The Southern Company
SO
NYSE67.74
The Southern Company
NYSE:SO
RECENT
PRICE
67.74
P/E
RATIO
21.27
(PEG:-0.91)
P/E RATIO
RELATIVE
TO S&P
0.97
DIV
YLD
3.81%
High:
Low:
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Legends
Stock price
0.51 Beta (1.0 Market)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
% total return 02/23:
Stock
S&P
1y.
0
0
3y.
0
0
5y.
0
0
0
Percent shares traded:
0
0
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
TTM
Fiscal year
19.32
2.12
(0.23)
1.53
20.31
2.29
(0.20)
1.59
22.21
2.26
(0.73)
1.66
19.80
2.15
(1.77)
1.80
20.95
2.45
(0.11)
1.87
20.60
2.65
1.61
1.94
19.05
2.78
0.10
2.03
19.26
1.93
0.71
2.06
20.33
2.24
(0.18)
2.13
19.18
2.67
(1.23)
2.21
20.09
2.52
(2.44)
2.12
22.86
0.87
(1.02)
2.28
22.73
2.17
(1.02)
2.35
20.34
4.51
(1.68)
2.44
19.26
2.96
(0.70)
2.54
21.78
2.27
(1.01)
2.62
26.36
3.20
3.85
2.70
Revenue per share
Earnings per share
Free Cash Flow per sh
Dividends per share
4.03
16.31
4.69
17.81
5.14
18.62
5.87
19.60
4.90
20.29
5.28
21.34
5.54
22.33
6.16
22.70
6.58
23.21
8.11
23.39
7.38
25.74
7.37
24.31
7.74
24.20
7.17
26.40
7.03
26.71
6.82
26.54
1.90
30.43
CAPEX per share
Book Value per share
743
756
771
795
833
857
868
887
908
912
990
1,008
1,034
1,053
1,058
1,061
1,062
Comm.Shares outs.(m)
- -
- -
- -
15.8
0.9
4.4%
16.0
0.7
4.6%
14.6
0.2
5.7%
14.3
0.7
5.4%
15.2
0.9
4.8%
16.3
1.1
4.5%
22.7
1.3
4.7%
19.8
1.1
4.8%
16.9
0.8
4.9%
19.9
0.9
4.2%
56.9
2.4
4.6%
20.8
0.8
5.2%
12.3
0.5
4.4%
19.5
0.5
4.4%
27.7
0.9
4.2%
21.3
1.0
3.8%
Avg. annual P/E ratio
P/E relative to S&P500
Avg. annual div. yield
Capital Structure (30/9/22 | Q3)
Total liabilities
$98,287 m.
Total assets
$134,005 m.
Long-term debt
$51,820 m.
Cash and equiv.
- -
Goodwill $5,280 m.
Retained earnings $9,916 m.
Common stock 1,062 m. shares
Market Capitalisation
$73,159 m. (as of 8/2/23)
17,657
24.0%
16,537
27.0%
17,087
19.0%
18,467
19.7%
17,489
24.5%
19,896
23.3%
23,031
11.1%
23,495
17.8%
21,419
36.1%
20,375
24.0%
23,113
16.0%
27,999
16.1%
Revenue (m)
Operating margin
2,048
2,268
2,145
2,415
2,298
1,710
2,293
2,031
2,395
2,435
2,923
2,493
3,457
880
3,549
2,242
3,331
4,754
3,905
3,134
3,973
2,408
4,113
3,400
Depreciation (m)
Net profit (m)
35.0%
12.8%
35.6%
14.6%
33.2%
10.0%
32.5%
11.0%
32.9%
13.9%
27.3%
12.5%
13.3%
3.8%
16.3%
9.5%
27.5%
22.2%
11.2%
15.4%
10.4%
10.4%
27.1%
11.2%
Income tax rate
Net profit margin
(305)
18,647
18,285
(852)
19,274
19,379
63
21,344
20,139
(2,597)
20,841
21,080
(2,603)
24,688
21,319
(3,195)
42,629
25,485
(3,522)
44,462
24,491
(4,703)
40,736
25,014
(2,729)
41,798
27,796
(3,462)
45,073
28,263
(1,956)
51,623
28,164
(2,438)
51,820
35,476
Working capital (m)
Long-term debt (m)
Equity (m)
5.4%
7.3%
12.4%
5.3%
7.3%
12.5%
3.8%
5.2%
8.5%
4.2%
5.4%
9.6%
4.4%
5.8%
11.4%
3.6%
4.4%
9.8%
2.5%
2.5%
3.6%
3.9%
4.0%
9.0%
5.9%
7.2%
17.1%
4.5%
4.5%
11.1%
3.6%
3.7%
8.5%
3.6%
4.5%
9.6%
ROIC
Return on capital
Return on equity
Working Capital
2019
2020
2021
Cash assets
1,975
1,065
1,798
Receivables
3,409
3,335
2,962
Inventory
2,388
2,488
2,355
Other
2,045
1,729
1,850
Current assets
9,817
8,617
8,965
Acc. Payable
2,557
2,806
2,169
Debt due
5,044
4,116
3,847
Other
4,945
5,157
4,905
Current liab.
12,546
12,079
10,921
26.5%
68.4%
27.2%
2,012.4%
(6.9)%
181.9%
4.8%
(699.4)%
17.1%
(204.6)%
15.6%
68.5%
(161.4)%
(210.6)%
(8.2)%
(129.5)%
45.9%
(97.3)%
14.3%
(350.5)%
(15.3)%
(252.5)%
14.6%
69.9%
Plowback ratio
Div.&Repurch. to FCF
The Southern Company (US) started trading on September 5, 1949 (cik: 0000092122), operates in the Utilities sector (Utilities—Regulated Electric industry), has 27,027 full-time employees, and is led by Mr. Thomas Fanning. The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services segments. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, three nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 45 solar facilities, 15 wind facilities, one fuel cell facility, and four battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 76,289 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.7 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Annual rates
(avg rate of change)
Past
5 y.
Past
10 y.
Revenues
0.44%
4.15%
Cash flow
14.12%
132.50%
Earnings
52.39%
17.41%
Dividends
4.83%
5.22%
Book value
3.65%
4.44%
Insider trading
Type
Shares
Date
Kuczynski Stephen E
Exempt
14,546
01/10/23
Kuczynski Stephen E
Sale
14,546
01/10/23
Kuczynski Stephen E
Exempt
14,546
01/10/23
Cummiskey Christopher
Sale
1,027
01/04/23
Wood E Jenner Iii
Award
560
01/03/23
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly Revenue (m)
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
5,018
4,620
5,620
5,117
20,375
2021
5,910
5,198
6,238
5,767
23,113
2022
6,648
7,206
8,378
- -
- -
Fiscal Year Ends
Earnings per share
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
0.82
0.58
1.19
0.37
2.96
2021
1.07
0.35
1.04
(0.20)
2.27
2022
0.97
1.04
1.39
- -
- -
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly dividends paid
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
0.62
0.64
0.64
0.64
2.54
2021
0.64
0.66
0.66
0.66
2.62
2022
0.66
0.68
0.70
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- -
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