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Atmos Energy (Atmos Energy) Beneish M-Score : -3.09 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is Atmos Energy Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Atmos Energy's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ATO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.38   Med: -2.57   Max: -1.73
Current: -3.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Atmos Energy was -1.73. The lowest was -3.38. And the median was -2.57.


Atmos Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atmos Energy's Beneish M-Score 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 Beneish M-Score Chart

Atmos Energy Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.77 -2.66 -1.73 -2.33 -3.09

Atmos Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 - - - -3.09 -

Competitive Comparison of Atmos Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Atmos Energy's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score 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's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Atmos Energy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atmos Energy's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Atmos Energy Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Atmos Energy for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.8963+0.528 * 0.8942+0.404 * 1.0502+0.892 * 1.0175+0.115 * 1.0068
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.117087-0.327 * 0.8363
=-3.09

* 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.

This Year (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $343 Mil.
Revenue was $4,275 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,058 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $886 Mil.
Total Assets was $22,517 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $19,830 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $604 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,353 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,749 Mil.
Net Income was $886 Mil.
Gross Profit was $63 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $3,460 Mil.
Total Receivables was $376 Mil.
Revenue was $4,202 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,809 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,048 Mil.
Total Assets was $22,193 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $17,455 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $536 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,603 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,945 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(342.572 / 4275.357) / (375.619 / 4201.662)
=0.080127 / 0.089398
=0.8963

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(1808.845 / 4201.662) / (2058.278 / 4275.357)
=0.430507 / 0.481428
=0.8942

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (885.768 + 19829.949) / 22516.968) / (1 - (3047.693 + 17454.902) / 22192.989)
=0.079995 / 0.076168
=1.0502

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=4275.357 / 4201.662
=1.0175

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(535.655 / (535.655 + 17454.902)) / (604.327 / (604.327 + 19829.949))
=0.029774 / 0.029574
=1.0068

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(0 / 4275.357) / (0 / 4201.662)
=0 / 0
=1

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((6748.585 + 1352.592) / 22516.968) / ((5944.948 + 3602.6) / 22192.989)
=0.359781 / 0.430206
=0.8363

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(885.862 - 62.568 - 3459.743) / 22516.968
=-0.117087

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Atmos Energy has a M-score of -3.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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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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