What does electric — purchased natural gas sold mean?

This represents the cost or revenue associated with natural gas procured by the electric segment for use in power generation or resale. It tracks the pass-through costs or specific fuel-related transactions necessary for electricity production.

MDU Resources Group MDU Electric — Purchased natural gas sold

Other segment segments

Natural gas distribution

$239.39M-24.5%

Other

$0—

Pipeline

$0—

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MTD

MTDRPurchased natural gas

$42.34M-21.8%

BKH

BKHGas Utilities — Fuel Purchased Power And Cost Of Gas Sold

$271.2M-7.3%

ATODistribution segment — Purchased gas cost

$870.91M-10.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$606.0M-10.2%

Operating income$115.7M+2.5%

Net income$80.8M-1.4%

EPS (diluted)$0.39-2.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$53.3M-10.5%

Total debt$2.6B+18.3%

Total equity$2.9B+5.9%

Total assets$7.7B+10.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$149.2M-31.4%

CapEx$92.4M-0.7%

Free cash flow$56.8M-54.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.45B+22.6%

Enterprise value$6.99B+21.3%

P/E23.5×+9.7×

P/S2.5×+0.5×

Profitability

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Operating margin16.2%+1.0pp

Net margin10.5%-3.7pp

FCF margin-20.2%-23.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6.7%-2.5pp

Debt / equity0.9×+0.1×

Current ratio0.8×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by MDU Resources Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UtilitiesOperatingExpenseGasAndPetroleumPurchased.

The official record: MDU Resources Group’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is MDU Resources Group's electric — purchased natural gas sold?: MDU Resources Group (MDU) reported electric — purchased natural gas sold of $0 in Q1 2026.
What does electric — purchased natural gas sold mean?: This represents the cost or revenue associated with natural gas procured by the electric segment for use in power generation or resale. It tracks the pass-through costs or specific fuel-related transactions necessary for electricity production.