SHARESIFT
Utilities · data ~15-min delayed
83.72 USD +0.30%
| Price | 83.72 USD |
| Day change | +0.30% |
| Market cap | 96.31B |
| 52-week range | 81.69 – 100.84 |
| P/E (trailing) | 20.2 |
| Dividend yield | 3.63% |
| Payout ratio | 71.81% |
| Return on equity | 11.48% |
| Debt / equity | 182% |
| Beta | 0.32 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Value score | 11 / 100 |
How the value score is calculated: 13 published tests, weighted to 100.
The Southern Company (SO) scores 11/100 on this site's value model, in the lower band: most of the valuation measures it checks sit on the richer side. It trades at 20.2 times trailing earnings and is classified in Utilities. The dividend yield is 3.63%, paid from 72% of earnings. Return on equity is 11%, with debt at 182% of equity. On its filings it passes 3 of the nine Piotroski checks, which points to deteriorating fundamentals. Its Altman Z-Score places it in the distress zone. These are automated readings of reported figures, not a recommendation.
Piotroski F-Score 3 / 9 — nine pass/fail checks on profitability, leverage and efficiency, comparing the latest financial year with the one before.
Altman Z-Score 0.94 — Distress zone. The model was built for manufacturers and scores lenders and capital-heavy businesses low by construction, so read this alongside the balance sheet.
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