SOUTHERN CO
(SO)CIK 92122 · SEC filings only
harness minimum not met
Sector median (Energy & Transportation): F across 7 graded companies
Not enough comparable guidance to grade
0 of the 4 resolved guidance promises needed to publish a reliability grade. Some of this company’s guidance has no reported figure we can compare it with. It is shown below, never scored; the line under each statement says why. Here's what we're tracking — we never show a grade we can't back with receipts.
guidance history
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3 of 3 guidance figures that were graded or dropped for basis could not be graded on the same basis (100%). Guidance marked “not judged” is in neither number.
| Guidance type | Said | Graded | Dropped | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS · non-GAAPcannot be graded | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Said counts every revenue and EPS guidance figure on record. Dropped counts figures whose period was reported but which have no comparable GAAP actual in SEC XBRL. Other covers open, superseded, withdrawn and otherwise unresolved figures. The coverage note below counts every figure shown but not graded, including figures whose period has not been reported, so it can be larger.
Guidance shown, not graded (3)
We show what was said — with its source filing — but never score it. The line under each statement says why.
- eps guidance fy · Feb 17, 2022Southern Company’s adjusted earnings guidance range for 2022 is $3.50 to $3.60 per share.Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
- eps guidance fy · Feb 17, 2022consistent with adjusted earnings in a range of $4.00 to $4.30 per share in 2024.Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
- eps guidance q · Feb 17, 2022In the first quarter of 2022, management estimates Southern Company adjusted earnings per share will be 90 cents.The figure could not be read reliably from this filing; shown as filed, not graded.Filing ↗