What does unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation mean?

Contractual commitments to purchase goods or services that are legally binding but have not yet been recognized as liabilities on the balance sheet because the goods or services have not been received. These obligations represent future cash outflows that are essential for ongoing operations.

Northwest Natural NWN Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation at other companies

New Jersey ResourcesNJR

$200.83M-8.3%

Essential UtilitiesWTRG

$1.26M+9.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$490.4M-0.8%

Operating income$162.9M+5.5%

Net income$97.5M+10.9%

EPS (diluted)$2.33+6.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$40.4M-62.3%

Total debt$2.5B+7.1%

Total equity$1.6B+8.3%

Total assets$6.4B+12.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$116.1M-35.3%

CapEx$113.7M+11.2%

Free cash flow$2.5M-96.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.13B+28.7%

Profitability

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Operating margin22.5%+3.1pp

Net margin9.6%+1.1pp

FCF margin-21.2%+33.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.1%+0.7pp

Debt / equity1.6×0.0×

Current ratio0.8×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Northwest Natural in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFirstAnniversary.

The official record: Northwest Natural’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Northwest Natural's unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation?: Northwest Natural (NWN) reported unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation of $31.4M in Q1 2026.
What does unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation mean?: Contractual commitments to purchase goods or services that are legally binding but have not yet been recognized as liabilities on the balance sheet because the goods or services have not been received. These obligations represent future cash outflows that are essential for ongoing operations.