The Southern Company logo SO - The Southern Company

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STRONG
BUY 0
BUY 10
HOLD 21
SELL 2
STRONG
SELL 0
| PRICE TARGET: $99.77 DETAILS
HIGH: $112.00
LOW: $76.00
MEDIAN: $103.00
CONSENSUS: $99.77
UPSIDE: 5.52%
Annual Quarterly
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Revenue
Revenue 29,553 26,724 25,253 29,279 23,113 20,375 21,419 23,495 23,031 19,896 17,489 18,467 17,087 16,537 17,657 17,456 15,743 17,127 15,353 14,356 13,554 11,729 11,186 10,514 10,155 10,066 9,317 9,499 12,611 10,358 9,180 8,297 8,489
Cost of Revenue 20,744 13,382 13,545 18,652 12,866 10,478 11,816 13,879 13,116 11,366 9,811 11,031 9,817 9,373 10,808 7,262 6,426 7,633 6,371 5,695 5,226 4,042 5,831 5,363 5,194 5,102 4,575 4,569 7,244 5,208 4,243 3,840 0
Gross Profit 8,809 13,342 11,708 10,627 10,247 9,897 9,603 9,616 9,915 8,530 7,678 7,436 7,270 7,164 6,849 10,194 9,317 9,494 8,982 8,661 8,328 7,687 5,355 5,151 4,961 4,964 4,742 4,930 5,367 5,150 4,937 4,457 0
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SG&A Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Expenses 1,538 6,274 5,882 5,257 6,549 5,012 1,867 5,425 7,582 4,044 3,396 3,794 4,015 2,701 2,618 10,194 9,115 9,494 8,982 8,661 8,328 7,687 5,355 5,151 4,961 4,964 4,742 4,930 5,367 5,150 4,937 4,457 8,489
Operating Expenses 1,538 6,274 5,882 5,257 6,549 5,012 1,867 5,425 7,582 4,044 3,396 3,794 4,015 2,701 2,618 10,194 9,317 9,494 8,982 8,661 8,328 7,687 5,355 5,151 4,961 4,964 4,742 4,930 5,367 5,150 4,937 4,457 8,489
Operating Income
Operating Income 7,271 7,068 5,826 5,370 3,698 4,885 7,736 4,191 2,333 4,486 4,282 3,642 3,255 4,463 4,231 3,802 3,470 3,506 3,326 3,224 2,962 2,821 2,805 2,582 2,391 2,405 2,251 2,279 2,665 2,601 2,691 2,426 8,489
Interest Expense 3,305 2,743 2,446 2,022 1,837 1,821 1,736 1,842 1,694 1,317 840 835 824 859 857 895 905 866 886 866 747 640 527 492 557 643 527 558 839 664 663 648 0
Interest Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 40 21 0 23 33 45 41 36 27 36 22 27 29 30 154 152 54 38 32 0
Profitability
EBITDA 14,334 13,238 11,777 10,309 8,386 9,222 11,609 8,140 6,219 7,720 6,864 6,136 5,681 6,753 6,392 5,792 5,297 5,292 4,941 4,640 4,331 3,915 3,834 3,523 3,592 3,562 3,257 3,744 4,242 3,129 2,900 2,687 8,489
EBIT 8,304 7,972 6,791 6,245 4,413 5,317 8,278 4,591 2,762 4,797 4,469 3,843 3,383 4,608 4,344 3,961 3,509 3,588 3,455 3,219 2,933 2,754 2,613 2,338 2,234 2,225 2,041 2,214 2,650 1,791 1,766 1,637 8,489
Income Before Tax 4,999 5,229 4,345 4,223 2,576 3,496 6,542 2,749 1,068 3,480 3,629 3,008 2,559 3,749 3,487 3,066 2,604 2,722 2,569 2,353 2,186 2,114 2,086 1,846 1,677 1,582 1,514 1,656 1,811 1,127 1,103 989 0
Income Tax Expense 828 969 496 795 267 393 1,798 449 142 951 1,194 977 849 1,334 1,219 1,026 896 915 835 780 595 585 612 528 558 588 599 670 839 0 805 711 0
