The Southern Company

Utilities | Electric Utilities | USA
Retail Unit Helps Southern Company (SO) Beat Q4 Earnings

Power supplier Southern Company SO reported fourth-quarter 2018 earnings per share (excluding certain one-time items) of 25 cents, a penny above the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The outperformance stemmed from favorable regulatory results and strength of its retail unit.

However, Southern Company’s bottom line witnessed a fall from the year-ago quarter’s profit of 51 cents on lower sales from the wholesale segment.

The Atlanta-based utility’s quarterly revenue – at $5.3 billion – came 5.2% lower than the fourth-quarter 2017 sales but beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.9 billion.

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/retail-un...05231.html

Nach FastGraphs ist SO sehr teuer aktuell.
Ich habe bisher nichts günstiges im stabilen Strom Sektor entdecken können.

Southern Company (SO) Q1 Earnings In Line, Revenue Miss

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Revenue Came in Lower than Expected: Revenues of $5.4 billion came below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.8 billion.

Key Stats: Southern Company’s total retail sales fell 10.5% as residential and commercial sales both declined. Moreover, industrial sales fell 5% year over year. This brought about a downward movement in overall electricity sales and usage. Total electricity sales during the first quarter were down 11.2% from the same period last year. Meanwhile, total wholesale sales slumped 13.3% year over year.

The power supplier’s operations and maintenance cost decreased 9.6% to $1.3 billion, while the utility’s total operating expense for the period – at $1.7 billion – was down 65.6% from the prior-year level.

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/southern-...12860.html

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Southern tops Q1 earnings estimates but sales slip

...Southern Co. (NYSE:SO) -0.3% pre-market after Q1 earnings beat expectations while revenues fell 7.3% and missed estimates, hurt by lower fuel costs. By segment, Q1 revenues at Southern Co. Gas fell 15.3% Y/Y to $1.25B, Georgia Power slipped 0.4% to $1.82B and Alabama Power fell 4% $1.35B. ...

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Southern Co. (SO) Tops Q1 Earnings Estimates

...Southern Co. (SO - Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.78 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.72 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.70 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 8.33%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this power company would post earnings of $0.26 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.27, delivering a surprise of 3.85%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. ...

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Ich sehe gute Chancen auf eine weitere Kurserstarkung, nächste Marke ~ 70$