secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NWE)
CIK:        0001993004
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001993004-24-000073
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

NWE Q2 EPS $0.52 vs $0.32 YoY; to buy Energy West Montana gas assets and Puget's Colstrip stake
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- GAAP diluted EPS $0.52 (net income $31.7M) vs $0.32 ($19.1M) in Q2 2023; adjusted EPS $0.53 vs $0.35.
- Affirms FY2024 earnings guidance and $500M capital investment plan.
- Quarterly dividend declared at $0.65 per share, payable September 30, 2024.
- Agreed to acquire Energy West Montana's natural gas distribution system serving 33,000 customers.
- Agreed to acquire Puget's 370 MW ownership interest in Colstrip at no cost; transfer by December 31, 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300424000073/0001993004-24-000073-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300424000073/nwe-20240730.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001993004-24-000073

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