Net Income 4,341 4,401 3,976 3,535 2,408 3,134 4,754 2,242 880 2,493 2,421 2,031 1,710 2,415 2,268 2,040 1,708 1,807 1,734 1,573 1,591 1,532 1,474 1,318 1,262 1,313 1,276 977 972 1,127 1,103 989 1,002
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 3.94 4.02 3.64 3.28 2.26 2.95 4.50 2.15 0.84 2.47 2.60 2.18 1.85 2.71 2.57 2.37 2.07 2.26 2.29 2.12 2.14 2.07 2.03 1.86 1.83 2.01 1.86 1.40 1.42 1.68 1.66 1.52 1.57
EPS (Diluted) 3.92 3.99 3.62 3.26 2.26 2.95 4.50 2.15 0.84 2.47 2.60 2.18 1.85 2.71 2.57 2.37 2.07 2.25 2.28 2.10 2.13 2.06 2.02 1.85 1.82 2.01 1.86 1.40 1.42 1.68 1.66 1.52 1.57
Shares Outstanding 1,103 1,096 1,092 1,075 1,061 1,058 1,053 1,033.8 1,007.6 990.2 911.6 908.3 887.3 868 857 833.3 795 771 756 743 744 739 727 708 689 653 685 697 685 673 665.1 649.9 638.2
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Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 1,639 1,070 748 1,917 1,798 1,065 1,975 1,396 2,130 1,975 690 417 368 311 273 354 205 176 959 704 445 772 139
Short-Term Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net Receivables 4,069 4,289 3,963 3,716 2,962 3,335 3,409 4,059 4,048 3,790 1,697 1,649 1,278 1,467 1,507 1,427 1,730 1,287 1,797 2,007 1,502 1,522 1,058
Inventory 3,333 3,369 3,352 2,677 2,355 2,488 2,388 2,394 2,627 2,782 2,241 1,775 910 886 859 944 702 767 767 711 780 879 907
Other Current Assets 1,813 1,672 1,963 1,759 1,520 1,453 1,731 1,302 815 811 737 1,215 809 127 164 231 188 132 81 79 77 74 70
Total Current Assets 10,917 10,694 10,432 10,416 8,965 8,617 9,817 9,583 10,072 9,722 5,873 5,358 3,491 3,060 2,929 2,956 2,825 2,362 3,706 3,599 2,891 3,373 2,368
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 114,369 106,743 101,941 96,703 93,462 90,390 86,059 81,864 80,896 79,490 39,230 35,878 28,358 27,525 26,566 23,084 21,622 20,539 23,929 23,652 23,269 23,026 21,117
Goodwill 5,161 5,161 5,161 5,161 5,280 5,280 5,280 5,315 6,268 6,251 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,106 2,125 1,888 318 344 12
Intangible Assets 300 332 368 406 445 487 536 613 873 970 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,649 1,339 1,389 0 0 0
Long-Term Investments 0 4,037 3,792 3,588 3,824 3,665 3,339 3,301 3,345 3,155 1,963 1,988 2,247 1,926 1,673 1,530 1,447 1,370 2,703 2,297 1,183 949 795
Other Non-Current Assets 24,973 18,213 17,637 18,617 15,558 14,496 13,669 16,238 9,551 10,109 3,933 4,150 1,995 1,793 1,655 1,403 4,409 (722) 1,353 1,288 1,331 1,444 1,296
Total Non-Current Assets 144,803 134,486 128,899 124,475 118,569 114,318 108,883 107,331 100,933 99,975 46,173 42,989 33,464 32,118 30,792 26,941 28,435 26,929 32,485 31,656 27,339 27,149 24,674
Total Assets 155,720 145,180 139,331 134,891 127,534 122,935 118,700 116,914 111,005 109,697 52,046 48,347 36,955 35,178 33,721 29,897 31,260 29,291 36,191 35,255 30,230 30,522 27,042
