Atmos Energy Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Atmos Energy's CEO is John Akers, appointed in Oct 2019, has a tenure of 4.58 years. total yearly compensation is $8.10M, comprised of 12.8% salary and 87.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.06% of the company’s shares, worth €9.96M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.9 years and 13.3 years respectively.

Key information

John Akers

Chief executive officer

US$8.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	12.8%
CEO tenure	4.6yrs
CEO ownership	0.06%
Management average tenure	6.9yrs
Board average tenure	13.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Akers's remuneration changed compared to Atmos Energy's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$925m
Sep 30 2023	US$8m	US$1m	US$885m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$838m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$829m
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$797m
Sep 30 2022	US$5m	US$977k	US$774m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$751m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$725m
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$697m
Sep 30 2021	US$6m	US$900k	US$665m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$682m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$697m
Dec 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$640m
Sep 30 2020	US$10m	US$841k	US$601m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$594m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$557m
Dec 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$532m
Sep 30 2019	US$8m	US$463k	US$511m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$491m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$482m
Dec 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$446m
Sep 30 2018	US$2m	US$373k	US$602m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$600m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$599m
Dec 31 2017	n/a	n/a	US$582m
Sep 30 2017	US$2m	US$332k	US$382m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD8.10M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.31M).

Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

John Akers (60 yo)

4.6yrs

Tenure

US$8,104,362

Compensation

Mr. John Kevin Akers has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Manager at Atmos Energy Kansas Securitization I, LLC. He has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Atmos Energy Corpor...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
John Akers	CEO, President & Director	4.6yrs	US$8.10m	0.060% $ 10.0m
Christopher Forsythe	Senior VP & CFO	7.3yrs	US$2.30m	0.032% $ 5.3m
Karen Hartsfield	Senior VP	6.8yrs	US$1.78m	0.015% $ 2.6m
John Robbins	Senior Vice President of Human Resources	7.3yrs	US$1.52m	0.014% $ 2.4m
John McDill	Senior Vice Presidnet of Utility Operations	2.6yrs	US$1.76m	0.018% $ 3.1m
Jeffrey Knights	Senior Vice President of Technical & Operating Services	5.8yrs	no data	no data
Richard Mitschke	VP & Chief Information Officer	1.1yrs	no data	no data
Daniel Meziere	VP of Investor Relations & Treasurer	13.3yrs	no data	no data
Liz Beauchamp	Vice President of Governmental & Public Affairs	6.8yrs	no data	no data
John Paris	President of Mid-Tex Division	17yrs	no data	no data
Becky Palmer	President of West Texas Division	7.3yrs	no data	no data
J. Dobbs	President of Kentucky & Mid-States Division	7.1yrs	no data	no data

6.9yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AEO's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
John Akers	CEO, President & Director	4.6yrs	US$8.10m	0.060% $ 10.0m
Nancy Quinn	Independent Director	19.8yrs	US$290.01k	0% $ 0
Richard Gordon	Independent Lead Director	23.3yrs	US$320.00k	0.0066% $ 1.1m
Franklin Yoho	Independent Director	4yrs	US$290.00k	0.0020% $ 333.0k
Kim Cocklin	Chairman of the Board	14.5yrs	US$374.07k	0.12% $ 20.7m
Jennifer Sampson	Member of Customer Advisory Board	no data	no data	no data
Grace McDermott	Member of the Customer Advisory Board	no data	no data	no data
Lois Finkelman	Member of the Customer Advisory Board	no data	no data	no data
Denise Bunkley	Member of the Customer Advisory Board	no data	no data	no data
Charles Eisemann	Member of the Customer Advisory Board	no data	no data	no data
Daniel Lopez	Member of the Customer Advisory Board	no data	no data	no data
Richard Sampson	Independent Director	12yrs	US$292.02k	0.0068% $ 1.1m

13.3yrs

Average Tenure

70yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AEO's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.3 years average tenure).

Atmos Energy Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Insufficient new directors

Insider recently sold €117k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Insufficient new directors

Atmos Energy Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Feb 08, 2023

Insider recently sold €88k worth of stock

Recent updates

Now 21% overvalued after recent price rise

Now 21% overvalued after recent price rise

Atmos Energy Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on May 08, 2024

Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise

Now 20% overvalued

Upcoming dividend of US$0.81 per share at 2.8% yield

First quarter dividend of US$0.81 announced

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.08 (vs US$1.92 in 1Q 2023)

Atmos Energy Corporation Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

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Atmos Energy Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Feb 06, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.81 per share at 2.8% yield

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$6.10 (vs US$5.62 in FY 2022)

Atmos Energy Corporation Increases Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 11, 2023

Atmos Energy Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Nov 08, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.74 per share at 2.5% yield

Atmos Energy Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.94 (vs US$0.92 in 3Q 2022)

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.94 (vs US$0.92 in 3Q 2022)

Atmos Energy Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 5, 2023

Atmos Energy Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Aug 02, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.74 per share at 2.5% yield

Atmos Energy Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.49 (vs US$2.37 in 2Q 2022)

Atmos Energy Corporation Revises Earnings Guidance for 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.92 (vs US$1.86 in 1Q 2022)

Atmos Energy Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for 2023

Atmos Energy Corporation to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Feb 07, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.74 per share

Insider recently sold €117k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$5.62 (vs US$5.13 in FY 2021)

Atmos Energy Corporation Increases Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 12, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Atmos Energy Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Nov 09, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.68 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.92 (vs US$0.78 in 3Q 2021)

Atmos Energy Corporation Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022

Atmos Energy Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Aug 03, 2022

Atmos Energy Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Feb 08, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.68 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$2.38 (vs US$2.30 in 2Q 2021)

Atmos Energy Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 6, 2022

Atmos Energy Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on May 04, 2022

Insider recently sold €88k worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Atmos Energy Corporation Reaffirms Earning Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.68 per share

Upcoming dividend of US$0.68 per share

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS US$5.13 (vs US$4.90 in FY 2020)

Senior Vice President of Utility Operations David Park has left the company

Insider recently sold €113k worth of stock

Insider recently sold €388k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.63 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.78 (vs US$0.96 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.63 per share

Atmos Energy Corporation Affirms Earnings Guidance for Fiscal Year 2021

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$2.30 (vs US$1.95 in 2Q 2020)

Atmos Energy Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 7, 2021

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.71 (vs US$1.47 in 1Q 2020)

Revenue misses expectations

New 90-day low: €72.50

Atmos Energy Corporation to Report Q1, 2021 Results on Feb 02, 2021

New 90-day low: €75.00

Atmos Energy Corporation Announces Board Changes

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$4.90