Southern Co (Southern Co) COGS-to-Revenue

: 0.59 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Southern Co's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,557 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,045 Mil.

Southern Co's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.59.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Southern Co's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 41.16%.

Southern Co COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern Co's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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Southern Co Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

COGS-to-Revenue

0.55

0.51

0.56

0.63

0.54

Southern Co Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
COGS-to-Revenue																0.74	0.59	0.52	0.46	0.59

Southern Co COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Southern Co's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	13545	/	25253
	=	0.54

Southern Co's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	3557	/	6045
	=	0.59

Southern Co (NYSE:SO) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin.

Southern Co's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	3557 / 6045
	=	41.16 %

A company that has a moat can usually maintain or even expand their Gross Margin. A company can increase its Gross Margin in two ways. It can increase the prices of the goods it sells and keeps its Cost of Goods Sold unchanged. Or it can keep the sales price unchanged and squeeze its suppliers to reduce the Cost of Goods Sold. Warren Buffett believes businesses with the power to raise prices have moats.

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Southern Co (Southern Co) Business Description

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Address

30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308

Website

https://www.southerncompany.com

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.

Executives

David P. Poroch	officer: Comptroller	241 RALPH MCGILL BLVD., ATLANTA GA 30308
Stephen E Kuczynski	officer: Pres. & CEO, Southern Nuclear	30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD, NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Shantella E. Cooper	director	241 RALPH MCGILL BLVD., NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Martin Bernard Davis	officer: EVP and CIO	520 GERVAIS STREET, C/O SOUTH STATE CORP, COLUMBIA SC 29201
Christopher Cummiskey	officer: EVP & CCCS Officer	241 RALPH MCGILL BLVD., ATLANTA GA 30308
Kimberly S, Greene	officer: President & CEO, SCS	30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Thomas A Fanning	officer: CFO
Bryan D Anderson	officer: EVP & Pres. External Affairs	30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD. NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Spainhour Sterling A Jr.	officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer & CCO	4370 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Lizanne Thomas	director	1420 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30309
David E Meador	director	ONE ENERGY PLAZA, DETROIT MI 48226
Sloane N Drake	officer: EVP, CHRO	30 IVAN ALLEN JR BLVD NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
James Jeffrey Peoples	officer: Chairman, President & CEO, APC	600 NORTH 18TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Kerr, Ii James Y	officer: Executive VP & General Counsel	30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Anthony L Wilson	officer: President, Mississippi Power	30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD, ATLANTA GA 30308