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 3,710 3,701 2,898 3,525 2,169 2,806 2,557 3,436 3,076 2,825 1,329 1,250 877 688 797 823 869 669 1,027 1,049 788 785 806
Short-Term Debt 169 6,056 4,790 6,894 3,597 4,116 5,044 6,113 6,300 4,796 1,752 1,570 1,409 1,309 2,651 2,331 1,747 2,284 3,354 2,848 1,674 2,179 1,206
Deferred Revenue 0 486 503 502 479 487 496 522 542 558 331 302 199 189 169 153 140 128 125 133 132 216 102
Other Current Liabilities 9,058 3,814 3,573 3,168 3,202 3,087 3,087 3,087 2,521 2,839 1,193 1,005 950 710 782 473 426 391 542 608 708 530 234
Total Current Liabilities 16,888 15,993 13,467 15,724 10,921 12,079 12,546 14,286 13,594 12,917 5,584 5,226 3,798 3,505 4,987 4,376 3,718 4,029 5,741 5,387 3,798 4,281 2,778
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 65,649 58,768 57,210 50,656 50,120 45,073 41,798 40,736 44,462 42,629 18,131 16,816 12,449 10,164 8,714 8,297 7,843 7,251 10,472 10,274 7,938 8,274 7,593
Deferred Tax Liabilities 579 18,220 17,731 17,404 16,479 16,177 16,257 15,390 16,365 16,539 7,151 6,794 6,168 5,824 5,260 5,231 5,289 5,217 5,919 6,150 6,340 6,367 5,852
Other Non-Current Liabilities 33,737 14,272 14,391 15,187 15,944 15,470 14,434 17,172 10,732 10,882 5,595 5,528 3,701 5,614 5,715 3,599 3,352 3,221 3,358 2,869 1,583 1,265 1,034
Total Non-Current Liabilities 99,965 92,513 90,639 84,635 84,046 78,331 74,104 73,298 71,559 70,050 30,877 29,138 22,318 21,602 19,726 17,169 16,484 15,689 19,749 19,293 15,861 15,906 14,479
Total Liabilities 116,853 108,506 104,106 100,359 94,967 90,410 86,650 87,584 85,153 82,967 36,461 34,364 26,116 25,107 24,713 21,545 20,202 19,718 25,490 24,680 19,659 20,187 17,257
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 5,554 5,446 5,423 5,417 5,279 5,268 5,257 5,164 5,038 4,952 4,101 3,888 10,278 3,675 3,583 3,503 3,503 3,503 3,499 3,467 3,385 3,348 3,283
Retained Earnings 14,856 13,750 12,482 11,538 10,929 11,311 10,877 8,706 8,885 10,356 7,885 7,612 5,839 5,343 4,874 4,517 4,672 4,232 3,878 3,842 3,764 3,483 3,191
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (75) (78) (177) (167) (237) (395) (321) (203) (189) (180) (88) (105) (133) (113) (82) 7 (93) (92) 15 7 0 0 0
Total Stockholders' Equity 36,016 33,208 31,444 30,408 28,165 28,263 27,796 25,014 24,491 25,485 15,585 13,983 10,839 10,071 9,008 8,352 11,058 9,573 10,166 10,140 10,196 10,104 9,518
Total Liabilities & Equity 155,720 145,180 139,331 134,891 127,534 122,935 118,700 116,914 111,005 109,697 52,046 48,347 36,955 35,178 33,721 29,897 31,260 29,291 36,191 35,255 30,230 30,522 27,042
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 65,818 66,277 63,490 59,135 55,470 51,041 48,686 46,849 50,793 47,457 19,883 18,386 13,858 11,473 11,365 10,628 9,590 9,535 13,826 13,122 9,612 10,453 8,799
