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Southern Co (STU:SOT) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.59 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-24), Southern Co's current share price is €71.58. Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €27.63. Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.59.

The historical rank and industry rank for Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:SOT' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.88   Med: 2.34   Max: 2.91
Current: 2.55

During the past years, Southern Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.91. The lowest was 1.88. And the median was 2.34.

STU:SOT's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
77.68% of 448 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.435 vs STU:SOT: 2.55

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Southern Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €26.857. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €27.63 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Southern Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.64 2.48 2.56 2.49 2.36

Southern Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.39 2.38 2.17 2.36 2.37

Competitive Comparison of Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=71.58/27.63
=2.59

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Southern Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=26.857/131.7762*131.7762
=26.857

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Southern Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 15.962 100.560 20.917
201409 17.125 100.428 22.471
201412 17.812 99.070 23.692
201503 20.364 99.621 26.937
201506 19.795 100.684 25.908
201509 20.256 100.392 26.588
201512 20.737 99.792 27.383
201603 20.338 100.470 26.675
201606 20.809 101.688 26.966
201609 22.318 101.861 28.872
201612 23.703 101.863 30.664
201703 23.590 102.862 30.221
201706 20.812 103.349 26.537
201709 20.132 104.136 25.476
201712 20.267 104.011 25.677
201803 19.782 105.290 24.758
201806 19.950 106.317 24.727
201809 20.721 106.507 25.637
201812 21.021 105.998 26.133
201903 22.490 107.251 27.633
201906 22.775 108.070 27.771
201909 23.821 108.329 28.977
201912 23.509 108.420 28.573
202003 23.761 108.902 28.752
202006 23.265 108.767 28.187
202009 22.739 109.815 27.286
202012 21.764 109.897 26.097
202103 22.600 111.754 26.649
202106 22.105 114.631 25.411
202109 23.010 115.734 26.199
202112 23.272 117.630 26.071
202203 24.182 121.301 26.270
202206 25.569 125.017 26.951
202209 28.982 125.227 30.498
202212 26.119 125.222 27.486
202303 26.149 127.348 27.058
202306 25.960 128.729 26.575
202309 26.957 129.860 27.355
202312 26.434 129.419 26.915
202403 26.857 131.776 26.857

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Southern Co  (STU:SOT) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Southern Co (STU:SOT) Business Description

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Address
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308
Southern is one of the largest utilities in the U.S. The company serves 9 million customers with vertically integrated electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution utilities in four states. It owns 50 gigawatts of rate-regulated generating capacity, primarily for serving customers in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Subsidiary Southern Power owns 13 gigawatts of natural gas generation and renewable energy across the U.S. and sells the electricity primarily under long-term contracts.

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