The Southern Company
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy facilities 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. It owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 42 solar facilities, 10 wind facilities, and 1 biomass facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 75,585 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 million electric and gas utility customers. It also provides products and services in the areas of energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure. In addition, the company offers digital wireless communications services with various communication options, including push to talk, cellular service, text messaging, wireless Internet access, and wireless data. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Show More...
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Website http://www.southerncompany.com
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Sector Utilities
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Industry Utilities-Regulated Electric
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Last Quote 78.56 EUR
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Last Updated 29-05-2025
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Interest Coverage
The interest coverage ratio is a debt ratio and profitability ratio used to determine how easily a company can pay interest on its outstanding debt.
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2010-12 2011-12 2012-12 2013-12 2014-12 2015-12 2016-12 2017-12 2018-12 2019-12 TTM Earnings Per Share USD 2.36 2.55 2.67 1.87 2.18 2.59 2.55 0.84 2.17 4.5 3.32 Dividends USD 0.46 1.87 1.94 2.01 2.08 2.15 1.12 2.3 2.38 2.46 2.48 Payout Ratio % * 76.3 76.4 108.4 88.3 81.8 41.6 438.4 98.3 56.1 74.7 Shares Mil 837.0 864.0 879.0 881.0 901.0 914.0 958.0 1.008 1.025 1.054 1.06 Book Value Per Share * EUR 13.62 15.74 16.21 15.39 17.99 20.75 23.45 20.02 21.05 23.37 23.91 Free Cash Flow Per Share * EUR 0.04 0.68 0.33 0.03 0.91 -0.48 -3.74 -1.21 -1.07 -1.18 Return on Assets % 3.69 3.85 3.84 2.57 2.9 3.19 2.6 0.76 1.95 4.02 3.02 Financial Leverage (Average) 3.4 3.37 3.45 3.4 3.56 3.8 4.43 4.59 4.73 4.32 4.29 Return on Equity % 12.71 13.04 13.1 8.81 10.08 11.75 10.8 3.44 9.11 18.15 13.01 Return on Invested Capital % 7.12 7.29 7.24 5.26 5.76 6.22 5.6 3.14 5.14 8.12 6.73 Interest Coverage 4.43 5.07 5.36 4.11 4.6 5.32 3.64 1.63 2.49 4.77 3.33 Current Ratio 0.91 0.95 0.88 1.01 0.71 0.71 0.75 0.74 0.67 0.78 0.99 Quick Ratio 0.35 0.46 0.32 0.45 0.3 0.38 0.45 0.45 0.38 0.43 0.53 Debt/Equity 1.12 1.06 1.05 1.12 1.04 1.2 1.72 1.84 1.65 1.58 1.65