Net Debt 64,179 65,207 62,742 57,218 53,672 49,976 46,711 45,453 48,663 45,482 19,193 17,969 13,490 11,162 11,092 10,274 9,385 9,359 12,867 12,418 9,167 9,681 8,660
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Operating Activities
Net Income 4,171 4,260 3,976 3,428 2,309 3,103 4,744 2,300 926 2,529 1,591 1,532 1,474 1,318 1,262 1,313 1,276 977 972 1,127 1,103 989
Depreciation & Amortization 6,030 5,266 4,986 4,064 3,973 3,905 3,331 3,549 3,457 2,923 1,398 1,178 1,163 1,158 1,358 1,337 1,522 1,773 1,471 1,201 0 0
Stock-Based Compensation 136 132 137 127 144 113 107 125 109 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Change in Working Capital 399 1,421 (135) 160 (990) (389) 162 276 (996) 858 (1,003) (538) (1) 224 120 (70) (44) (62) 158 (137) (73) 19
Other Non-Cash Items (1,552) (1,827) (1,827) (2,235) 494 (136) (3,931) 601 2,733 (1,410) 544 (165) (96) (54) (334) 136 172 (199) (92) 16 1,168 1,107
Operating Cash Flow 9,802 9,788 7,553 6,302 6,169 6,696 5,781 6,945 6,395 4,894 2,530 2,692 3,066 2,831 2,384 2,818 2,723 2,748 2,625 2,401 2,315 2,111
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (13,392) (8,955) (9,095) (7,923) (7,240) (7,441) (7,555) (8,001) (7,423) (7,310) (2,370) (2,110) (2,002) (2,717) (2,617) (2,225) (2,560) (2,005) (1,859) (1,229) (1,401) (1,536)
Acquisitions (635) 369 164 275 572 888 4,924 2,777 (1,222) (12,133) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1,800) (998) (2,925) 0 (1,416) 0
Purchases of Investments 0 (1,551) (1,142) (1,125) (1,598) (877) (888) (1,117) (811) (1,160) 0 (97) (72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (405)
Sales/Maturities of Investments 0 1,535 1,121 1,112 1,593 871 882 1,111 805 1,154 596 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Investing Activities (13,324) (798) (716) (769) (680) (471) (755) (530) 1,460 (599) (855) (45) (120) (244) (119) (81) 146 367 19 (64) 440 84
Investing Cash Flow (13,959) (9,400) (9,668) (8,430) (7,353) (7,030) (3,392) (5,760) (7,191) (20,048) (2,629) (2,252) (2,194) (2,961) (2,736) (2,306) (4,214) (2,636) (4,765) (1,293) (2,377) (1,857)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance 6,792 2,969 4,371 4,137 4,765 2,268 13 (2,579) 3,127 13,973 323 434 119 576 1,037 53 927 374 2,038 (793) 1,467 130
Stock Repurchased 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (33) (658) 0 (356) 0 0 (70) 0 (415) (948) (364) (660) (179) (1) (1)
Dividends Paid (3,015) (2,954) (3,035) (2,907) (2,777) (2,685) (2,570) (2,425) (2,300) (2,104) (1,098) (1,045) (1,004) (958) (922) (873) (921) (933) (889) (846) (811) (766)
Other Financing Activities (704) (366) (373) (404) (116) (233) (217) 2,134 124 3,856 847 (40) (544) 58 (3) (54) 2,003 648 1,447 212 (237) (35)
Financing Cash Flow 4,696 (208) 999 2,336 1,945 (576) (1,930) (1,813) 951 15,725 (67) (378) (834) 49 507 (379) 1,085 159 2,296 (1,435) 695 (293)
