SO Southern Company

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  3. NYSE: SO

Price (delayed)

$92.9

Market cap

$108.16B

P/E Ratio

21.16

Dividend/share

$3.31

EPS

$4.39

Enterprise value

$181.91B

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Southern Company is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. The company has electric operating companies in three states, ...

Highlights
The equity is up by 17% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The net income is up by 12% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter
Southern's quick ratio has increased by 5% YoY but it has decreased by 2.3% QoQ
The debt has grown by 2.4% year-on-year but it has declined by 2.1% since the previous quarter
Sector: Utilities
Industry: Utilities - Regulated Electric
Website: http://www.southerncompany.com
Peers: DUK D ETR AEP

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of SO

SO stock price

How has the Southern stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1%
1 week
-0.47%
1 month
6.73%
1 year
1.1%
YTD
6.54%
QTD
12.08%

Financial performance

How have Southern's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$31.2B
Gross profit
$13.48B
Operating income
$7.71B
Net income
$4.99B
Gross margin
43.2%
Net margin
16%
The net income is up by 12% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter
The revenue has grown by 8% YoY and by 3.4% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has grown by 6% YoY and by 3.3% from the previous quarter
The operating income has increased by 6% since the previous quarter and by 3.8% year-on-year

Price vs fundamentals

How does SO's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Southern's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Southern stock price valuation
SO P/E details
P/E
21.16
P/B
2.39
P/S
3.45
EV/EBIT
20.11
EV/EBITDA
11.77
EV/Sales
5.83
SO's EPS is up by 8% YoY and by 5% from the previous quarter
The P/E is 7% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 22.9 and 3.3% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 22.1
The equity is up by 17% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The P/B is 3.6% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 2.5
SO's price to sales (P/S) is 9% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 3.2 and 2.4% more than its last 4 quarters average of 3.4
The revenue has grown by 8% YoY and by 3.4% from the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is Southern business performance
The ROIC rose by 4.9% QoQ but it fell by 2.3% YoY
The ROA rose by 3.3% QoQ and by 3.3% YoY
The company's return on equity rose by 2.6% QoQ
SO's ROS is up by 2.5% from the previous quarter but it is down by 2% YoY

Dividends

What is SO's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$3.31
Dividend yield
3.56%
Payout ratio
75.4%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did Southern financials performed over time
The total assets is 38% more than the total liabilities
Southern's current ratio has increased by 12% YoY and by 6% QoQ
The total assets has increased by 7% YoY
The debt is 68% greater than the equity
The equity is up by 17% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The company's debt to equity fell by 13% YoY and by 8% QoQ

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