Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SWX) is an investor-owned utility based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The company provides natural gas service to over 2 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in parts of Arizona, Nevada, and California. At the end of 2021, Southwest had 1.15 million customers located in Arizona, 0.8 million in Nevada, and 0.2 million in California.3Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2023
Capital spendingDividends paid
Capital spending81¢$765.9M
Dividends paid19¢$174.6M
Out of $509.2M of cash from operations. Spending exceeded cash from operations; the rest came from savings or borrowing.9
Financial statements
Revenue1210$5.4B in 2023+292% since 2019Operating income121310119$293.0M in 2023−21% since 2019Net income121310119$150.9M in 2023−29% since 2019
Operating income1415$84.3M in Q2 FY2026−62% since Q1 FY2026Net income1415$42.1M in Q2 FY2026−70% since Q1 FY2026
Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years (annual) or 2 quarters (quarterly), latest first.9
Period ending
2025-12-31
2024-12-31
2023-12-31
Regulated operations revenues
$1.9B
$2.5B
$2.5B
Total operating revenues
$1.9B
$2.5B
$2.5B
Net cost of gas sold
$497.6M
$1.2B
$1.3B
Operations and maintenance
$544.1M
$526.7M
$533.0M
Depreciation and amortization
$330.7M
$303.1M
$295.5M
Taxes other than income taxes
$94.1M
$89.0M
$88.8M
Goodwill impairment and loss on sale
$0
$0
$71.2M
Total operating expenses
$1.5B
$2.1B
$2.2B
Operating income
$473.9M
$406.5M
$293.0M
Net interest deductions
-$203.1M
-$206.5M
-$194.8M
Other income (deductions)
$60.1M
$54.2M
$71.2M
Total other income and (expenses)
-$143.0M
-$152.3M
-$123.6M
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
$330.9M
$254.1M
$169.4M
Income tax expense
$96.0M
$33.2M
$29.4M
Income from continuing operations
$234.8M
$221.0M
$140.0M
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax
$200.3M
-$16.1M
$15.5M
Net income
$435.2M
$204.8M
$155.5M
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
-$4.6M
$6.0M
$4.6M
Net income
$439.8M
$198.8M
$150.9M
Continuing operations (in USD per share)
$3
$3
$2
Discontinued operations (in USD per share)
$3
-$0
$0
Net earnings per share - basic (in USD per share)
$6.09
$2.77
$2.13
Continuing operations (in USD per share)
$3
$3
$2
Discontinued operations (in USD per share)
$3
-$0
$0
Net earnings per share - diluted (in USD per share)
$6.08
$2.76
$2.13
Basic (in shares)
72.2M shares
71.8M shares
70.8M shares
Diluted (in shares)
72.3M shares
72.0M shares
71.0M shares
Period ending
2025-09-30
2025-06-30
Income tax expense
$79.9M
Income from continuing operations
-$3.7M
Net income
$260.1M
-$37.6M
Net income
$262.6M
-$40.2M
Continuing operations (in USD per share)
-$0
Net earnings per share - basic (in USD per share)
$3.64
-$0.56
Continuing operations (in USD per share)
-$0
Net earnings per share - diluted (in USD per share)
$3.63
-$0.56
Basic (in shares)
72.2M shares
72.1M shares
Diluted (in shares)
72.4M shares
72.1M shares
Total assets121310119$9.3B in 2023+14% since 2019Shareholders’ equity1612131011$3.3B in 2023+32% since 2019Cash1612131011$106.5M in 2023+115% since 2019Long-term debt1612131011$4.6B in 2023+100% since 2019
Total assets1415$10.5B in Q2 FY2026+0% since Q1 FY2025Shareholders’ equity1415$4.1B in Q2 FY2026+4% since Q1 FY2025Cash1415$270.5M in Q2 FY2026−53% since Q1 FY2025Long-term debt1415$3.4B in Q2 FY2026−1% since Q1 FY2025
Every line of the balance sheet as filed: the last 5 fiscal years (annual) or 6 quarters (quarterly), latest first.9
