Regulated Electric · NYSE
Current Price
$98.02
Intrinsic Value
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Run a full DCF analysis on The Southern Company with auto-filled fundamentals, adjustable assumptions, and sensitivity heatmap.
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services segments. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, three nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 45 solar facilities, 15 wind facilities, one fuel cell facility, and four battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 76,289 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.7 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
ROIC (TTM)
4.4%
ROE (TTM)
12.5%
FCF Yield
-2.99%
Based on trailing twelve-month data, SO shows a free cash flow per share of N/A and a ROIC of 4.4%, key inputs for stock valuation using the DCF method. The P/FCF ratio of N/A and FCF yield of -2.99% are important context metrics when evaluating SO's stock valuation relative to peers.
The intrinsic value of SO depends on your assumptions about future growth rate, discount rate (WACC), and terminal value. Use MiniValuator's free DCF stock valuation calculator to estimate it with your own assumptions and see the sensitivity analysis heatmap.
Whether SO is undervalued depends on your DCF assumptions. If the calculated intrinsic value is significantly above the current market price, it may be undervalued. The margin of safety indicates the degree of undervaluation. Run a full stock valuation on MiniValuator to find out.
You can value SO using MiniValuator's DCF stock valuation calculator: enter the ticker, review auto-filled fundamentals, adjust growth rate and discount rate assumptions, then get an instant intrinsic value with sensitivity heatmap.
DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) stock valuation estimates a company's intrinsic value by discounting projected future free cash flows back to their present value. For SO, you input expected growth rates and a discount rate (WACC), and the model calculates what the stock should be worth today based on its future cash generation.
WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) is the discount rate used in SO stock valuation. A higher WACC lowers the intrinsic value estimate, while a lower WACC raises it. Use MiniValuator's sensitivity heatmap to see how different WACC assumptions impact the SO DCF valuation result.
