What does nonregulated — purchase commitment amount minimum mean?

The minimum guaranteed financial cost the company must pay for its non-utility purchase contracts.

How do you interpret nonregulated — purchase commitment amount minimum?

A higher minimum increases the fixed cost burden, potentially reducing profitability during market downturns.

How does nonregulated — purchase commitment amount minimum compare across companies?

Standard metric for assessing fixed-cost exposure in energy marketing and midstream operations.

Atmos Energy ATO Nonregulated — Purchase Commitment Amount Minimum

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.0B+0.6%

Operating income$764.8M+21.6%

Net income$581.9M+19.8%

EPS (diluted)$3.47+14.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$127.1M-76.7%

Total debt$9.7B+13.9%

Total equity$14.9B+13.5%

Total assets$30.4B+12.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$723.5M-21.6%

CapEx$1.0B+19.5%

Free cash flow-$280.1M—

Valuation

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Market cap$28.39B+24.6%

Enterprise value$38B+23.5%

P/E21.1×+1.0×

P/S5.8×+0.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin75.1%+15.5pp

Operating margin35.9%+2.6pp

Net margin27.6%+2.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.6%+0.4pp

Debt / equity0.7×0.0×

Current ratio1×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Atmos Energy in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept ato:PurchaseCommitmentAmountMinimum.

The official record: Atmos Energy’s 10-K, filed November 14, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does nonregulated — purchase commitment amount minimum mean?: The minimum guaranteed financial cost the company must pay for its non-utility purchase contracts.
How do you interpret nonregulated — purchase commitment amount minimum?: A higher minimum increases the fixed cost burden, potentially reducing profitability during market downturns.
How does nonregulated — purchase commitment amount minimum compare across companies?: Standard metric for assessing fixed-cost exposure in energy marketing and midstream operations.