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Overnight fee time 22:00 (UTC)
Min traded quantity 1
Currency USD
Margin 5%
Stock exchange United States of America
Commission on trade 0%

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Key Stats
Prev. Close* 71.43
Open* 70.9
1-Year Change* 3.84%
Day's Range* 70.9 - 71.49
52 wk Range 58.85-75.80
Average Volume (10 days) 4.65M
Average Volume (3 months) 92.41M
Market Cap 75.96B
P/E Ratio 25.18
Shares Outstanding 1.09B
Revenue 26.26B
EPS 2.77
Dividend (Yield %) 4.0201
Beta 0.54
Next Earnings Date Feb 14, 2024

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  • Last Week
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  • Last Year
  • Last two Years
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Date Close Change Change (%) Open High Low
Dec 8, 2023 71.43 -0.19 -0.27% 71.62 72.07 70.89
Dec 7, 2023 71.59 -0.72 -1.00% 72.31 72.49 71.49
Dec 6, 2023 72.20 1.33 1.88% 70.87 72.24 70.87
Dec 5, 2023 70.89 -0.26 -0.37% 71.15 71.37 70.73
Dec 4, 2023 71.22 0.14 0.20% 71.08 71.73 70.94
Dec 1, 2023 71.46 0.81 1.15% 70.65 71.47 70.32
Nov 30, 2023 70.86 0.53 0.75% 70.33 71.22 70.15
Nov 29, 2023 70.18 -0.15 -0.21% 70.33 70.92 69.86
Nov 28, 2023 70.42 0.33 0.47% 70.09 71.09 69.86
Nov 27, 2023 70.20 1.19 1.72% 69.01 70.35 69.01
Nov 24, 2023 69.54 0.32 0.46% 69.22 69.76 69.22
Nov 22, 2023 69.52 0.10 0.14% 69.42 69.75 69.00
Nov 21, 2023 69.58 0.21 0.30% 69.37 69.76 68.72
Nov 20, 2023 69.39 0.19 0.27% 69.20 69.46 68.47
Nov 17, 2023 69.71 -0.07 -0.10% 69.78 69.99 69.21
Nov 16, 2023 70.20 0.98 1.42% 69.22 70.29 68.81
Nov 15, 2023 68.71 -0.23 -0.33% 68.94 69.75 68.61
Nov 14, 2023 69.17 1.07 1.57% 68.10 69.24 67.84
Nov 13, 2023 67.29 -0.36 -0.53% 67.65 68.12 67.14
Nov 10, 2023 68.01 -0.05 -0.07% 68.06 68.36 67.64

Southern Events

Time (UTC) Country Event
Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Time (UTC)

12:30

Country

US

Event

Q4 2023 Southern Co Earnings Release
Q4 2023 Southern Co Earnings Release

Forecast

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Time (UTC)

