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Lowering Atmos Energy's Fair Value Estimate on Reduced Long-Term Growth Expectations

Senior Equity Analyst Andrew Bischof

Andrew Bischof, CFA, CPA Senior Equity Analyst

Analyst Note

| Andrew Bischof, CFA, CPA | Sep 14, 2021

We are lowering our Atmos Energy fair value estimate to $98 per share, down from $108, after reassessing our long-term growth expectations for the natural gas distributor. Our narrow moat and stable moat trend remain unchanged.

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Company Profile

Business Description

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 70% of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas, including Dallas, and has a 5,700-mile intrastate gas transmission pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.

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5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1800, Three Lincoln Centre
Dallas, TX, 75240

T +1 972 934-9227

www.atmosenergy.com

Sector Utilities

Industry Utilities - Regulated Gas

Most Recent Earnings Jun 30, 2021

Fiscal Year End Sep 30, 2021

Stock Type Slow Growth

Employees 4,694

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