OGS - Earnings call transcript Q3 2021

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Operator

00:03 Good day, and welcome to the ONE Gas Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded. 00:10 At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Mr. Brandon Lohse. Please go ahead.

Brandon Lohse

thank twenty joining one and third on morning, twenty quarter earnings Good you us for our XX:XX conference call. being later is be call webcast a and This replay made available today. live will be After our to your questions. happy prepared take we'll remarks, Act Litigation call ninety safe statements expectations nineteen ONE and the harbor of should considered provisions this predictions five, are and Securities might forward-looking include of as A reminder nineteen statements and during Reform covered amended. three, that nineteen the that Act be made Exchange Securities Act thirty Gas' of or each by four, thirty Private the Securities of Actual results forward-looking any could in differ from projected those statements. materially

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Caron Lawhorn

Yesterday, and Brandon. three nine is announced be morning, nine the million to now in is everyone. to expected earnings zero eight the point two Net million dollars to dollars. twenty range hundred point to we financial Thanks, XX:XX per our two expected that we income and dollars of range in four zero twenty be one Good hundred updated and dollars diluted share of three guidance.

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Curtis Dinan

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Sid McAnnally

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Operator

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Sid McAnnally

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Sid McAnnally

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Caron Lawhorn

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Sid McAnnally

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Unidentified Analyst

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Sid McAnnally

clear continue comments. on you, that Jamieson. appreciate right you. targets Thank balance to pathways We on execute find those we'll and Yes. forward the to XX:XX between targets. how And Thank

Operator

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Vedula Murti

Good morning. XX:XX

Sid McAnnally

XX:XX Vedula. Good morning,

Vedula Murti

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Sid McAnnally

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Caron Lawhorn

XX:XX Sure.

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Curtis Dinan

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Vedula Murti

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Sid McAnnally

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Vedula Murti

Okay. you that. very Thank appreciate XX:XX much. I

Sid McAnnally

your XX:XX question, Thank Vedula. you for

Operator

questions. Mr. XX:XX will closing [Operator Lohse back turn any or Instructions] conference no the like further for It additional appears I’d to to there are remarks.

Brandon Lohse

your Thank Gas. XX:XX you for ONE interest again in all

period January books early we when on until close details and provide day. quiet release at February. Our earnings the starts for Have call great date. the extends We'll our we later conference fourth quarter in a in

Operator

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ONE Gas (OGS) 2 Nov 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript