Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Southern Co's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,420 Mil. Southern Co's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $25,877 Mil. Therefore, Southern Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.22%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Southern Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
SO'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.94 Med: 12.51 Max: 23.15
Current: 15.7
During the past 13 years, Southern Co's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 23.15%. The lowest was 4.94%. And the median was 12.51%.
SO's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than 66.14% of 508
companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 10.785
vs SO: 15.70
Southern Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
The historical data trend for Southern Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.
Competitive Comparison of Southern Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity
For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Southern Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Southern Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Southern Co's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
Southern Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation
Southern Co's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* 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.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
Southern Co (NYSE:SO) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
Southern Co Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
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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.
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