Period ending
2025-12-31
2025-09-30
2025-06-30
2024-12-31
2023-12-31
Gas plant
$11.5B
$10.8B
Less: accumulated depreciation
-$3.1B
-$2.9B
Construction work in progress
$236.9M
$178.6M
Net regulated operations plant
$8.7B
$8.1B
Other property and investments, net
$178.8M
$165.4M
Cash and cash equivalents
$576.6M
$314.8M
Accounts receivable, net of allowances
$170.6M
$203.0M
Accrued utility revenue
$101.6M
$96.6M
Income taxes receivable, net
$9.6M
$0
Deferred purchased gas costs
$5.2M
$13.8M
Materials, supplies & gas inventories
$93.8M
$93.8M
Prepaid and other current assets
$234.6M
$141.0M
Current assets classified as discontinued operations
$0
$601.4M
Total current assets
$1.2B
$1.5B
Goodwill
$11.2M
$11.2M
Deferred charges and other assets
$356.9M
$395.7M
Noncurrent assets classified as discontinued operations
$0
$1.9B
Total noncurrent assets
$368.0M
$2.3B
Total assets
$10.4B
$12.1B
$9.3B
Common stock, $1 par (authorized 120,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 72,224,593 and 71,782,756 shares)
$73.9M
$73.4M
Additional paid-in capital
$2.9B
$2.7B
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
-$34.5M
-$49.2M
Retained earnings
$1.0B
$964.3M
$742.5M
$758.6M
Total equity attributable to Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. stockholders
$4.0B
$3.9B
$3.6B
$3.5B
Noncontrolling interest
$0
$177.2M
Total equity
$4.0B
$3.9B
$4.1B
$3.7B
$3.3B
Redeemable noncontrolling interest
$0
$7.7M
Long-term debt, less current maturities
$3.4B
$3.4B
$3.5B
Total capitalization
$7.4B
$7.3B
$8.5B
$7.2B
Current maturities of long-term debt
$75.0M
$75.0M
$0
Short-term debt
$0
$680.0M
Accounts payable
$225.7M
$190.9M
Customer deposits
$67.2M
$63.9M
Accrued general taxes
$54.4M
$59.4M
Accrued interest
$35.3M
$35.7M
Deferred purchased gas costs
$310.1M
$255.4M
Dividends declared
$44.8M
$44.5M
Other current liabilities
$117.3M
$119.4M
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
$0
$382.9M
Total current liabilities
$929.9M
$879.7M
$1.8B
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net
$977.3M
$940.7M
$954.8M
$858.0M
Accumulated removal costs
$496.0M
$472.0M
Other deferred credits and other long-term liabilities
$632.1M
$700.7M
Noncurrent liabilities classified as discontinued operations
$0
$1.0B
Total deferred income taxes and other credits
$2.1B
$2.1B
$2.3B
$3.0B
Total capitalization and liabilities
$10.4B
$10.3B
$12.2B
$12.1B
Common stock, par (in USD per share)
$1.00
$1.00
Common stock, authorized (in shares)
120.0M shares
120.0M shares
Common stock, issued (in shares)
72.2M shares
71.8M shares
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)
72.2M shares
71.8M shares
Period ending
2025-12-31
2025-09-30
2025-06-30
2024-12-31
2023-12-31
2022-12-31
Gas plant
$11.5B
$10.8B
Less: accumulated depreciation
-$3.1B
-$2.9B
Construction work in progress
$236.9M
$178.6M
Net regulated operations plant
$8.7B
$8.1B
Other property and investments, net
$178.8M
$165.4M
Cash and cash equivalents
$576.6M
$314.8M
Accounts receivable, net of allowances
$170.6M
$203.0M
Accrued utility revenue
$101.6M
$96.6M
Income taxes receivable, net
$9.6M
$0
Deferred purchased gas costs
$5.2M
$13.8M
Materials, supplies & gas inventories
$93.8M
$93.8M
Prepaid and other current assets
$234.6M
$141.0M
Current assets classified as discontinued operations
$0
$601.4M
Total current assets
$1.2B
$1.5B
Goodwill
$11.2M
$11.2M
Deferred charges and other assets
$356.9M
$395.7M
Noncurrent assets classified as discontinued operations
$0
$1.9B
Total noncurrent assets
$368.0M
$2.3B
Total assets
$10.4B
