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Atmos Energy (Atmos Energy) Operating Income : $1,145 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Atmos Energy Operating Income?

Atmos Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $399 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,145 Mil.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Atmos Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $399 Mil. Atmos Energy's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,158 Mil. Therefore, Atmos Energy's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 34.45%.

Atmos Energy's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was -0.70% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Atmos Energy's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.01%. Atmos Energy's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.26%.


Atmos Energy Operating Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atmos Energy's Operating Income can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Atmos Energy Operating Income Chart

Atmos Energy Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Operating Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 746.06 824.10 905.00 920.98 1,067.15

Atmos Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Operating Income Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 321.19 422.64 169.25 154.07 399.11

Atmos Energy Operating Income Calculation

Operating Income, is the profit a company earned through operations. All expenses, including cash expenses such as cost of goods sold (COGS), research & development, wages, and non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, depletion and amortization, have been deducted from the sales.

Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,145 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Atmos Energy  (NYSE:ATO) Operating Income Explanation

1. Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Atmos Energy's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=1596.42 * ( 1 - 14.74% )/( (22323.26 + 22989.234)/ 2 )
=1361.107692/22656.247
=6.01 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=22516.968 - 660.532 - ( 15.404 - max(0, 1352.592 - 885.768+15.404))
=22323.26

Invested Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=23684.243 - 416.694 - ( 278.315 - max(0, 1170.481 - 1679.717+278.315))
=22989.234

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Atmos Energy's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2023  Q: Dec. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=1667.964/( ( (19829.949 + max(-336.581, 0)) + (20319.481 + max(242.404, 0)) )/ 2 )
=1667.964/( ( 19829.949 + 20561.885 )/ 2 )
=1667.964/20195.917
=8.26 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(198.976 + 280.127 + 247.665) - (660.532 + 88.359 + 314.458)
=-336.581

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(646.401 + 220.944 + 534.057) - (416.694 + 0 + 742.304)
=242.404

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

3. Operating Income is also linked to Operating Margin %:

Atmos Energy's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=399.105/1158.467
=34.45 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Be Aware

Compared with a company's EBITDA margin, Operating Margin can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin may decline. Often the Operating Margin declines well before the company's revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia's Operating Margin had already been in decline since 2002, although its earnings per share were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important screening filter for GuruFocus. GuruFocus's Buffett-Munger screener requires that the profit margin is either consistent or expanding. The Model Portfolio of the Buffett-Munger screener has outperformed the market every year since inception in 2009.


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Atmos Energy (Atmos Energy) Business Description

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Address
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1800, Three Lincoln Centre, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240
Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. About two thirds of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas and owns an intrastate gas pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.
Executives
Richard M Thomas officer: VICE PRESIDENT & CONTROLLER P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265-0205
Kim R Cocklin director C/O ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, PO BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75256
Diana J Walters director 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1800, DALLAS TX 75240
John S Mcdill officer: SR VP, UTILITY OPERATIONS 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1800, DALLAS TX 75240
John C. Ale director 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1800, DALLAS TX 75240
Christopher T Forsythe officer: Vice President and Controller P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265
Sean Donohue director P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265
J Matt Robbins officer: SR VP, Human Resources P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265-0205
Frank H Yoho director 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1800, DALLAS TX 75240
Richard A Sampson director PO BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265
David J Park officer: SR VP, Utility Operations P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265-0205
Richard W Douglas director 10670 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, DALLAS TX 75231
Nancy K Quinn director P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265
Karen E Hartsfield officer: SR VP, GC & CORPORATE SEC'Y P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265-0205
John K Akers officer: SR VP, Safety & Enterprise Ser P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265-0205

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