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Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 7.2%, Dividend Yield is 2.8%
Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -3.6%, Dist 3Y High is -3.6%
Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 64%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 35%, CFO LTM is 9.7 Bil
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -0.5%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -15%
 
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 18%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 7.2%, Dividend Yield is 2.8%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 35%, CFO LTM is 9.7 Bil
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 18%
3 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -3.6%, Dist 3Y High is -3.6%
4 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -0.5%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -15%
5 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 64%

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

SO Stock


Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
SO Return1%16%8%2%23%20%94%
Peers Return-12%18%21%13%-11%21%54%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%15%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
SO Win Rate67%50%67%50%58%67% 
Peers Win Rate52%58%63%50%50%56% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
SO Max Drawdown-32%-7%-8%-12%-5%-2% 
Peers Max Drawdown-32%-13%-14%-32%-23%-7% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: EXC, FE, ES, HE, GNE. See SO Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/23/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventSOS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-23.3%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven30.3%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven600 days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-39.0%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven63.9%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven732 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-18.6%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven22.9%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven457 days120 days
2008 Global Financial Crisis2008 Global Financial Crisis  
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Loss% Loss-32.1%-56.8%
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven47.3%131.3%
2008 Global Financial CrisisTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven783 days1480 days

Compare to EXC, FE, ES, HE, GNE


In The Past

Southern's stock fell -23.3% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 8/19/2022. A -23.3% loss requires a 30.3% gain to breakeven.

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About Southern (SO)

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Trade Ideas

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
AES_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025AESAESDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
8.6%8.6%0.0%
VST_5312025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%05312025VSTVistraQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
16.0%16.0%0.0%
SO_9302022_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%09302022SOSouthernQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
4.5%-0.9%-9.6%
SO_2292020_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%02292020SOSouthernQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
-11.1%-1.8%-28.4%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
AES_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025AESAESDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
8.6%8.6%0.0%
VST_5312025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%05312025VSTVistraQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
16.0%16.0%0.0%
SO_9302022_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%09302022SOSouthernQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
4.5%-0.9%-9.6%
SO_2292020_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%02292020SOSouthernQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
-11.1%-1.8%-28.4%

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Peer Comparisons for Southern

Financials

SOEXCFEESHEGNEMedian
NameSouthern Exelon FirstEne.Eversour.Hawaiian.Genie En. 
Mkt Price96.1547.6046.5273.8911.6515.4747.06
Mkt Cap105.848.026.827.22.00.427.0
Rev LTM27,85323,70014,05012,9912,91645713,521
Op Inc LTM7,3754,7342,6412,8475262,744
FCF LTM105-1,499-983-1,01317545-469
FCF 3Y Avg-1,230-2,372-1,291-1,76510060-1,261
CFO LTM9,7275,7773,5383,296497543,417
CFO 3Y Avg7,7674,8532,4662,488470682,477

Growth & Margins

SOEXCFEESHEGNEMedian
NameSouthern Exelon FirstEne.Eversour.Hawaiian.Genie En. 
Rev Chg LTM9.6%6.7%6.4%14.4%-4.4%3.8%6.6%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg6.3%8.5%6.7%6.6%-2.6%14.1%6.6%
Rev Chg Q17.0%11.1%3.0%12.0%-6.2%16.0%11.6%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM4.2%2.9%0.7%2.4%-1.7%3.3%2.7%
Op Mgn LTM26.5%20.0%18.8%21.9%1.8%1.3%19.4%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg23.1%18.8%16.7%21.0%-13.4%7.0%17.7%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.0%1.3%0.8%-0.0%57.9%-2.0%0.4%
CFO/Rev LTM34.9%24.4%25.2%25.4%17.0%11.8%24.8%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg28.5%22.1%18.2%20.0%14.7%16.4%19.1%
FCF/Rev LTM0.4%-6.3%-7.0%-7.8%6.0%9.9%-3.0%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-4.4%-11.3%-9.7%-14.6%3.0%14.8%-7.1%

