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About The Company
CEO
Mr. Christopher C. Womack
Market Cap
97.50 Billion USD
Sector
Utilities
Website
https://www.southerncompany.comLast Update
12/05/2025, 11:52:30
Description
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity.
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Overview
Value
21
Growth
57
Health
48
Management
32
Analyst Opinion
46
Total
34
All Scores Out Of 100
Best Features
Risk Factors
- Earnings growth has slowed down recently
- Income is not covering expenditure and investment
- There is a history of diluting shareholders
- Has a high level of debt
- Altman-Z score suggests a risk of bankruptcy
- Does not hold enough liquid assets to cover short term liabilities
- No margin of safety at their current market price
- Disliked by Twitter users
- Price-to-earnings ratio of 21.5 is higher than the market average (19.6x)
- High preportion of income is paid as dividend
Market Peers
SO
Key Figures
PE Ratio (TTM)
21.50
Margin Of Safety (DCF)
-41.05%
Revenue Growth (5 Year Average)
8.39%
Ratings Consensus
Sell
Share Buybacks
-0.20%
Dividend Yeild (TTM)
2.98%
Valuation
Value Score
21
Desired Margin Of Safety
0%
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Annual Cashflow Growth
0%
Discount Rate
0%
Buy Target: < 59.7 USD ✘
Current Price: 90.4 USD
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Price/Earnings
21.50x
Free Cashflow Yeild
-0.04%
PE/Earnings Growth
0.15
Price/Book
2.67x
Growth
Growth Score
57
- ✔ Revenue growth has improved this yeara
- ✔ 5 Year Average Earnings growth of 17.45% is higher than the market average (14.48%)
- ✔ 5 Year Average Cashflow growth of 15.44% is higher than the market average (12.35%)
- ✔ Free Cashflow growth has improved this year
- ✘ 5 Year Average Revenue growth of 8.39% is lower than the market average (10.97%)
- ✘ Earnings growth has slowed this year
Revenue Growth
8.39%
Earnings Growth
17.45%
Cashflow Growth
15.44%
Health
Health Score
48
Altman Z Score
0.00
Piostroski Score
5.00
Debt/Equity
1.88x
Current Assets/Liabilities
0.86x
Free Cashflow/Total Debt
0.00x
Debt/Capital
5.93x
Dividend
Secure Dividend Score
32
- ✔ Dividend yeild of 2.98% is more than the market average (1.85%)
- ✘ At risk of being unsafe
- ✔ Long term dividend payout ratio of 34.45% is considered good
- ✔ Dividends have shown growth over the last 5 years
- ✘ Payout ratio (TTM) of 64.20% is higher than the average (40%)
- ✘ Spending a higher percentage of their income on dividends than last 5 years
Dividend Yeild
2.98%
Dividend Growth
0.27%
Payout Ratio (Earnings)
64.20%
Payout Ratio (Cashflow)
-7582.05%
Management
Management Score
32
- ✔ Has issued new shares to finance growth when share price is high
- ✔ Has returned higher dividends when earnings have risen
- ✘ Return-on-capital-employed of 3.14% is lower than the market average (10%)
- ✘ Has a history of diluting shareholders to finance activity
- ✘ Return-on-equity of 3.58% is lower than the market average (15%)
Average Buybacks/Dilution
-0.20%
Recent Buybacks/Dilution
-0.09%
5 Year Price Volitility
14.13%
Return On Assets
0.90%
Return On Capital Employed
3.14%
Return On Equity
3.58%
Return On Free Cashflow
N/A
Return On Investments
32.91%
Analysts
Analyst Opinion
46
- ✘ Ratings consensus is Sell
SEC Filings
Find yearly (10-K), quaterly (10-Q) and disclosure (8-K) report here, on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR database. If reading through reports isn't your cup of tea, don't worry. We've made it easy for you by summarizing all the important bits.
Other Information
Company Name
The Southern Company
Currency
USD
Beta
0.446
Vol Avg
5149925
Ceo
Mr. Christopher C. Womack
Cik
0000092122
Cusip
842587107
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Full Time Employees
28314
Industry
Regulated Electric
Sector
Utilities
Ipo Date
1981-12-31
Address
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W.
City
Atlanta
State
GA
Country
US
Zip
30308
Phone
404 506 5000
Analysis Last Updated
12/05/2025, 11:52:30
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Social Sentiment
Social Sentiment Score
3
Twitter Sentiment
3.00
Stocktwits Sentiment
3.00