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Atmos EnergyNYSE:ATO Stock Report

Atmos Energy Competitors

Price History & Performance

Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$91.10
52 Week High	US$84.59
52 Week Low	US$104.99
Beta	0.44
1 Month Change	2.26%
3 Month Change	-8.43%
1 Year Change	-3.33%
3 Year Change	-5.61%
5 Year Change	26.79%
Change since IPO	669.86%

Recent News & Updates

Oct 10

Atmos Energy Stock: A Safe Dividend Aristocrat For Fighting Off Future Market Crashes

Atmos Energy provides natural gas to over 3 million customers in eight states. This is a recession-resistant business model that’s helped it raise its dividend for 37 consecutive years. Atmos Energy is one of the most reasonable and prudent aristocrats you can consider in today's overvalued market.

Sep 28

Are Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

How far off is Atmos Energy Corporation ( NYSE:ATO ) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data...

Sep 17

Atmos Is An Overlooked Dividend Aristocrat That Can Fit Your Portfolio

Atmos is a utility company that has been growing dividends for over 35 years. The company is often overlooked as like most of its peers it's a "boring utility" I think many investors can enjoy this 3% yield, and sleep well at night while they do so.

Sep 01

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. In a perfect world, we'd like to see...

Shareholder Returns

ATO	US Gas Utilities	US Market
7D	2.2%	1.0%	3.2%
1Y	-3.3%	12.2%	30.0%

Return vs Industry: ATO underperformed the US Gas Utilities industry which returned 12.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ATO underperformed the US Market which returned 27.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

ATO volatility
ATO Beta	0.44
Industry Beta	0.62
Market Beta	1

Stable Share Price: ATO is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.

Volatility Over Time: ATO's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Atmos Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated natural gas distribution, and pipeline and storage businesses in the United States. It operates in two segments, Distribution, and Pipeline and Storage. The Distribution segment is involved in the regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations in eight states.

Atmos Energy Fundamentals Summary

ATO fundamental statistics
Market Cap	US$11.92b
Earnings (TTM)	US$681.70m
Revenue (TTM)	US$3.31b

Earnings & Revenue

ATO income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$3.31b
Cost of Revenue	US$1.63b
Gross Profit	US$1.69b
Expenses	US$1.01b
Earnings	US$681.70m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2021

Next Earnings Date

Nov 10, 2021

Earnings per share (EPS)	5.21
Gross Margin	50.92%
Net Profit Margin	20.57%
Debt/Equity Ratio	94.1%

How did ATO perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.7%

Current Dividend Yield

46%

Payout Ratio

Valuation

Is Atmos Energy undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

17.48x

Price to Earnings (PE) ratio

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: ATO ($91.1) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($81.04)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ATO is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: ATO is good value based on its PE Ratio (17.5x) compared to the US Gas Utilities industry average (17.8x).

PE vs Market: ATO is good value based on its PE Ratio (17.5x) compared to the US market (18.2x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: ATO is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.6x)

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: ATO is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.5x) compared to the US Gas Utilities industry average (1.7x).

Future Growth

How is Atmos Energy forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 9 analysts?

10.7%

Forecasted annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: ATO's forecast earnings growth (10.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).

Earnings vs Market: ATO's earnings (10.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.1% per year).

High Growth Earnings: ATO's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: ATO's revenue (6.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: ATO's revenue (6.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: ATO's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (9%).

Past Performance

How has Atmos Energy performed over the past 5 years?

12.0%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: ATO has a high level of non-cash earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ATO's current net profit margins (20.6%) are lower than last year (21.3%).

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ATO's earnings have grown by 12% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ATO's earnings growth over the past year (14.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (12% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: ATO earnings growth over the past year (14.7%) underperformed the Gas Utilities industry 26.4%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: ATO's Return on Equity (8.8%) is considered low.

Financial Health

How is Atmos Energy's financial position?

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: ATO's short term assets ($1.1B) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.1B).

Long Term Liabilities: ATO's short term assets ($1.1B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($10.5B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: ATO's debt to equity ratio (94.1%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: ATO's debt to equity ratio has increased from 90.3% to 94.1% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: ATO's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.

Interest Coverage: ATO's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (11.1x coverage).

Balance Sheet

Dividend

What is Atmos Energy current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

2.74%

Current Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: ATO's dividend (2.74%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.29%).

High Dividend: ATO's dividend (2.74%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.49%).

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: ATO's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: ATO's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Current Payout to Shareholders

Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (46%), ATO's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: ATO's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (49.7% payout ratio).

Next Steps

Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

4.2yrs

Average management tenure

CEO

Mr. John Kevin Akers, also known as Kevin, has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since October 1, 2019. Mr. Akers served as Executive Vice President of Safety...

CEO Compensation Analysis

Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD9.83M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD11.26M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kevin's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

Leadership Team

Experienced Management: ATO's management team is considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

Experienced Board: ATO's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12.4 years average tenure).

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: ATO insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.

Recent Insider Transactions

Ownership Breakdown

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 6%.

