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ATMOS ENERGY CORP Stock $ato

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2016 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000073180216000055 Filed on August 03, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q3	2016 Q2	2015 Q2
Revenue	$433.6M	$456.2M	$455.5M
YoY Change	5.47%	0.16%	-51.7%
Cost Of Revenue	$63.90M	$64.60M	$304.7M
YoY Change	-78.88%	-78.8%	-47.79%
Gross Profit	$369.7M	$391.6M	$368.1M
YoY Change	7.39%	6.38%	2.39%
Gross Profit Margin	85.26%	85.84%	80.82%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$76.40M	$73.50M	$68.50M
YoY Change	8.06%	7.3%	7.2%
% of Gross Profit	20.66%	18.77%	18.61%
Operating Expenses	$285.3M	$270.1M	$264.1M
YoY Change	2.48%	2.3%	4.4%
Operating Profit	$84.45M	$128.4M	$111.0M
YoY Change	13.59%	15.67%	4.12%
Interest Expense	-$30.00M	$27.68M	$27.96M
YoY Change	-3.54%	-0.99%	-12.2%
% of Operating Profit	-35.52%	21.56%	25.18%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$100.0K	$1.118M	$634.0K
YoY Change	-94.44%	76.34%	-269.52%
Pretax Income	$54.30M	$101.8M	$90.29M
YoY Change	26.28%	12.79%	21.37%
Income Tax	$19.40M	$35.69M	$34.01M
% Of Pretax Income	35.73%	35.05%	37.66%
Net Earnings	$34.24M	$71.19M	$56.28M
YoY Change	45.61%	26.5%	23.1%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.9%	15.61%	12.36%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.33	$0.69	$0.55
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.33	$0.69	$0.55
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	103.8M shares	102.2M shares	102.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			102.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q3	2016 Q2	2015 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$120.2M	$66.00M	$43.00M
YoY Change	16.9%	53.49%	-15.69%
Cash & Equivalents	$47.53M	$66.21M	$43.15M
Short-Term Investments	$72.70M
Other Short-Term Assets	$88.09M	$60.50M	$58.60M
YoY Change	76.42%	3.25%	-53.82%
Inventory	$179.0M	$245.0M	$213.0M
Prepaid Expenses	$21.49M
Receivables	$215.9M	$277.4M	$301.7M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$681.7M	$648.9M	$616.6M
YoY Change	8.84%	5.23%	-20.4%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$8.269B	$8.054B	$7.212B
YoY Change	11.28%	11.67%	11.62%
Goodwill	$727.0M	$742.7M	$742.0M
YoY Change	0.1%	0.09%	0.09%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$305.0M	$282.2M	$313.7M
YoY Change	10.75%	-10.05%	-17.38%
Total Long-Term Assets	$9.329B	$9.078B	$8.268B
YoY Change	10.42%	9.8%	9.04%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$681.7M	$648.9M	$616.6M
Total Long-Term Assets	$9.329B	$9.078B	$8.268B
Total Assets	$10.01B	$9.727B	$8.884B
YoY Change	10.31%	9.49%	6.31%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$196.0M	$199.0M	$227.0M
YoY Change	-17.99%	-12.33%	-27.48%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$829.8M	$670.5M	$252.0M
YoY Change	81.21%	166.08%
Long-Term Debt Due	$250.0M	$250.0M
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.788B	$1.530B	$916.6M
YoY Change	54.85%	66.9%	-20.69%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.189B	$2.206B	$2.455B
YoY Change	-10.2%	-10.17%	25.53%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$245.4M	$228.8M	$94.97M
YoY Change	52.08%	140.9%	95.91%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.434B	$2.434B	$2.550B
YoY Change	-6.34%	-4.54%	27.23%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.788B	$1.530B	$916.6M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.434B	$2.434B	$2.550B
Total Liabilities	$4.222B	$3.964B	$3.467B
YoY Change	12.49%	14.35%	9.71%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.263B	$1.273B	$1.093B
YoY Change	17.66%	16.49%	17.19%
Common Stock	$2.389B	$2.372B	$2.208B
YoY Change	7.06%	7.44%	1.6%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.463B	$3.467B	$3.238B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$10.01B	$9.727B	$8.884B
YoY Change	10.31%	9.49%	6.31%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q3	2016 Q2	2015 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$34.24M	$71.19M	$56.28M
YoY Change	45.61%	26.5%	23.1%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$76.40M	$73.50M	$68.50M
YoY Change	8.06%	7.3%	7.2%
Cash From Operating Activities	$165.1M	$176.9M	$176.8M
YoY Change	75.08%	0.06%	27.01%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$297.3M	-$253.7M	-$225.9M
YoY Change	0.41%	12.31%	16.68%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$900.0K	$3.800M	$200.0K
YoY Change	-88.89%	1800.0%	-95.35%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$296.3M	-$249.9M	-$225.6M
YoY Change	2.88%	10.77%	19.18%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	112.6M	91.20M	-3.500M
YoY Change	-37.17%	-2705.71%	-90.08%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	165.1M	176.9M	176.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	-296.3M	-249.9M	-225.6M
Cash From Financing Activities	112.6M	91.20M	-3.500M
Net Change In Cash	-18.60M	18.20M	-52.30M
YoY Change	28.28%	-134.8%	-38.76%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$165.1M	$176.9M	$176.8M
Capital Expenditures	-$297.3M	-$253.7M	-$225.9M
Free Cash Flow	$462.4M	$430.6M	$402.7M
YoY Change	18.44%	6.93%	21.0%

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	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Nature of Business</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Atmos Energy Corporation (“Atmos Energy” or the “Company”) and our subsidiaries are engaged primarily in the regulated natural gas distribution and pipeline businesses as well as other nonregulated natural gas businesses. Historically, our regulated businesses have generated over 90 percent of our consolidated net income.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Through our regulated distribution business, we deliver natural gas through sales and transportation arrangements to approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">three million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> residential, commercial, public authority and industrial customers through our </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">six</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> regulated distribution divisions, which at </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2016</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, covered service areas located in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">eight</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> states. In addition, we transport natural gas for others through our distribution system. Our regulated businesses also include our regulated pipeline and storage operations, which include the transportation of natural gas to our North Texas distribution system and the management of our underground storage facilities. Our regulated businesses are subject to federal and state regulation and/or regulation by local authorities in each of the states in which our regulated distribution divisions operate.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Our nonregulated businesses operate primarily in the Midwest and Southeast through various wholly-owned subsidiaries of Atmos Energy Holdings, Inc. (AEH). AEH is wholly owned by the Company and based in Houston, Texas. Through AEH, we provide natural gas management and transportation services to municipalities, natural gas distribution companies, including certain divisions of Atmos Energy, and third parties.</font></div></div>

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