11:30

Country

US

Event

Q1 2024 Southern Co Earnings Release
Q1 2024 Southern Co Earnings Release

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  • Annual
  • Quarterly
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total revenue 29279 23113 20375 21419 23495
Revenue 28547 22405 19694 20664 22256
Other Revenue, Total 732 708 681 755 1239
Cost of Revenue, Total 4993 2954 2098 2570 3316
Total Operating Expense 23909 19422 15696 13683 19304
Depreciation / Amortization 3663 3565 3518 3038 3131
Unusual Expense (Income) 377 1515 466 -2377 1016
Other Operating Expenses, Total 1411 1290 1234 1230 1315
Operating Income 5370 3691 4679 7736 4191
Interest Income (Expense), Net Non-Operating -1871 -1761 -1668 -1574 -1694
Other, Net 500 456 336 252 114
Net Income Before Taxes 4223 2576 3496 6542 2749
Net Income After Taxes 3428 2309 3103 4744 2270
Minority Interest 107 99 31 10 -58
Net Income Before Extra. Items 3535 2408 3134 4754 2212
Net Income 3535 2408 3134 4754 2242
Total Adjustments to Net Income -11 -15 -15 -15 -16
Income Available to Common Excl. Extra. Items 3524 2393 3119 4739 2196
Income Available to Common Incl. Extra. Items 3524 2393 3119 4739 2226
Diluted Net Income 3524 2393 3119 4739 2226
Diluted Weighted Average Shares 1081 1068 1065 1054 1025
Diluted EPS Excluding Extraordinary Items 3.25994 2.24064 2.92864 4.4962 2.14244
Dividends per Share - Common Stock Primary Issue 2.7 2.62 2.54 2.46 2.38
Diluted Normalized EPS 3.54304 3.51215 3.31701 2.86081 2.96094
Fuel Expense 6835 4010 2967 3622 4637
Operations & Maintenance 6630 6088 5413 5600 5889
Allowance for Funds Used During Const. 224 190 149 128 138
Total Extraordinary Items 30
Jun 2023 Mar 2023 Dec 2022 Sep 2022 Jun 2022
Total revenue 5748 6480 7047 8378 7206
Revenue 5525 6263 6834 8200 7001
Other Revenue, Total 223 217 213 178 205
Cost of Revenue, Total 558 1267 1593 1031 974
Total Operating Expense 4458 5262 6909 6185 5551
Depreciation / Amortization 1112 1111 935 922 913
Unusual Expense (Income) 0 -42 448 -90 42
Other Operating Expenses, Total 340 394 338 352 349
Operating Income 1290 1218 138 2193 1655
Interest Income (Expense), Net Non-Operating -581 -534 -519 -483 -454
Other, Net 142 147 86 132 139
Net Income Before Taxes 921 896 -234 1901 1393
Net Income After Taxes 823 799 -138 1487 1089
Minority Interest 15 63 52 -12 22
Net Income Before Extra. Items 838 862 -86 1475 1111
Net Income 838 862 -86 1475 1111
Total Adjustments to Net Income 0 0 -1 -3 -4
Income Available to Common Excl. Extra. Items 838 862 -87 1472 1107
Income Available to Common Incl. Extra. Items 838 862 -87 1472 1107
Diluted Net Income 838 862 -87 1472 1107
Diluted Weighted Average Shares 1092 1098 1090 1088 1072
Diluted EPS Excluding Extraordinary Items 0.7674 0.78506 -0.07982 1.35294 1.03265
Dividends per Share - Common Stock Primary Issue 0.7 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68
Diluted Normalized EPS 0.7674 0.75095 0.18734 1.28824 1.06328
Fuel Expense 959 1050 1586 2423 1715
Operations & Maintenance 1489 1482 2009 1547 1558
Allowance for Funds Used During Const. 70 65 61 59 53
  • Annual
  • Quarterly
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total Current Assets 10416 8965 8617 9817 9583
Cash and Short Term Investments 1917 1798 1065 1975 1396
Cash & Equivalents 1917 1798 1065 1975 1396
Total Receivables, Net 2704 2251 2663 2810 3405
Accounts Receivable - Trade, Net 2067 1728 1635 1565 1676
Total Inventory 2785 2621 2488 2388 2394
Prepaid Expenses 347 330 276 314 432
Other Current Assets, Total 2663 1965 2125 2330 1956
Total Assets 134891 127534 122935 118700 116914
Property/Plant/Equipment, Total - Net 12427 10472 10499 9680 7254
Property/Plant/Equipment, Total - Gross 12427 10472 10499 9680 7254
Goodwill, Net 5161 5280 5280 5280 5315
Intangibles, Net 406 445 487 536 613
Long Term Investments 1443 1282 1362 1303 1580
Note Receivable - Long Term
Other Long Term Assets, Total 21364 18753 17753 16884 19026
Total Current Liabilities 15724 10921 12079 12546 14286
Accounts Payable 3525 2169 2806 2557 3436
Accrued Expenses 2702 2494 2478 2354 2158
Notes Payable/Short Term Debt 2609 1440 609 2055 2915
Current Port. of LT Debt/Capital Leases 4285 2157 3507 2989 3198
Other Current Liabilities, Total 2603 2661 2679 2591 2579
Total Liabilities 104483 99369 94672 90904 91900
Total Long Term Debt 50656 50120 45073 41798 40736
Long Term Debt 50360 49921 44859 41593 40736
Deferred Income Tax 17404 16479 16177 16257 15390
Minority Interest 4124 4402 4262 4254 4316
Other Liabilities, Total 16575 17447 17081 16049 17172
Total Equity 30408 28165 28263 27796 25014
Redeemable Preferred Stock 0 291 291 291 291
Common Stock 5417 5279 5268 5257 5164
Additional Paid-In Capital 13673 11950 11834 11734 11094
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) 11538 10929 11311 10877 8706
Treasury Stock - Common -53 -47 -46 -42 -38
Other Equity, Total -167 -237 -395 -321 -203
Total Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity 134891 127534 122935 118700 116914
Total Common Shares Outstanding 1099 1099 1099 1099 999
Total Preferred Shares Outstanding 10.5 10.5 10.4751
Capital Lease Obligations 296 199 214 205
Sep 2023 Jun 2023 Mar 2023 Dec 2022 Sep 2022
Total Current Assets 11088 10979 9555 10416 10363
Cash and Short Term Investments 1676 2123 1053 1917 2009
Cash & Equivalents 1676 2123 1053 1917 2009
Total Receivables, Net 3462 3064 2804 2704 2676
Accounts Receivable - Trade, Net 2152 1768 1810 2067 2143
Total Inventory 3148 2963 2750 2785 3071
Prepaid Expenses 321 504 626 347 373
Other Current Assets, Total 2481 2325 2322 2663 2234
Total Assets 138321 137116 134756 134891 134005
