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Southern Company (SO)On Feb 9: 31.29   0.00 (0.00%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:25.66B
Enterprise Value (10-Feb-10)3:45.62B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):15.12
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-11) 1:12.42
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):2.78
Price/Sales (ttm):1.63
Price/Book (mrq):1.74
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.90
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:8.736
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):31-Dec-09
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):10.45%
Operating Margin (ttm):22.07%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm): N/A
Return on Equity (ttm):11.90%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):15.74B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):19.803
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):-7.70%
Gross Profit (ttm):5.75B
EBITDA (ttm):5.22B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):1.65B
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.07
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):35.00%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):606.86M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.74
Total Debt (mrq):19.49B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):N/A
Book Value Per Share (mrq):17.948
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
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Cash Flow


TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.35
52-Week Change3:-2.58%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:29.42%
52-Week High (14-Dec-09)3:34.47
52-Week Low (12-Mar-09)3:26.48
50-Day Moving Average3:32.83
200-Day Moving Average3:32.19
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:4,732,130
Average Volume (10 day)3:4,562,860
Shares Outstanding5:820.00M
Float:819.48M
% Held by Insiders1:0.02%
% Held by Institutions1:43.20%
Shares Short (as of 15-Jan-10)3:8.95M
Short Ratio (as of 15-Jan-10)3:2.4
Short % of Float (as of 15-Jan-10)3:1.20%
Shares Short (prior month)3:9.09M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.75
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:5.60%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:1.75
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:5.60%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:4.30%
Payout Ratio4:86%
Dividend Date3:05-Mar-10
Ex-Dividend Date4:28-Jan-10
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:01-Mar-94


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mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Dec-09)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Dec-09)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 31-Dec-09)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-09)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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