# Southern - Southern Company (The) Common Stock (SO)

Stock code SO · Yahoo ticker SO · Sector: Utilities

Overall fundamentals score: 43/100 (Okay). Bottom 19% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 70/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 17/100 | Weak |
| Cash & Dividends | 50/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 75/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Southern (SO): Overall score: 43/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 70/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 12% - Okay
4-Year Revenue Growth +6%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +5%/yr - Okay
Net Profit Margin 15% - Strong
Quarterly Momentum +6% - Strong

Financial Safety: 17/100 (Weak)
Debt-to-Equity 2× - Weak
Current Ratio 0.8× - Weak
Interest Coverage 2.6× - Okay

Cash & Dividends: 50/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 3% - Okay
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 23.1× - Weak
P/B Ratio 2.7× - Weak
PEG Ratio 4.3 - Weak

Risk: 75/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +2%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -6.6 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +2.8% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 1 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is Southern's fundamentals score?

Southern (SO) scores 43/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 19% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Southern strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Risk (75/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does Southern rank against its sector?

Southern ranks #14 of 31 scored Utilities stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Southern pay dividends?

Yes. Southern (SO) has a dividend yield of 3.2%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 67% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 50/100.

### How do I buy Southern shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy SO. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Southern (SO), in plain English?

Southern (SO) is a Utilities company (Utilities - Regulated Electric). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 43/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Risk (75/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 23 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 23.1×). It also pays back about 3.2% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/so-southern

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/so-southern
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.