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Southern Co (BSP:T1SO34) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 3.47 (As of Jun. 04, 2025)


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What is Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-04), Southern Co's current share price is R$515.28. Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$148.40. Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 3.47.

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

BSP:T1SO34' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.91   Med: 2.6   Max: 3.57
Current: 3.37

During the past years, Southern Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 3.57. The lowest was 1.91. And the median was 2.60.

BSP:T1SO34's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
79.5% of 400 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.465 vs BSP:T1SO34: 3.37

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. 2025 was R$40.515. 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 R$148.40 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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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 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.79 2.95 2.85 2.73 3.15

Southern Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 2.75 2.97 3.45 3.15 3.46

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.


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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
=515.28/148.40
=3.47

* 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. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Southern Co's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=40.515/134.9266*134.9266
=40.515

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Southern Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 14.798 100.684 19.831
201509 23.115 100.392 31.067
201512 15.100 99.792 20.416
201603 16.011 100.470 21.502
201606 16.239 101.688 21.547
201609 20.901 101.861 27.686
201612 17.429 101.863 23.086
201703 18.049 102.862 23.675
201706 17.805 103.349 23.245
201709 19.232 104.136 24.919
201712 18.234 104.011 23.654
201803 20.565 105.290 26.354
201806 20.926 106.317 26.557
201809 24.592 106.507 31.154
201812 19.986 105.998 25.441
201903 19.891 107.251 25.024
201906 18.685 108.070 23.329
201909 23.365 108.329 29.102
201912 18.974 108.420 23.613
202003 22.979 108.902 28.470
202006 22.550 108.767 27.973
202009 28.523 109.815 35.045
202012 24.649 109.897 30.263
202103 31.242 111.754 37.720
202106 24.497 114.631 28.834
202109 30.834 115.734 35.947
202112 30.450 117.630 34.928
202203 30.948 121.301 34.424
202206 33.931 125.017 36.621
202209 40.378 125.227 43.506
202212 33.727 125.222 36.341
202303 30.739 127.348 32.568
202306 25.409 128.729 26.632
202309 31.367 129.860 32.591
202312 26.976 129.419 28.124
202403 30.087 131.776 30.806
202406 31.588 132.554 32.153
202409 36.520 133.029 37.041
202412 35.106 133.157 35.573
202503 40.515 134.927 40.515

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  (BSP:T1SO34) 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 Business Description

Address
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308
Southern is one of the largest utilities in the US. 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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