$12.1B
$9.3B
Common stock, $1 par (authorized 120,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 72,224,593 and 71,782,756 shares)
$73.9M
$73.4M
Additional paid-in capital
$2.9B
$2.7B
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
-$34.5M
-$49.2M
Retained earnings
$1.0B
$964.3M
$742.5M
$758.6M
Total equity attributable to Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. stockholders
$4.0B
$3.9B
$3.6B
$3.5B
Noncontrolling interest
$0
$177.2M
Total equity
$4.0B
$3.9B
$4.1B
$3.7B
$3.3B
$3.1B
Redeemable noncontrolling interest
$0
$7.7M
Long-term debt, less current maturities
$3.4B
$3.4B
$3.5B
Total capitalization
$7.4B
$7.3B
$8.5B
$7.2B
Current maturities of long-term debt
$75.0M
$75.0M
$0
Short-term debt
$0
$680.0M
Accounts payable
$225.7M
$190.9M
Customer deposits
$67.2M
$63.9M
Accrued general taxes
$54.4M
$59.4M
Accrued interest
$35.3M
$35.7M
Deferred purchased gas costs
$310.1M
$255.4M
Dividends declared
$44.8M
$44.5M
Other current liabilities
$117.3M
$119.4M
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
$0
$382.9M
Total current liabilities
$929.9M
$879.7M
$1.8B
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net
$977.3M
$940.7M
$954.8M
$858.0M
Accumulated removal costs
$496.0M
$472.0M
Other deferred credits and other long-term liabilities
$632.1M
$700.7M
Noncurrent liabilities classified as discontinued operations
$0
$1.0B
Total deferred income taxes and other credits
$2.1B
$2.1B
$2.3B
$3.0B
Total capitalization and liabilities
$10.4B
$10.3B
$12.2B
$12.1B
Common stock, par (in USD per share)
$1.00
$1.00
Common stock, authorized (in shares)
120.0M shares
120.0M shares
Common stock, issued (in shares)
72.2M shares
71.8M shares
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)
72.2M shares
71.8M shares
Cash from operations121310119$509.2M in 2023+2% since 2019Capital spending121310119$765.9M in 2023−18% since 2019Free cash flow121310119-$256.7M in 2023−41% since 2019Dividends paid121310119$174.6M in 2023+50% since 2019
Capital spending1415$320.4M in Q2 FY2026+54% since Q1 FY2026
Every line of the cash flow as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.9
Period ending
2025-12-31
2024-12-31
2023-12-31
Net income
$435.2M
$204.8M
$155.5M
Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax
$200.3M
-$16.1M
$15.5M
Income from continuing operations, net of income tax
$234.8M
$221.0M
$140.0M
Depreciation and amortization
$330.7M
$303.1M
$295.5M
Impairment of assets and other charges
$0
$0
$71.2M
Deferred income taxes
$118.1M
$57.7M
$59.4M
Gains on sale of property and equipment
-$1.6M
$0
-$136.0K
Share-based compensation expense
$14.6M
$11.4M
$6.2M
Equity AFUDC
-$5.8M
-$6.6M
-$2.0M
Accounts receivable, net of allowances
$32.4M
$66.3M
-$38.4M
Accrued utility revenue
-$5.0M
-$3.6M
-$4.9M
Deferred purchased gas costs
$63.3M
$706.9M
$177.2M
Accounts payable
$13.2M
-$20.0M
-$256.4M
Accrued taxes
-$20.5M
$2.2M
-$5.4M
Other current assets and liabilities
-$97.7M
-$57.2M
$16.8M
Changes in deferred charges and other assets
-$62.0M
-$47.9M
-$32.0M
Changes in other liabilities and deferred credits
-$20.4M
-$27.9M
-$76.6M
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations
$594.2M
$1.2B
$350.5M
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations
-$38.1M
$150.4M
$158.7M
Net cash provided by operating activities
$556.1M
$1.4B
$509.2M
Capital expenditures and property additions
-$807.9M
-$846.6M
-$765.9M
Proceeds from the sale of business, net of cash sold
$0
$0
$1.0B
Proceeds from the sale of property
$5.3M
$21.4M
$0
Changes in customer advances
$2.0M
