SO Southern Co

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  3. NYSE: SO

Price (delayed)

$72.26

Market cap

$78.81B

P/E Ratio

26.18

Dividend/share

$2.78

EPS

$2.76

Enterprise value

$139.44B

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
Southern's gross margin has increased by 10% QoQ and by 9% YoY
The gross profit has grown by 4% from the previous quarter and by 2.3% YoY
The P/E is 26% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 20.7 and 13% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 23.2
SO's EPS is down by 13% YoY and by 2.1% 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
$78.81B
Enterprise value
$139.44B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
26.18
Price to book (P/B)
2.23
Price to sales (P/S)
3.01
EV/EBIT
24.02
EV/EBITDA
13.3
EV/Sales
5.31
Earnings
Revenue
$26.26B
EBIT
$5.81B
EBITDA
$10.48B
Free cash flow
-$1.72B
Per share
EPS
$2.76
Free cash flow per share
-$1.57
Book value per share
$32.37
Revenue per share
$24.04
TBVPS
$121.6
Balance sheet
Total assets
$138.32B
Total liabilities
$103.02B
Debt
$62.31B
Equity
$35.3B
Working capital
-$2.13B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.76
Current ratio
0.84
Quick ratio
0.37
Net debt/EBITDA
5.78
Margins
EBITDA margin
39.9%
Gross margin
36.7%
Net margin
11.6%
Operating margin
17.9%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2.2%
Return on equity
8.7%
Return on invested capital
3.3%
Return on capital employed
4.6%
Return on sales
22.1%
Dividend
Dividend yield
3.85%
DPS
$2.78
Payout ratio
100.7%

SO stock price

How has the Southern stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.88%
1 week
2.89%
1 month
4.38%
1 year
5.52%
YTD
1.19%
QTD
11.65%

Financial performance

How have Southern's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$26.26B
Gross profit
$9.62B
Operating income
$4.71B
Net income
$3.04B
Gross margin
36.7%
Net margin
11.6%
The net income has declined by 11% year-on-year
Southern's gross margin has increased by 10% QoQ and by 9% YoY
The revenue has contracted by 6% YoY and by 5% from the previous quarter
The net margin has declined by 4.9% year-on-year but it has grown by 3.6% since the previous quarter

Growth

What is Southern's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Southern stock price valuation
SO P/E details
P/E
26.18
P/B
2.23
P/S
3.01
EV/EBIT
24.02
EV/EBITDA
13.3
EV/Sales
5.31
The P/E is 26% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 20.7 and 13% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 23.2
SO's EPS is down by 13% YoY and by 2.1% from the previous quarter
The P/B is 6% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.1
SO's price to sales (P/S) is 11% more than its last 4 quarters average of 2.7 and 8% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 2.8
The revenue has contracted by 6% YoY and by 5% from the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is Southern business performance
The company's return on equity fell by 17% YoY and by 2.2% QoQ
The ROA fell by 15% YoY and by 4.3% QoQ
The ROIC fell by 8% YoY and by 2.9% QoQ
SO's ROS is up by 4.2% from the previous quarter and by 3.8% YoY

Dividends

What is SO's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$2.78
Dividend yield
3.85%
Payout ratio
100.7%
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 10% YoY and by 5% QoQ
The total liabilities has grown by 4.8% YoY
The debt is 76% greater than the equity
The company's debt to equity rose by 10% YoY but it fell by 2.2% QoQ
The debt has grown by 10% year-on-year

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