Atmos Energy (Atmos Energy) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.04 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Atmos Energy's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.04.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Atmos Energy couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for Atmos Energy's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

ATO' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.02 Max: 0.12
Current: 0.04

During the past 13 years, Atmos Energy's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.12. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.02.

ATO's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
83.71% of 491 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.26 vs ATO: 0.04

Atmos Energy Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atmos Energy's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Atmos Energy Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

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Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

Cash-to-Debt

0.01

0.02

0.01

Atmos Energy Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt																0.02	0.02	0.01	-	0.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Atmos Energy's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Atmos Energy Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Atmos Energy's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atmos Energy's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Atmos Energy Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Atmos Energy's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	15.404	/	(289.243	+	6748.585)
	=	0.00

Atmos Energy's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	278.315	/	(11.483	+	7529.273)
	=	0.04

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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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

Website

https://www.atmosenergy.com

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