-$6.0M
-$8.9M
Other
-$955.0K
-$985.0K
-$1.9M
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of continuing operations
-$801.5M
-$832.2M
$245.8M
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued operations
$776.7M
-$89.4M
-$94.8M
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
-$24.8M
-$921.6M
$151.0M
Issuance of common stock, net
$19.7M
$8.9M
$251.8M
Dividends paid
-$178.5M
-$177.6M
-$174.6M
Issuance of long-term debt, net
$0
$0
$847.8M
Change in short-term portion of credit facility
-$130.0M
$51.5M
-$94.0M
Change in long-term credit facility and commercial paper
$0
$0
-$50.0M
Issuance of short-term debt
$0
$0
$450.0M
Repayment of short-term debt
-$550.0M
$0
-$1.8B
Withholding remittance share-based compensation
-$3.1M
-$2.7M
-$1.8M
Other, including principal payments on finance leases
-$4.7M
-$3.7M
-$3.8M
Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations
-$846.5M
-$123.6M
-$597.3M
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities of discontinued operations
$528.2M
-$52.8M
-$103.4M
Net cash used in financing activities
-$318.3M
-$176.3M
-$700.8M
Effects of currency translation in discontinued operations
-$127.0K
-$624.0K
$273.0K
Change in cash and cash equivalents included in current assets held for sale
$0
$0
$23.8M
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized
$240.2M
$278.9M
$282.6M
Increase (decrease) of capital expenditures in Accounts payable or Other current liabilities
$16.6M
-$8.7M
-$17.1M
Equity AFUDC capitalized in regulated operations plant
Southwest Gas is part of a group headed by SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC.. 7 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
Major holders of Southwest Gas
Corvex Management LPFiled SCHEDULE 13D/A on Southwest Gas, latest May 8, 2026 (3 filings since Oct 23, 2023)
Great Basin Gas Transmission Company Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
Southwest Gas Utility Group, Inc. Subsidiary · California, United States
The Southwest Companies Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
Utility Financial Corp. Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G; stakes of 5% or more it reported on Schedules 13D and 13G (1 companies). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Southwest Gas reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Southwest Gas is engaged in the retail transmission, distribution, transportation and sale of natural gas for domestic, commercial, agricultural and industrial uses in Arizona, Nevada, and California. Service areas in Arizona includes Phoenix Tucson and surrounding communities. Service areas in Nevada include the Las Vegas valley and surrounding communities in Clark County in the south and the Lake Tahoe area to Elko and surrounding communities in the north. Service areas in California include high desert communities in San Bernardino County in the south and in communities in Placer, El Dorado and Nevada counties in the Lake Tahoe area in the northern part of the state.
Southwest Gas, through two subsidiaries, operates two primary pipeline transmission systems:
The rest of Item 2
•a system (including an LNG storage facility) owned by Great Basin extending from the Idaho-Nevada border to the Reno, Sparks, and Carson City areas and communities in the Lake Tahoe area in both California and Nevada and other communities in northern and western Nevada; and
•a system owned by Southwest Gas Transmission Company extending from the Colorado River at the southern tip of Nevada to the Las Vegas distribution area.
