SO Southern Co

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  3. NYSE: SO

Price (delayed)

$74.37

Market cap

$81.14B

P/E Ratio

20.43

Dividend/share

$2.8

EPS

$3.64

Enterprise value

$143.88B

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 32% from the previous quarter and by 11% YoY
The net income is up by 31% since the previous quarter and by 12% year-on-year
The equity has declined by 11% since the previous quarter but it is up by 3.4% year-on-year
Southern's quick ratio has decreased by 19% QoQ and by 17% YoY
The revenue has contracted by 14% YoY and by 3.8% from the previous quarter
Sector: Utilities
Industry: Utilities - Regulated Electric
Website: https://www.southerncompany.com/
Peers: DUK D ETR AEP

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of SO
Market
Shares outstanding
1.09B
Market cap
$81.14B
Enterprise value
$143.88B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
20.43
Price to book (P/B)
2.58
Price to sales (P/S)
3.22
EV/EBIT
20.8
EV/EBITDA
12.09
EV/Sales
5.7
Earnings
Revenue
$25.25B
EBIT
$6.92B
EBITDA
$11.9B
Free cash flow
-$1.52B
Per share
EPS
$3.64
Free cash flow per share
-$1.4
Book value per share
$28.83
Revenue per share
$23.13
TBVPS
$122.53
Balance sheet
Total assets
$139.33B
Total liabilities
$104.11B
Debt
$63.49B
Equity
$31.44B
Working capital
-$3.04B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
2.02
Current ratio
0.77
Quick ratio
0.3
Net debt/EBITDA
5.27
Margins
EBITDA margin
47.1%
Gross margin
40.7%
Net margin
15.7%
Operating margin
23.1%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2.9%
Return on equity
11.7%
Return on invested capital
3.9%
Return on capital employed
5.5%
Return on sales
27.4%
Dividend
Dividend yield
3.76%
DPS
$2.8
Payout ratio
76.9%

SO stock price

How has the Southern stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.62%
1 week
5.38%
1 month
6.61%
1 year
0.53%
YTD
6.06%
QTD
3.67%

Financial performance

How have Southern's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$25.25B
Gross profit
$10.28B
Operating income
$5.83B
Net income
$3.98B
Gross margin
40.7%
Net margin
15.7%
The net margin has grown by 35% since the previous quarter and by 30% year-on-year
The net income is up by 31% since the previous quarter and by 12% year-on-year
The operating margin has grown by 28% from the previous quarter and by 26% YoY
Southern's gross margin has increased by 26% YoY and by 11% QoQ

Growth

What is Southern's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Southern stock price valuation
SO P/E details
P/E
20.43
P/B
2.58
P/S
3.22
EV/EBIT
20.8
EV/EBITDA
12.09
EV/Sales
5.7
SO's EPS is up by 32% from the previous quarter and by 11% YoY
The P/E is 10% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 22.5 and 2.9% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 20.9
The P/B is 22% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.1 and 16% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 2.2
The equity has declined by 11% since the previous quarter but it is up by 3.4% year-on-year
SO's price to sales (P/S) is 14% more than its last 4 quarters average of 2.8 and 10% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 2.9
The revenue has contracted by 14% YoY and by 3.8% from the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is Southern business performance
The ROA rose by 32% QoQ and by 7% YoY
The company's return on equity rose by 30% QoQ and by 9% YoY
SO's ROS is up by 26% YoY and by 24% from the previous quarter
The ROIC rose by 18% QoQ and by 2.6% YoY

Dividends

What is SO's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$2.8
Dividend yield
3.76%
Payout ratio
76.9%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Southern financials performed over time
The total assets is 34% more than the total liabilities
Southern's quick ratio has decreased by 19% QoQ and by 17% YoY
Southern's current ratio has increased by 17% YoY but it has decreased by 8% QoQ
The debt is 102% greater than the equity
The company's debt to equity rose by 15% QoQ and by 4.1% YoY
The equity has declined by 11% since the previous quarter but it is up by 3.4% year-on-year

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.