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash 539 180 (1,116) 208 761 (910) 459 (628) 155 571 (166) 62 38 (81) 155 45 (406) 271 156 (327) 633 (39)
Cash at Beginning 1,101 921 2,037 1,829 1,068 1,978 1,519 2,147 1,975 1,404 368 311 273 354 199 154 872 601 445 772 139 178
Cash at End 1,640 1,101 921 2,037 1,829 1,068 1,978 1,519 2,130 1,975 202 373 311 273 354 199 466 872 601 445 772 139
Free Cash Flow (3,590) 833 (1,542) (1,621) (1,071) (745) (1,774) (1,056) (1,028) (2,416) 160 582 1,064 114 (233) 593 163 743 766 1,172 914 575
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Income Statement
Revenue 29,553 26,724 25,253 29,279 23,113 20,375 21,419 23,495 23,031 19,896 17,489 18,467 17,087 16,537 17,657 17,456 15,743 17,127 15,353 14,356 13,554 11,729 11,186 10,514 10,155 10,066 9,317 9,499 12,611 10,358 9,180 8,297 8,489
Gross Profit 8,809 13,342 11,708 10,627 10,247 9,897 9,603 9,616 9,915 8,530 7,678 7,436 7,270 7,164 6,849 10,194 9,317 9,494 8,982 8,661 8,328 7,687 5,355 5,151 4,961 4,964 4,742 4,930 5,367 5,150 4,937 4,457 0
Operating Income 7,271 7,068 5,826 5,370 3,698 4,885 7,736 4,191 2,333 4,486 4,282 3,642 3,255 4,463 4,231 3,802 3,470 3,506 3,326 3,224 2,962 2,821 2,805 2,582 2,391 2,405 2,251 2,279 2,665 2,601 2,691 2,426 8,489
Net Income 4,341 4,401 3,976 3,535 2,408 3,134 4,754 2,242 880 2,493 2,421 2,031 1,710 2,415 2,268 2,040 1,708 1,807 1,734 1,573 1,591 1,532 1,474 1,318 1,262 1,313 1,276 977 972 1,127 1,103 989 1,002
EPS (Diluted) 3.92 3.99 3.62 3.26 2.26 2.95 4.50 2.15 0.84 2.47 2.60 2.18 1.85 2.71 2.57 2.37 2.07 2.25 2.28 2.10 2.13 2.06 2.02 1.85 1.82 2.01 1.86 1.40 1.42 1.68 1.66 1.52 1.57
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 1,639 1,070 748 1,917 1,798 1,065 1,975 1,396 2,130 1,975 690 417 368 311 273 354 205 176 959 704 445 772 139
Total Assets 155,720 145,180 139,331 134,891 127,534 122,935 118,700 116,914 111,005 109,697 52,046 48,347 36,955 35,178 33,721 29,897 31,260 29,291 36,191 35,255 30,230 30,522 27,042
Total Debt 65,818 66,277 63,490 59,135 55,470 51,041 48,686 46,849 50,793 47,457 19,883 18,386 13,858 11,473 11,365 10,628 9,590 9,535 13,826 13,122 9,612 10,453 8,799
Stockholders' Equity 36,016 33,208 31,444 30,408 28,165 28,263 27,796 25,014 24,491 25,485 15,585 13,983 10,839 10,071 9,008 8,352 11,058 9,573 10,166 10,140 10,196 10,104 9,518
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 9,802 9,788 7,553 6,302 6,169 6,696 5,781 6,945 6,395 4,894 2,530 2,692 3,066 2,831 2,384 2,818 2,723 2,748 2,625 2,401 2,315 2,111
Capital Expenditure (13,392) (8,955) (9,095) (7,923) (7,240) (7,441) (7,555) (8,001) (7,423) (7,310) (2,370) (2,110) (2,002) (2,717) (2,617) (2,225) (2,560) (2,005) (1,859) (1,229) (1,401) (1,536)
Free Cash Flow (3,590) 833 (1,542) (1,621) (1,071) (745) (1,774) (1,056) (1,028) (2,416) 160 582 1,064 114 (233) 593 163 743 766 1,172 914 575