86%, making it attractive for income-focused investors. Regulatory environment in Oregon is average, but recent rate increase supports a stable outlook for NWN.

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE: NWN) (NW Natural Holdings) announced today it will issue its third quarter and year-to-date 2024 earnings release and conduct an analyst conference call and webcast to review results at 8 a.m. Pacific Time (11 a.m. Eastern Time) on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. To hear the conference by webcast, log on to NW Natural Holdings' corporate website at ir.nwnaturalholdings.com. To hear the conference call by phone, please dial 1-833-.

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE: NWN) has increased the quarterly dividend to 49 cents per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend will be paid on Nov. 15, 2024 to shareholders of record on Oct. 31, 2024. The Company's indicated annual dividend rate is $1.96 per share. About NW Natural Holdings Northwest Natural Holding Company, (NYSE: NWN) (NW Natural Holdings), is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and has been doing.

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NWN makes a strong case for investment, given its growth prospects, better debt management and capability to increase shareholders' value.

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NW Natural Holdings (NYSE: NWN), comprised of NW Natural Gas Company, NW Natural Water, and NW Natural Renewables, has named Brian Fellon as its new vice president, Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer. Fellon will begin his new role with the company on September 23. Fellon joins NW Natural after spending the last eight years as an executive at Puget Sound Energy in Bellevue, Wash., where he served as director of applications services, AI.

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NW Natural Holding Company's (NYSE: NWN) board of directors has elected a new member, Mary E. Ludford, effective August 19, 2024. From 2018 until her retirement in 2020, Ludford served as deputy chief security officer for Exelon Corporation, a leading provider of utility services in the United States. She previously served as vice president, corporate operations from 2016 to 2018 and as chief audit executive from 2010 until 2016 at Exelon. Additionally, Ludford.