Price (delayed)
$88.41
Market cap
$96.77B
P/E Ratio
21
Dividend/share
$2.84
EPS
$4.21
Enterprise value
$161.14B
Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices also located in Birmingham,
Highlights
SO's EPS is up by 49% YoY and by 9% from the previous quarter
The net income is up by 49% year-on-year and by 9% since the previous quarter
The revenue has contracted by 5% YoY but it has grown by 2.8% from the previous quarter
The P/E is 6% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 19.9
The debt has grown by 5% year-on-year
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of SO
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
1.09B
Market cap
$96.77B
Enterprise value
$161.14B
Price to book (P/B)
2.68
Price to sales (P/S)
3.71
EV/EBIT
20.05
EV/EBITDA
12.25
EV/Sales
6.17
Revenue
$26.13B
EBIT
$8.04B
EBITDA
$13.16B
Free cash flow
-$499M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$4.21
Free cash flow per share
-$0.46
Book value per share
$33.03
Revenue per share
$23.84
TBVPS
$124.48
Total assets
$141.94B
Total liabilities
$105.83B
Debt
$65.52B
Equity
$36.11B
Working capital
-$1.04B
Debt to equity
1.81
Current ratio
0.91
Quick ratio
0.39
Net debt/EBITDA
4.89
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
50.3%
Gross margin
44%
Net margin
17.6%
Operating margin
26.6%
Return on assets
3.3%
Return on equity
13%
Return on invested capital
4.3%
Return on capital employed
6.2%
Return on sales
30.7%
Dividend yield
3.21%
DPS
$2.84
Payout ratio
67.5%
SO stock price
How has the Southern stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.23%
1 week
2.33%
1 month
2.27%
1 year
33.45%
YTD
26.08%
QTD
13.97%
Financial performance
How have Southern's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$26.13B
Gross profit
$11.5B
Operating income
$6.96B
Net income
$4.61B
Gross margin
44%
Net margin
17.6%
The net margin has surged by 57% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
The operating margin has soared by 52% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
The net income is up by 49% year-on-year and by 9% since the previous quarter
The operating income has increased by 44% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
Growth
What is Southern's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Southern stock price valuation
P/E
21
P/B
2.68
P/S
3.71
EV/EBIT
20.05
EV/EBITDA
12.25
EV/Sales
6.17
SO's EPS is up by 49% YoY and by 9% from the previous quarter
The P/E is 6% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 19.9
The P/B is 28% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.1 and 22% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 2.2
The equity is up by 4.2% year-on-year
SO's price to sales (P/S) is 28% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 2.9 and 24% more than its last 4 quarters average of 3.0
The revenue has contracted by 5% YoY but it has grown by 2.8% from the previous quarter
Efficiency
How efficient is Southern business performance
SO's ROS is up by 45% YoY and by 5% from the previous quarter
The company's return on equity rose by 43% YoY and by 7% QoQ
The ROA rose by 43% YoY and by 6% QoQ
The ROIC rose by 26% YoY and by 4.9% QoQ
Dividends
What is SO's dividend history
DPS
$2.84
Dividend yield
3.21%
Payout ratio
67.5%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Southern financials performed over time
The total assets is 34% more than the total liabilities
Southern's quick ratio has increased by 11% QoQ
Southern's current ratio has increased by 10% YoY
The debt is 81% greater than the equity
The debt has grown by 5% year-on-year
The equity is up by 4.2% year-on-year
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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and Sharadar.