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Southern Co (STU:SOT) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 3.01 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-23), Southern Co's current share price is €71.58. Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €23.82. Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 3.01.

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

STU:SOT' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.88   Med: 2.36   Max: 3.22
Current: 3.02

During the past years, Southern Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 3.22. The lowest was 1.88. And the median was 2.36.

STU:SOT's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
80.76% of 447 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.28 vs STU:SOT: 3.02

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Southern Co's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €5.558. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €23.82 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Chart

Southern Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.86 2.79 2.95 2.85 2.73

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 PS 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 2.73 2.73 2.51 2.73 2.75

Competitive Comparison of Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=71.58/23.82
=3.01

* 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 Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=5.558/131.7762*131.7762
=5.558

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Southern Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 3.657 100.560 4.792
201409 4.593 100.428 6.027
201412 3.580 99.070 4.762
201503 4.224 99.621 5.587
201506 4.237 100.684 5.545
201509 5.277 100.392 6.927
201512 3.572 99.792 4.717
201603 3.888 100.470 5.099
201606 4.222 101.688 5.471
201609 5.724 101.861 7.405
201612 4.926 101.863 6.373
201703 5.396 102.862 6.913
201706 4.809 103.349 6.132
201709 5.151 104.136 6.518
201712 4.676 104.011 5.924
201803 5.086 105.290 6.365
201806 4.750 106.317 5.887
201809 5.130 106.507 6.347
201812 4.524 105.998 5.624
201903 4.583 107.251 5.631
201906 4.289 108.070 5.230
201909 5.150 108.329 6.265
201912 4.160 108.420 5.056
202003 4.256 108.902 5.150
202006 3.859 108.767 4.675
202009 4.484 109.815 5.381
202012 3.938 109.897 4.722
202103 4.657 111.754 5.491
202106 4.043 114.631 4.648
202109 4.965 115.734 5.653
202112 4.765 117.630 5.338
202203 5.647 121.301 6.135
202206 6.359 125.017 6.703
202209 7.777 125.227 8.184
202212 6.070 125.222 6.388
202303 5.512 127.348 5.704
202306 4.832 128.729 4.946
202309 5.951 129.860 6.039
202312 5.049 129.419 5.141
202403 5.558 131.776 5.558

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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 PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS 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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