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SOUTHERN CO Stock $so

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2017 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000009212217000065 Filed on August 02, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q2	2016 Q2
Revenue	$5.430B	$4.459B
YoY Change	21.78%	2.81%
Cost Of Revenue	$557.0M	$247.0M
YoY Change	125.51%	44.44%
Gross Profit	$4.873B	$4.212B
YoY Change	15.69%	1.1%
Gross Profit Margin	89.74%	94.46%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$860.0M	$667.0M
YoY Change	28.94%	12.48%
% of Gross Profit	17.65%	15.84%
Operating Expenses	$3.510B	$2.946B
YoY Change	19.14%	-3.25%
Operating Profit	-$1.649B	$1.185B
YoY Change	-239.16%	7.92%
Interest Expense	-$424.0M	-$294.0M
YoY Change	44.22%	63.33%
% of Operating Profit		-24.81%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$286.0M	-$277.0M
YoY Change	3.25%	81.05%
Pretax Income	-$1.935B	$908.0M
YoY Change	-313.11%	-3.92%
Income Tax	-$587.0M	$261.0M
% Of Pretax Income		28.74%
Net Earnings	-$1.381B	$647.0M
YoY Change	-313.45%	0.62%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-25.43%	14.51%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$1.38	$0.67
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.37	$0.66
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	998.0M shares	934.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	1.005B shares	940.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q2	2016 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.433B	$1.897B
YoY Change	-24.46%	133.33%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.433B	$1.897B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$206.0M	$71.00M
YoY Change	190.14%	-96.88%
Inventory	$2.562B	$2.008B
Prepaid Expenses	$361.0M	$563.0M
Receivables	$1.548B	$1.267B
Other Receivables	$1.565B	$259.0M
Total Short-Term Assets	$8.837B	$15.15B
YoY Change	-41.67%	129.36%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$78.69B	$63.89B
YoY Change	23.15%	12.08%
Goodwill	$6.271B	$264.0M
YoY Change	2275.38%
Intangibles	$929.0M	$490.0M
YoY Change	89.59%
Long-Term Investments	$1.632B
YoY Change
Other Assets	$1.387B	$833.0M
YoY Change	66.51%	-91.77%
Total Long-Term Assets	$99.85B	$75.72B
YoY Change	31.86%	12.06%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$8.837B	$15.15B
Total Long-Term Assets	$99.85B	$75.72B
Total Assets	$108.7B	$90.87B
YoY Change	19.6%	22.5%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.920B	$1.493B
YoY Change	28.6%	7.03%
Accrued Expenses	$1.582B	$1.251B
YoY Change	26.46%	7.94%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$3.274B	$1.372B
YoY Change	138.63%	29.8%
Long-Term Debt Due	$3.031B	$2.724B
YoY Change	11.27%	-25.23%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$12.75B	$8.514B
YoY Change	49.77%	-2.07%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$43.89B	$35.37B
YoY Change	24.08%	55.98%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$805.0M	$724.0M
YoY Change	11.19%	-90.77%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$805.0M	$724.0M
YoY Change	11.19%	-97.63%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$12.75B	$8.514B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$805.0M	$724.0M
Total Liabilities	$83.27B	$67.26B
YoY Change	23.81%	26.26%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$8.494B	$10.09B
YoY Change	-15.78%
Common Stock	$15.10B	$12.21B
YoY Change	23.72%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$34.00M	$30.00M
YoY Change	13.33%
Treasury Stock Shares	900.0K shares	800.0K shares
Shareholders Equity	$23.37B	$22.02B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$108.7B	$90.87B
YoY Change	19.6%	22.5%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q2	2016 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$1.381B	$647.0M
YoY Change	-313.45%	0.62%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$860.0M	$667.0M
YoY Change	28.94%	12.48%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.845B	$1.262B
YoY Change	46.2%	5.7%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$1.910B	-$1.614B
YoY Change	18.34%	4.13%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$176.0M	-$8.864B
YoY Change	-98.01%	8032.11%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.086B	-$10.48B
YoY Change	-80.09%	531.59%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	580.0M	10.36B
YoY Change	-94.4%	6140.36%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.845B	1.262B
Cash From Investing Activities	-2.086B	-10.48B
Cash From Financing Activities	580.0M	10.36B
Net Change In Cash	339.0M	1.143B
YoY Change	-70.34%	-482.27%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.845B	$1.262B
Capital Expenditures	-$1.910B	-$1.614B
Free Cash Flow	$3.755B	$2.876B
YoY Change	30.56%	4.81%

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