SOUTHERN CO
SOUTHERN CO (SO) is currently classified as Electric Utilities within Electric Utilities (Utilities). Classification confidence: 0.98 (rule-based classification). Capital structure on the latest snapshot: total assets 155,720,000,000 USD, total equity 36,016,000,000, short-term debt 722,000,000, long-term debt 65,649,000,000. Net cash position is approximately -64,732,000,000 USD. Self-calculated market cap is 104,118,465,000 USD (market_price × shares_outstanding_diluted). Profitability profile: revenue 29,553,000,000, gross profit 0, operating income 7,285,000,000, net income 4,341,000,000. Return on equity ~12.0%. Return on assets ~2.8%. Operating-cash-flow to net-income ratio is 2.26. Risk profile from automated assessment: liquidity risk high, dilution risk medium. Flags: Current liabilities exceed current assets.; Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.; Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.. Comparable peers identified within the same TRBC class: Duke Energy, NextEra Energy.
Business. SOUTHERN CO is classified under Utilities / Electric Utilities and appears profitable on the latest normalized snapshot.
Classification. Classification confidence is 0.98 based on rule-based classification; matched terms: utility, electric, generation, transmission, electric services.
- Observed GAAP P/E is about 23.98x.
- Return on equity is about 12.0%.
- Debt to equity is about 1.84x.
- Likely peers from the same classification include Duke Energy, NextEra Energy.
- Companyfacts coverage was partial; recent filing facts backfilled property_and_equipment.
- Current liabilities exceed current assets.
- Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
- Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.