Valuation

SOEXCFEESHEGNEMedian
NameSouthern Exelon FirstEne.Eversour.Hawaiian.Genie En. 
Mkt Cap105.848.026.827.22.00.427.0
P/S3.82.01.92.10.70.92.0
P/EBIT12.89.69.311.022.627.611.9
P/E23.017.720.531.7-17.048.721.7
P/CFO10.98.37.68.34.07.57.9
Total Yield7.2%8.9%8.6%7.0%-5.9%2.1%7.1%
Dividend Yield2.8%3.2%3.7%3.9%0.0%0.0%3.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-1.6%-6.1%-5.8%-8.0%2.2%14.2%-3.7%
D/E0.71.01.01.11.30.01.0
Net D/E0.61.00.91.11.2-0.21.0

Returns

SOEXCFEESHEGNEMedian
NameSouthern Exelon FirstEne.Eversour.Hawaiian.Genie En. 
1M Rtn2.6%7.6%6.2%6.4%1.4%1.7%4.4%
3M Rtn2.0%9.8%13.5%12.5%8.1%-23.4%8.9%
6M Rtn7.3%4.6%12.3%29.3%12.5%3.6%9.8%
12M Rtn5.5%21.2%9.5%15.5%19.9%-3.8%12.5%
3Y Rtn68.2%44.4%43.1%15.6%-65.7%84.0%43.7%
1M Excs Rtn0.3%6.1%4.0%5.4%1.2%-2.2%2.6%
3M Excs Rtn-3.8%3.7%6.6%6.7%1.9%-27.3%2.8%
6M Excs Rtn-15.5%-18.3%-10.5%6.4%-10.4%-19.3%-13.0%
12M Excs Rtn-7.9%6.9%-4.1%2.1%2.6%-17.7%-1.0%
3Y Excs Rtn-15.0%-39.4%-39.7%-70.3%-147.3%1.1%-39.6%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Traditional Electric Operating Companies18,35820,40816,61415,13515,569
Southern Company Gas4,7025,9624,3803,4343,792
Southern Power2,1893,3692,2161,7331,938
All Other718593582596690
Eliminations-165-149-149-152-158
Electric Utilities-Eliminations-549-904-530-371-412
Total25,25329,27923,11320,37521,419


Net Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Traditional Electric Operating Companies3,6373,3181,9812,8772,929
Southern Company Gas615572539590585
Southern Power357354266238339
Eliminations2-9-96-22
Electric Utilities-Eliminations000  
All Other-635-711-384-592908
Total3,9763,5242,3933,1194,739


Assets by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Traditional Electric Operating Companies100,42995,86189,05185,48681,063
Southern Company Gas25,08324,62123,56022,63021,687
Southern Power12,76113,08113,39013,23514,300
All Other2,4462,6652,9753,1683,511
Electric Utilities-Eliminations-545-659-667-680-713
Eliminations-843-678-775-904-1,148
Total139,331134,891127,534122,935118,700


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9302025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity38,006,947
Short Interest: % Change Since 915202515.4%
Average Daily Volume6,328,410
Days-to-Cover Short Interest6.01
Basic Shares Quantity1,100,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares3.5%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025731202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025501202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024220202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241031202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024801202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024502202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023215202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231102202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023803202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023427202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022216202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221027202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022728202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022428202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021217202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211104202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Spainhour Sterling A Jr.EVP & CLO8122025Sell95.022,380226,1481,651,638Form
1Greene Kimberly S,Chairman, President & CEO, GPC7222025Sell95.0013,1581,250,0108,897,795Form
2Cummiskey ChristopherEVP5272025Sell89.5412,3351,104,4762,014,869Form
3Connally Stan WEVP & COO4012025Sell92.2412,5001,153,00013,782,409Form
4Greene Kimberly S,Chairman, President & CEO, GPC3112025Sell93.1232,1902,997,5339,946,985Form