Property/Plant/Equipment, Total - Net 9963 13473 13015 12427 12333
Property/Plant/Equipment, Total - Gross 9963 13473 13015 12427 12333
Goodwill, Net 5161 5161 5161 5161 5280
Intangibles, Net 377 386 397 406 415
Long Term Investments 1376 1382 1408 1443 1292
Other Long Term Assets, Total 20598 20960 21100 21364 21566
Total Current Liabilities 13214 13240 13893 15724 12801
Accounts Payable 2942 2493 2365 3525 3079
Accrued Expenses 2552 2193 1738 2702 2465
Notes Payable/Short Term Debt 1726 1647 2554 2609 1398
Current Port. of LT Debt/Capital Leases 3076 4063 4363 4285 3241
Other Current Liabilities, Total 2918 2844 2873 2603 2618
Total Liabilities 106944 106444 104228 104483 102523
Total Long Term Debt 56003 55134 52060 50656 50427
Long Term Debt 56003 55134 52060 50656 50427
Deferred Income Tax 17658 17679 17707 17404 17341
Minority Interest 3927 3976 4034 4124 4237
Other Liabilities, Total 16142 16415 16534 16575 17717
Total Equity 31377 30672 30528 30408 31482
Redeemable Preferred Stock 0 242
Common Stock 5422 5422 5421 5417 5417
Additional Paid-In Capital 13751 13742 13715 13673 13657
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) 12391 11732 11658 11538 12375
Treasury Stock - Common -57 -56 -55 -53 -52
Other Equity, Total -130 -168 -211 -167 -157
Total Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity 138321 137116 134756 134891 134005
Total Common Shares Outstanding 1090.62 1090.55 1090.4 1099 1088.67
  • Annual
  • Quarterly
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net income/Starting Line 3428 2309 3103 4744 2300
Cash From Operating Activities 6302 6169 6696 5781 6945
Cash From Operating Activities 4064 3973 3905 3331 3549
Deferred Taxes 670 -49 -241 611 94
Non-Cash Items -2020 719 318 -3067 709
Cash Taxes Paid 146 93 64 276 172
Cash Interest Paid 1758 1718 1683 1651 1794
Changes in Working Capital 160 -783 -389 162 293
Cash From Investing Activities -8430 -7353 -7030 -3392 -5760
Capital Expenditures -7923 -7240 -7441 -7555 -8001
Other Investing Cash Flow Items, Total -507 -113 411 4163 2241
Cash From Financing Activities 2336 1945 -576 -1930 -1813
Financing Cash Flow Items -404 -116 -233 -217 2134
Total Cash Dividends Paid -2907 -2777 -2685 -2570 -2425
Issuance (Retirement) of Stock, Net 1510 73 74 844 1057
Issuance (Retirement) of Debt, Net 4137 4765 2268 13 -2579
Net Change in Cash 208 761 -910 459 -628
Mar 2023 Dec 2022 Sep 2022 Jun 2022 Mar 2022
Net income/Starting Line 799 3428 3566 2079 991
Cash From Operating Activities 844 6302 5017 3579 1592
Cash From Operating Activities 1233 4064 3084 1995 989
Deferred Taxes 670 608 240 40
Non-Cash Items 293 -2020 -1888 -475 -105
Cash Taxes Paid 9 146 160 157 -8
Cash Interest Paid 652 1758 1425 836 515
Changes in Working Capital -1481 160 -353 -260 -323
Cash From Investing Activities -2118 -8430 -5952 -3460 -1555
Capital Expenditures -1850 -7923 -5502 -3213 -1419
Other Investing Cash Flow Items, Total -268 -507 -450 -247 -136
Cash From Financing Activities 454 2336 1119 -213 -193
Financing Cash Flow Items -110 -404 -337 -261 -139
Total Cash Dividends Paid -742 -2907 -2166 -1425 -702
Issuance (Retirement) of Stock, Net 15 1510 1803 61 38
Issuance (Retirement) of Debt, Net 1291 4137 1819 1412 610
Net Change in Cash -820 208 184 -94 -156
Investor Name Investor Type Percent Outstanding Shares Held Shares change Holdings Date Turnover Rating
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 9.008 98236043 249652 2023-06-30 LOW
State Street Global Advisors (US) Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 5.7425 62624121 -705067 2023-06-30 LOW
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. Investment Advisor 5.5203 60201260 -128171 2023-06-30 LOW
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Investment Advisor 3.8087 41535157 -18124680 2023-06-30 LOW
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC Investment Advisor 2.8875 31489324 2135234 2023-06-30 LOW
MFS Investment Management Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 2.4544 26766564 -355100 2023-06-30 LOW
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C. Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 1.8171 19816104 452511 2023-06-30 LOW
Franklin Advisers, Inc. Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 1.4143 15423079 602183 2023-06-30 LOW
Capital Research Global Investors Investment Advisor 1.0921 11910166 883544 2023-06-30 LOW
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd. Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.8595 9372871 358858 2023-06-30 LOW
Wellington Management Company, LLP Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.719 7841316 1268943 2023-06-30 LOW
Northern Trust Investments, Inc. Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.6761 7373359 -294885 2023-06-30 LOW
California Public Employees' Retirement System Pension Fund 0.6098 6650031 -207448 2023-06-30 LOW
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) Sovereign Wealth Fund 0.5598 6105290 2602016 2022-12-31 LOW
Capital World Investors Investment Advisor 0.5504 6002615 3514091 2023-09-30 LOW
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited Investment Advisor 0.5434 5926128 -129906 2023-06-30 LOW
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. Investment Advisor 0.5399 5888247 14646 2023-06-30 LOW
Capital International Investors Investment Advisor 0.5119 5582714 5480045 2023-06-30 LOW
Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Investment Advisor 0.5115 5578579 213183 2023-06-30 LOW
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (US) Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.4969 5418580 -159059 2023-06-30 LOW

