Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (SWX) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2017

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Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 7:48 PM

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (SWX) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2017. Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is a U.S. based utility company. It is primarily involved in the purchasing, distributing, and transporting of natural gas in the American Southwest. Its operations are divided into natural gas and construction services. Southwest Gas Holdings Inc has a market cap of $3.14 billion; its shares were traded at around $65.88 with a P/E ratio of 19.43 and P/S ratio of 1.28. The dividend yield of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc stocks is 3.00%. Southwest Gas Holdings Inc had annual average EBITDA growth of 3.30% over the past ten years.

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For the last quarter Southwest Gas Holdings Inc reported a revenue of $366.5 million, compared with the revenue of $641.5 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $1.3 billion, a decrease of 47.1% from the previous year. For the last five years Southwest Gas Holdings Inc had an average revenue decline of 3.1% a year.

The reported diluted earnings per share was $4.04 for the year, an increase of 27% from previous year. Over the last five years Southwest Gas Holdings Inc had an EPS growth rate of 5.2% a year. The Southwest Gas Holdings Inc enjoyed an operating margin of 21.24%, compared with the operating margin of 12.02% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is 12.35%. The profitability rank of the company is 6 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $65.88, Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is traded at 23.8% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $53.20. The P/S ratio of the stock is 1.28, while the historical median P/S ratio is 1.04. The stock lost 20.66% during the past 12 months.

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