LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / February 22, 2018 / Active-Investors has a free review on Atmos Energy Corp. (NYSE: ATO) following the Company's announcement that it will begin trading ex-dividend on February 23, 2018. To capture the dividend payout, investors must purchase the stock a day prior to the ex-dividend date that is by latest at the end of the trading session on February 22, 2018. Active-Investors has initiated due-diligence on this dividend stock. Register with us for more free research including the one on ATO:
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Dividend Declared
On February 07, 2018, Atmos Energy's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.485 per common share. The indicated annual dividend for fiscal 2018 is $1.94, which represents a 7.8% increase over fiscal 2017.
Atmos Energy's indicated dividend represents a yield of 2.34% compared to the average dividend yield of 2.52% for the Utilities sector. The recent dividend announcement is the Company's 137th consecutively quarterly dividend and Atmos Energy has raised dividend for thirty-five consecutive years.
Dividend Insight
Atmos Energy has a dividend payout ratio of 48.5%, which means that the Company spends approximately $0.49 for dividend distribution out of every $1.00 earned. The dividend payout ratio reflects how much amount a company is returning to shareholders versus how much money it is keeping on hand to reinvest in growth, to pay off debt, and/or to add to its cash reserves.
According to analysts' estimates, Atmos Energy is forecasted to report earnings of $4.18 for the next year, which is more than double the Company's annualized dividend of $1.94 per share.
For the three months ended December 31, 2017, Atmos Energy generated operating cash flow of $173.2 million, a $56.3 million increase compared to the three months ended December 31, 2016. The Company's equity capitalization ratio at December 31, 2017, was 57.3% compared to 52.6% at September 30, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, Atmos Energy had cash and cash equivalents of $54.75 million compared to $26.41 million as on December 31, 2016. The Company's strong financial position indicates its ability to absorb any fluctuations in earnings and cash flow and to sustain the dividend distribution for a long period.
About Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy headquartered in Dallas is the United States' largest natural-gas-only distributor, serving over three million natural gas distribution customers in over 1,400 communities in eight states from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West. Atmos Energy also manages Company-owned natural gas pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas. Founded in 1906, the Company owns 5,682 miles of gas transmission lines.
Stock Performance Snapshot
February 21, 2018 - At Wednesday's closing bell, Atmos Energy's stock dropped 1.26%, ending the trading session at $81.04.
Volume traded for the day: 581.92 thousand shares.
Stock performance in the past twelve-month period - up 5.19%
After yesterday's close, Atmos Energy's market cap was at $8.88 billion.
Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio was at 14.95.
The stock has a dividend yield of 2.39%.
The stock is part of the Utilities sector, categorized under the Gas Utilities industry.
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