The Southern Company
SO
NYSE71.26
The Southern Company
NYSE:SO
RECENT
PRICE
71.26
P/E
RATIO
23.49
(PEG:0.52)
P/E RATIO
RELATIVE
TO S&P
0.96
DIV
YLD
3.90%
High:
Low:
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Legends
Stock price
0.51 Beta (1.0 Market)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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% total return 06/23:
Stock
S&P
1y.
0
0
3y.
0
0
5y.
0
0
0
Percent shares traded:
0
0
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
TTM
Fiscal year
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
27.60
3.33
(1.53)
2.74
26.90
3.06
(2.59)
2.72
Revenue per share
Earnings per share
Free Cash Flow per sh
Dividends per share
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
7.47
28.66
7.72
28.05
CAPEX per share
Book Value per share
756
771
795
833
857
868
887
908
912
990
1,008
1,034
1,053
1,058
1,061
1,061
1,082
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%
21.2
1.0
3.9%
23.5
1.0
3.9%
Avg. annual P/E ratio
P/E relative to S&P500
Avg. annual div. yield
Capital Structure (31/3/23 | Q1)
Total liabilities
$100,194 m.
Total assets
$134,756 m.
Long-term debt
$53,434 m.
Cash and equiv.
$1,053 m.
Goodwill $5,161 m.
Retained earnings $11,658 m.
Common stock 1,091 m. shares
Market Capitalisation
$77,702 m. (as of 11/6/23)
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%
29,279
19.0%
29,111
18.8%
Revenue (m)
Operating margin
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
4,064
3,535
4,719
3,310
Depreciation (m)
Net profit (m)
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%
18.8%
12.1%
23.9%
11.1%
Income tax rate
Net profit margin
(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
(5,308)
52,044
30,408
(4,338)
53,434
30,528
Working capital (m)
Long-term debt (m)
Equity (m)
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%
4.5%
4.9%
11.6%
3.5%
4.1%
10.8%
ROIC
Return on capital
Return on equity
Working Capital
2020
2021
2022
Cash assets
1,065
1,798
1,917
Receivables
3,335
2,962
3,716
Inventory
2,488
2,355
2,677
Other
1,729
1,850
2,106
Current assets
8,617
8,965
10,416
Acc. Payable
2,806
2,169
3,525
Debt due
4,116
3,847
7,091
Other
5,157
4,905
5,108
Current liab.
12,079
10,921
15,724
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)%
15.2%
(86.2)%
8.9%
(41.5)%
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 27,423 full-time employees, and is led by Mr. Christopher C. Womack. 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
6.60%
6.75%
Cash flow
26.28%
70.16%
Earnings
25.40%
25.86%
Dividends
4.64%
5.30%
Book value
5.10%
4.89%
Insider trading
Type
Shares
Date
Poroch David P.
Exempt
10,000
06/05/23
Poroch David P.
Sale
10,000
06/05/23
Poroch David P.
Exempt
10,000
06/05/23
Greene Kimberly S,
Sale
47,326
06/05/23
Davis Martin Bernard
Sale
1,435
06/01/23
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly Revenue (m)
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2021
5,910
5,198
6,238
5,767
23,113
2022
6,648
7,206
8,378
7,047
29,279
2023
6,480
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- -
Fiscal Year Ends
Earnings per share
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2021
1.07
0.35
1.04
(0.27)
2.20
2022
0.98
1.05
1.39
(0.13)
3.28
2023
0.79
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- -
- -
- -
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly dividends paid
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2021
0.64
0.66
0.66
0.66
2.62
2022
0.66
0.68
0.70
0.70
2.74
2023
0.68
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