Top Shareholders

Key Information

Name: Atmos Energy Corporation
Ticker: ATO
Exchange: NYSE
Founded: 1906
Industry: Gas Utilities
Sector: Utilities
Market Cap: US$11.915b
Shares outstanding: 130.79m
Website: https://www.atmosenergy.com

Number of Employees

Location

Atmos Energy Corporation
1800 Three Lincoln Centre
5430 LBJ Freeway
Dallas
Texas
75240
United States

Listings

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2021/10/18 22:52
End of Day Share Price	2021/10/18 00:00
Earnings	2021/06/30
Annual Earnings	2020/09/30

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Atmos Energy Corp. Stock , ATO

Kim R. CocklinChairmanChristopher T. ForsytheChief Financial Officer & Senior Vice PresidentRichard J. GiusChief Information Officer & Vice PresidentStephen R. SpringerDirectorDiana J. WaltersIndependent DirectorFranklin H. YohoIndependent DirectorKelly H. ComptonIndependent DirectorNancy K. QuinnIndependent DirectorRafa G. GarzaIndependent DirectorRichard A. SampsonIndependent DirectorRichard C. WareIndependent DirectorRobert C. GrableIndependent DirectorRobert W. BestIndependent DirectorSean DonohueIndependent DirectorRichard K. GordonLead Independent DirectorJ. Kevin AkersPresident, Chief Executive Officer & DirectorJ. Kevin DobbsPresident-Kentucky/Mid States DivisionDennis L. GordonPresident-Pipeline DivisionRichard M. ThomasPrincipal Accounting Officer, VP & ControllerKaren E. HartsfieldSecretary, Senior VP & General CounselJeffrey S. KnightsSenior VP-Technical & Operating ServicesJohn Matt RobbinsSenior Vice President-Human ResourcesJohn S. McDillSenior Vice President-Utility OperationsDaniel M. MeziereTreasurer & Vice PresidentLiz C. BeauchampVice President-Governmental & Public AffairsConrad E. GruberVice President-Strategic PlanningJoel MulterVice President-Tax

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Research Coverage

Argus Gary Hovis	Mizuho Gabriel Moreen
Bank of America Julien Dumoulin-Smith	Morgan Stanley Stephen Byrd
Barclays Capital Christine Cho	Morningstar, Inc. Charles Fishman
Citigroup Investment Research Ryan Levine	Seaport Global Securities Angie Storozynski
Goldman Sachs Insoo Kim	UBS Securities Shneur Gershuni
J.P. Morgan Richard Sunderland	Wells Fargo Securities Sarah Akers

Previous Five Year Dividend History

Declaration	Ex-Div	Record	Payment	Amount	Type
5/5/21	5/21/21	5/24/21	6/7/21	0.625	Regular Cash
2/2/21	2/19/21	2/22/21	3/8/21	0.625	Regular Cash
11/11/20	11/27/20	11/30/20	12/14/20	0.625	Regular Cash
8/5/20	8/21/20	8/24/20	9/8/20	0.575	Regular Cash
5/6/20	5/22/20	5/26/20	6/8/20	0.575	Regular Cash
2/4/20	2/21/20	2/24/20	3/9/20	0.575	Regular Cash
11/6/19	11/22/19	11/25/19	12/9/19	0.575	Regular Cash
8/7/19	8/23/19	8/26/19	9/9/19	0.525	Regular Cash
5/7/19	5/24/19	5/28/19	6/10/19	0.525	Regular Cash
2/5/19	2/22/19	2/25/19	3/11/19	0.525	Regular Cash
11/7/18	11/23/18	11/26/18	12/10/18	0.525	Regular Cash
8/8/18	8/24/18	8/27/18	9/10/18	0.485	Regular Cash
5/2/18	5/18/18	5/21/18	6/4/18	0.485	Regular Cash
2/6/18	2/23/18	2/26/18	3/12/18	0.485	Regular Cash
11/8/17	11/24/17	11/27/17	12/11/17	0.485	Regular Cash
8/2/17	8/17/17	8/21/17	9/5/17	0.45	Regular Cash
5/3/17	5/18/17	5/22/17	6/5/17	0.45	Regular Cash
2/7/17	2/23/17	2/27/17	3/13/17	0.45	Regular Cash
11/9/16	11/23/16	11/28/16	12/12/16	0.45	Regular Cash
8/3/16	8/18/16	8/22/16	9/6/16	0.42	Regular Cash
5/4/16	5/19/16	5/23/16	6/6/16	0.42	Regular Cash

Atmos Energy Dividend History

We are offering the shares to our shareholders, our customers and other investors under our Direct Stock Purchase Plan. Plan participants may also take advantage of additional services, most without any fees or commissions.

Under our plan, participants may:

reinvest cash dividends paid quarterly to purchase additional shares of our common stock at then current market prices; purchase shares of our common stock at then current market prices, up to $100,000 per year, without fees or commissions;
deposit share certificates for safekeeping;
purchase shares of our common stock monthly through automatic bank deductions; and
complete all plan transactions online at https://shareholder.broadridge.com/ATO.

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