$National Fuel Gas (NFG.US)$American company listed in 1955,...

In the past 5 years, revenue increased for 3 years except for 2019 and 2023. Operating profit grew rapidly in 2021 and 2022, and declined slightly for the remaining 3 years. Net profit lost in 2020 due to capital asset impairment, with an average net profit of 320 million over 5 years. Interest expenses account for 17.5% of operating profit in 2023, and the interest burden is heavy. The return on net assets was 18.9%, reaching a maximum of 29.3% in 5 years.

Since 40% of NFG's revenue comes from utilities, its cyclical performance is lower than that of other stocks.

Currently, the price-earnings ratio is 9.8, and the price-earnings ratio is TTM 9.8. The 5-year average net profit corresponds to a price-earnings ratio of 14.5, a net price-earnings ratio of 1.56, and a dividend ratio of 3.84%. Valuation is not very attractive for cyclical stocks.