The plant investment of Southwest Gas consists primarily of transmission and distribution mains, compressor stations, peak shaving/storage facilities, service lines, meters, and regulators, which comprise the pipeline systems and facilities located in and around the communities served. Southwest Gas also includes other properties such as land, buildings, furnishings, work equipment, vehicles, and software systems in utility plant. Total gas plant, including construction work in progress, at December 31, 2025, was $11.8 billion at Southwest Gas. It is the opinion of management that the properties of Southwest Gas are suitable and adequate for its purposes. Subject to approval from FERC to construct and operate the system expansion, Great Basin estimates a potential estimated capital investment of approximately $1.7 billion in the next three years with an expected in-service date of late 2028.
Substantially all gas main and service lines are constructed across property owned by others under right-of-way grants obtained from the record owners thereof, under the streets and on the grounds of municipalities under authority conferred by franchises or otherwise, or beneath public highways or public lands under authority of various federal and state statutes. None of the numerous county and municipal franchises are exclusive, and some are of limited duration. These franchises are renewed regularly as they expire, and Southwest Gas anticipates no serious difficulties in obtaining future renewals.
With respect to the right-of-way grants, Southwest Gas generally has had continuous and uninterrupted possession and use of such rights-of-way, and the associated gas mains and service lines, commencing with the initial stages of construction of such facilities. Permits have been obtained from public authorities and other governmental entities in certain instances to cross or to install facilities through public lands and along roads and highways. These permits typically are revocable at the election of the grantor, and Southwest Gas occasionally must relocate its facilities when requested to do so by the grantor. Permits have also been obtained from railroad companies to cross over or under railroad lands or rights-of-way, which in some instances require annual or other periodic payments and are revocable at the election of the grantors.
The company was founded in Barstow, California, in 1931, and soon expanded to the nearby town of Victorville. Natural gas was brought into southern Nevada in 1953, and Southwest Gas began service to the burgeoning communities of Las Vegas and Henderson the following year.
On January 24, 1956, Southwest Gas Corporation became a publicly owned company. Expansion into Arizona occurred in 1957 with the acquisition of Natural Gas Service of Arizona, which served customers in Gila, Greenlee, and Pinal counties.
In 1963, with the completion of a 250-mile pipeline in northern Nevada, the company was able to grow once again by extending its service territory to include Carson City. Several years later it began serving customers as far east as Elko in the northern part of the state. Expansion also occurred during this time in California with expansion from its Victorville operations to Big Bear.
During the next several decades the company made several more acquisitions and expanded in parts of its tri-state service territory. In 1979, the purchase of the gas system of what is now Tucson Electric Power, and the 1984 purchase of the gas system of Arizona Public Service Company, added the Phoenix area to the company's customer base. During a time of unprecedented growth in the desert Southwest, Southwest Gas was serving some of the fastest-growing areas in the country. In 2005, the company acquired service territory in South Lake Tahoe from Avista, enabling it to serve customers contiguously around Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada. The company is the largest distributor of natural gas in Arizona and Nevada.
Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record. The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.
Nov 4, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $0.06 a share, on Nov 5, 2025.116
When it reported results
Aug 5, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results104
May 5, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results106
Feb 25, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results107
Jan 9, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results111
Nov 5, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results114
Aug 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results117
May 12, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results118
Feb 26, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results119
Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar
Filings
685 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 100 major events, 315 insider forms, 36 large holders, 214 other. The latest 20:
46 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 28 buys and 18 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.
What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.
The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. Common Stock, $1 par value
SWX
New York Stock Exchange
From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).17
Risk factors and legal proceedings
The risks Southwest Gas names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026: 29 risks under these headings, as written.17
Operational Risks
Southwest Gas relies on having access to interstate pipelines’ transportation capacity, including extractive‑sector supply paths and midstream pipeline infrastructure. If these pipelines and related transportation capacity were not available, it could impact Southwest Gas’ ability to meet customers’ full requirements.
