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Issuer:     Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN)
CIK:        0001733998
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001733998-23-000005
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

NW Natural Holdings reports 2022 net income $86.3M ($2.54/share), up 10% YoY; initiates 2023 guidance $2.55-$2.75
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- Net income $86.3M ($2.54 per share) for 2022, up 10% from $78.7M ($2.56 per share) in 2021; EPS down slightly due to share issuance.
- Added 8,600 natural gas meters (1.1% growth); invested $338.6M in utility systems for growth and reliability.
- Closed largest water acquisition in Yuma, AZ, adding 25,000 connections; total water connections ~62,500 at Dec. 31, 2022.
- Initiated 2023 EPS guidance $2.55-$2.75; reaffirmed long-term EPS growth target of 4%-6% through 2027.
- Increased annual dividend to $1.94 per share, marking 67th consecutive year of dividend increase.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1733998/000173399823000005/0001733998-23-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73020/000173399823000005/nwn-20230224.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001733998-23-000005

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