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Southern Company profile

About Southern Co

The Southern Company is a holding company that owns all of the outstanding common stock of three traditional electric operating companies, Southern Power Company, and Southern Company Gas. The traditional electric operating companies, such as Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power are each operating public utility companies providing electric service to retail customers in three Southeastern states in addition to wholesale customers in the Southeast. The Southern Power Company develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects, and sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market. The Southern Company Gas is an energy services holding company whose primary business is the distribution of natural gas in four states, such as Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee through the natural gas distribution utilities. The Southern Company Gas is also involved in several other businesses.

Financial summary

BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2021, Southern Co revenues increased 13% to $23.11B. Net income applicable to common stockholders decreased 23% to $2.39B. Revenues reflect Traditional Electric Operating Companies segment increase of 10% to $16.61B, Southern Company Gas segment increase of 28% to $4.38B. Net income was offset by G/L on Sale of Tangible & Intangible FA increase from $325M to $1.69B (expense), Fuel increase of 35% to $4.01B (expense).

Equity composition

Common Stock $5 Par, 3/11, 1.5B auth., 850,000,000., less 500,000 shs in Treas. @ $15M. Insiders own 0.02%. PO: 9/82, 3Mshares @ $14.75 by Morgan Stanley. PO: 1/94, 2.8M shs. @ $42.90 by Lehman Brothers. 3/94, 2-for-1 stk.split. FY'01 Q's are reclassified.

Industry: Electric Utilities (NEC)

30 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NW
ATLANTA
GEORGIA 30308
US

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