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Price (delayed)
$88.14
Market cap
$96.57B
P/E Ratio
20.45
Dividend/share
$2.86
EPS
$4.31
Enterprise value
$160.64B
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 has soared by 56% YoY and by 2.4% from the previous quarter
The net income has surged by 56% year-on-year and by 2.5% since the previous quarter
The P/E is 6% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 19.3 but 4.4% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 21.4
The debt has grown by 4.5% year-on-year
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of SO
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
1.1B
Market cap
$96.57B
Enterprise value
$160.64B
Price to earnings (P/E)
20.45
Price to book (P/B)
2.61
Price to sales (P/S)
3.66
EV/EBIT
19.35
EV/EBITDA
11.9
EV/Sales
6.08
Revenue
$26.43B
EBIT
$8.3B
EBITDA
$13.5B
Free cash flow
$346M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$4.31
Free cash flow per share
$0.32
Book value per share
$33.72
Revenue per share
$24.09
TBVPS
$126.21
Total assets
$143.96B
Total liabilities
$107.05B
Debt
$65.08B
Equity
$36.91B
Working capital
-$1.13B
Debt to equity
1.76
Current ratio
0.91
Quick ratio
0.39
Net debt/EBITDA
4.74
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
51.1%
Gross margin
44.1%
Net margin
17.9%
Operating margin
27.3%
Return on assets
3.3%
Return on equity
13.1%
Return on invested capital
4.4%
Return on capital employed
6.3%
Return on sales
31.4%
Dividend yield
3.24%
DPS
$2.86
Payout ratio
66.4%
SO stock price
How has the Southern stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.19%
1 week
1.57%
1 month
-4.95%
1 year
26.55%
YTD
25.7%
QTD
-2.26%
Financial performance
How have Southern's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$26.43B
Gross profit
$11.67B
Operating income
$7.22B
Net income
$4.72B
Gross margin
44.1%
Net margin
17.9%
The net income has surged by 56% year-on-year and by 2.5% since the previous quarter
The net margin has surged by 54% year-on-year
The operating income has surged by 52% year-on-year and by 3.7% since the previous quarter
The operating margin has soared by 51% YoY and by 2.6% from the previous quarter
Growth
What is Southern's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Southern stock price valuation
P/E
20.45
P/B
2.61
P/S
3.66
EV/EBIT
19.35
EV/EBITDA
11.9
EV/Sales
6.08
SO's EPS has soared by 56% YoY and by 2.4% from the previous quarter
The P/E is 6% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 19.3 but 4.4% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 21.4
The P/B is 19% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.2 and 13% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 2.3
The equity is up by 4.5% year-on-year and by 2.2% since the previous quarter
SO's price to sales (P/S) is 22% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 3.0 and 11% more than its last 4 quarters average of 3.3
Efficiency
How efficient is Southern business performance
The ROA has soared by 50% YoY
The company's return on equity rose by 46% YoY
SO's ROS is up by 42% YoY and by 2.3% from the previous quarter
The ROIC rose by 33% YoY and by 2.3% QoQ
Dividends
What is SO's dividend history
DPS
$2.86
Dividend yield
3.24%
Payout ratio
66.4%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Southern financials performed over time
The total assets is 34% more than the total liabilities
Southern's current ratio has increased by 8% YoY
Southern's quick ratio has increased by 5% YoY
The debt is 76% greater than the equity
The equity is up by 4.5% year-on-year and by 2.2% since the previous quarter
The debt has grown by 4.5% year-on-year
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.