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Southern Co (FRA:SOT) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 3.30 (As of May. 22, 2025)


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What is Southern Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-22), Southern Co's current share price is €79.96. Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €24.21. Southern Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 3.30.

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

FRA:SOT' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.91   Med: 2.59   Max: 3.57
Current: 3.38

During the past years, Southern Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 3.57. The lowest was 1.91. And the median was 2.59.

FRA:SOT's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
80.95% of 399 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.49 vs FRA:SOT: 3.38

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 €6.508. 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 €24.21 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
=79.96/24.21
=3.30

* 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)
=6.508/134.9266*134.9266
=6.508

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Southern Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 4.237 100.684 5.678
201509 5.277 100.392 7.092
201512 3.572 99.792 4.830
201603 3.888 100.470 5.221
201606 4.222 101.688 5.602
201609 5.724 101.861 7.582
201612 4.926 101.863 6.525
201703 5.396 102.862 7.078
201706 4.809 103.349 6.278
201709 5.151 104.136 6.674
201712 4.676 104.011 6.066
201803 5.086 105.290 6.518
201806 4.750 106.317 6.028
201809 5.130 106.507 6.499
201812 4.524 105.998 5.759
201903 4.583 107.251 5.766
201906 4.289 108.070 5.355
201909 5.150 108.329 6.414
201912 4.160 108.420 5.177
202003 4.256 108.902 5.273
202006 3.859 108.767 4.787
202009 4.484 109.815 5.509
202012 3.938 109.897 4.835
202103 4.657 111.754 5.623
202106 4.043 114.631 4.759
202109 4.965 115.734 5.788
202112 4.765 117.630 5.466
202203 5.647 121.301 6.281
202206 6.359 125.017 6.863
202209 7.777 125.227 8.379
202212 6.070 125.222 6.540
202303 5.512 127.348 5.840
202306 4.832 128.729 5.065
202309 5.951 129.860 6.183
202312 5.049 129.419 5.264
202403 5.558 131.776 5.691
202406 5.448 132.554 5.546
202409 5.942 133.029 6.027
202412 5.495 133.157 5.568
202503 6.508 134.927 6.508

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  (FRA: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 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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