Failure to attract and retain an appropriately qualified employee workforce, including executives and other management, could adversely affect our collective operations and ability to timely deploy on our plans.
Limited availability of contract labor and critical materials could delay or increase the cost of the Great Basin Expansion Project
Certain of our costs, such as operating expenses (including labor, fuel, and materials) at Southwest Gas, and interest and general and administrative expenses at both Southwest Gas and the Company could be adversely impacted by periods of heightened inflation, which could have an adverse impact on our results of operations.
The nature of our operations presents inherent risks of loss that could adversely affect our results of operations.
Regulatory and legislative developments related to climate change, renewable portfolio standards, or costs for renewables, may adversely affect our operations and financial results.
Southwest Gas may be impacted by the effects of weather and climate change, including physical and transition risks.
A cybersecurity incident has the potential to disrupt normal business operations, expose sensitive and confidential customer, employee or Company information, and/or lead to physical damages, and may result in legal claims or damage to our reputation.
The failure of technology may hinder the Company’s business operations and adversely affect its financial condition and results of operations.
Our operations are subject to increased competition.
The concentration of our operations in the States of Arizona, Nevada and California exposes our operations and financial results to economic conditions, weather patterns, and regulatory decisions in Arizona, Nevada, and California.
The other 18 risks
Financial, Economic, and Market Risks
As a holding company, the Company depends on our operating subsidiary, Southwest Gas, to meet financial obligations.
Southwest Gas’ liquidity, and in certain circumstances, its earnings, may be reduced from historical amounts or expectations during periods in which natural gas prices are rising significantly or are more volatile.
Southwest Gas’ earnings may be materially impacted due to volatility in the cash surrender value of our COLI policies during periods in which stock market changes are significant.
The cost of providing pension and postretirement benefits is subject to changes in pension asset values, changing demographics, and actuarial assumptions which may have an adverse effect on our financial results.
Uncertain economic conditions may affect Southwest Gas’ ability to finance capital expenditures, including the Great Basin Expansion Project.
Our business could be negatively affected as a result of actions of activist stockholders.
Increases in market interest rates may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.
The Company identified a material weakness in the Company's internal control over financial reporting, which could impact the Company's ability to report its results of operations and financial condition accurately and in a timely manner.
Our regulated operations plant and other assets may be subject to impairment in the future.
Regulatory, Legislative, and Legal Risks
The Company is currently subject to, and may in the future be subject to, litigation or threatened litigation, which may result in liability exposure that could have a material adverse effect on its business and results of operations.
Governmental policies and regulatory actions can reduce or impact the stability of Southwest Gas’ earnings or cash flows.
Southwest Gas may be subject to increased costs related to the operation of natural gas pipelines under regulations concerning natural gas pipeline safety, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, and/or cash flows.
Southwest Gas’ delivery and related systems require numerous permits and other approvals from various federal, state, and local governmental agencies, and others, including for pipeline expansion or infrastructure development; any failure to obtain or maintain required permits or approvals, or other factors that could prevent or delay planned development, could negatively affect our business and results of operations.
General Risks
The Company’s operating results may be adversely impacted by an economic downturn.
A significant reduction in the Company’s and Southwest Gas’ credit ratings could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We may pursue acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic opportunities which, if not successful, may adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Natural disasters, public health crises and epidemic or pandemic related illness, war, or terrorist activities, and other extreme events could adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, and/or cash flows.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports or publish unfavorable research or reports about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
Legal proceedings
The Company and Southwest Gas are named as a defendant in various legal proceedings. The ultimate dispositions of these proceedings are not presently determinable; however, it is the opinion of management that none of this litigation individually or in the aggregate will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s or Southwest Gas’ financial position or results of operations. For discussion regarding legal proceedings, please refer to Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies in the accompanying notes to our financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report.