Southern Company (SO)

Exchange
NYSE
Symbol
SO
Sector
Energy & Transportation
Industry
Electric Services
Description
Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices also located in Birmingham, Alabama.
Country
USA

Stock price

At close: November 6, 2024

  • Open
    88.20
  • High
    88.74
  • Low
    87.11
  • Close
    87.42
  • Volume
    4,670,390

Financial ratios

Dec 31, 2023

Activity ratios
Inventory turnover
0.56
Receivables turnover
10.18
Payables turnover
0.65
Working capital turnover
—
Days of inventory on hand (DOH)
647.00
Days of sales outstanding (DSO)
35.86
Number of days of payables
559.37
Fixed asset turnover
0.25
Total asset turnover
0.18
 Liquidity ratios
Current ratio
0.77
Quick ratio
0.24
Cash ratio
0.06
Cash conversion cycle
123.49
 Solvency ratios
Debt-to-assets ratio
0.43
Debt-to-capital ratio
0.65
Debt-to-equity ratio
1.89
Financial leverage ratio
4.43
Interest coverage
2.38
 Profitability ratios
Gross profit margin
92.51%
Operating profit margin
23.07%
Pretax margin
17.71%
Net profit margin
15.75%
Operating return on assets (Operating ROA)
4.18%
Return on assets (ROA)
2.85%
Return on total capital
6.41%
Return on equity (ROE)
12.65%