NiSource Inc cash flow to debt ratio of 14.55% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

NiSource Inc's free cash flow has increased -51.25% from $-861.50M last year to $-420.00M, signaling increasing performance

NiSource Inc's debt to equity ratio is 1.83, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

NiSource Inc's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 1.61 last year to 1.83 today, signaling weakened financials

NiSource Inc has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 5.29x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk

NiSource Inc's interest coverage ratio of 2.38 indicates that earnings with margin can cover interest payments on company debt

NiSource Inc's profit margin has decreased (5.64%) in the last year from 13.94% to 13.15%, signaling decreasing performance

NiSource Inc's short-term liabilities of $3.46B exceed its short-term assets of $2.38B, signaling financial risk

NiSource Inc's return on assets of 2.41% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

NiSource Inc's return on equity of 9.58%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

NiSource Inc's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

NiSource Inc had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

NiSource Inc has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

NiSource Inc has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

NiSource Inc's yearly earnings has increased 22.24% since last year from $760.40M to $929.50M, signaling increasing performance

NiSource Inc's yearly revenue has increased 21.76% since last year from $5.46B to $6.64B, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 4.61% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

NiSource Inc's 3-year revenue CAGR of 4.32% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

NiSource Inc had revenue growth in 3 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

NiSource Inc had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

NiSource Inc has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

NiSource Inc has an earnings yield of 4.52%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings

NiSource Inc is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 10.29 based on EBITDA multiple model

NiSource Inc has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 11.86x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

NiSource Inc is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 67.31 based on Earnings Fair Value model

NiSource Inc had non-positive diluted EPS five years ago; the PEG ratio is not meaningful and the check fails.

NiSource Inc has a price-to-book ratio of 1.68x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

NiSource Inc has a price-to-sales ratio of 2.91x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue