Southern Company

Company Profile

Southern Company had its IPO on 1981-12-31 under the ticker symbol SO.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Electric industry. Southern Company has a staff strength of 27,423 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Southern Company opened at $68.08 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $67.45 - $68.88, and closed at $68.6.

This is a +0.69% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 3,683,789 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Southern Company have increased by +2.05%.

Southern Company's Key Ratios

Southern Company has a market cap of $74.08 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.4782 and a price to sales ratio of 2.7362.

In the last 12-months Southern Company’s revenue was $27.65 billion with a gross profit of $10.82 billion and an EBITDA of $10.16 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Southern Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Southern Company’s operating margin was 20.45% while its return on assets stood at 2.64% with a return of equity of 8.74%.

In Q2, Southern Company’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -26.2% while revenue growth was a negative 20.2%.

Southern Company’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

18.9753

Trailing PE

24.1744

PEG

2.9173

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.81 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 18.9753 and a PEG multiple of 2.9173. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Southern Company’s profitability.

Southern Company stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 4.7251 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 13.2963. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.7362.

Southern Company stock pays annual dividends of $2.74 per share, indicating a yield of 4.06% and a payout ratio of 87.62%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$137.12 billion

Total Liabilities

$13.24 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-2170000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$2.05 billion

Dividend Payout Ratio

87.62%

Southern Company ended 2024 with $137.12 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $137.12 billion while shareholder equity stood at $30.67 billion.

Southern Company ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $13.24 billion in other current liabilities, 5422000000.00 in common stock, $11.73 billion in retained earnings and $5.16 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $2.12 billion and cash and short-term investments were $2.12 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $5,905,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $55.13 billion.

Southern Company’s total current assets stands at $10.98 billion while long-term investments were $9.85 billion and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $3.75 billion compared to accounts payable of $2.49 billion and inventory worth $2.96 billion.

In 2024, Southern Company's operating cash flow was $-2170000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $2.05 billion.

Comparatively, Southern Company paid $0.88 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$68.6

52-Week High

$76.5646

52-Week Low

$58.2923

Analyst Target Price

$73.25

Southern Company stock is currently trading at $68.6 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $76.5646 and a 52-week low of $76.5646. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $73.25.

Its 50-day moving average was $69.05 and 200-day moving average was $68.26 The short ratio stood at 2.61 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 15.6% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 6565.1% are held by institutions.