[April 14, 2013] Lowest EBITDA Growth in the Gas Utilities Industry Detected in Shares of Chesapeake Utilities (CPK, WGL, NWN, STR, SWX) Tweet Apr 14, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Gas Utilities industry with the lowest EBITDA Growth (next year estimate vs. LTM). EBITDA Growth can be valuable in predicting future cash flow generation and earnings power. Chesapeake Utilities ranks lowest with a EBITDA growth of 4.5%. WGL Holdings is next with a EBITDA growth of 4.9%. Northwest Natural Gas ranks third lowest with a EBITDA growth of 6.6%. Questar follows with a EBITDA growth of 7.5%, and Southwest Gas rounds out the bottom five with a EBITDA growth of 8.3%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Southwest Gas on December 19th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $42.89. Since that recommendation, shares of Southwest Gas have risen 14.9%. We continue to monitor Southwest Gas for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]