SOUTHERN COMPANY ATLANTA, Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today reported fourth quarter 2015 earnings of $271 million, or 30 cents per share, compared with earnings of $283 million, or 31 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of 2014. Southern Company also reported full year 2015 earnings of $2.4 billion, or $2.60 per share, compared with earnings of $2 billion, or $2.19 per share, for the same period in 2014.
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Earnings for the fourth quarter and the full year 2015 include after-tax charges of $113 million (12 cents per share) and $226 million (25 cents per share), respectively, related to increased cost estimates for the construction of Mississippi Power's Kemper County integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) project. Earnings for the fourth quarter and the full year 2014 include after-tax charges of $60 million (7 cents per share) and $553 million (61 cents per share), respectively, related to Kemper IGCC impacts. Earnings for the fourth quarter and the full year 2015 also include after-tax charges of $19 million and $31 million, respectively, related to the proposed acquisition of AGL Resources Inc. Furthermore, earnings for the full year 2015 include a $4 million after-tax charge related to the discontinued operations of Mirant and the March 2009 settlement agreement with MC Asset Recovery, LLC.
Excluding these items, Southern Company earned $403 million, or 44 cents per share, during the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with $343 million, or 38 cents per share, during the fourth quarter of 2014. For the full year 2015, excluding these items, Southern Company earned $2.63 billion, or $2.89 per share, compared with earnings of $2.52 billion, or $2.80 per share, for the same period in 2014.
Earnings for the fourth quarter and full year 2015 were positively influenced by retail revenue effects at Southern Company's traditional operating companies and success with renewable energy projects at wholesale subsidiary Southern Power. These positive drivers were partially offset by higher depreciation and warmer weather during the fourth quarter. Earnings for the full year 2015 were further positively influenced by residential and commercial sales growth, partially offset by increased share issuances and increased operation and maintenance costs.
"2015 was a tremendous year for Southern Company," said Chairman, President and CEO Thomas A. Fanning. "We saw strong financial performance both from our wholesale subsidiary, Southern Power, and our traditional operating companies. Our state-regulated utilities delivered these 2015 results despite the warmest December on record in the last 120 years. We also improved our overall risk profile by addressing several issues related to our large construction projects, including the settlement of litigation concerning Plant Vogtle and the approval of rate recovery for the in-service assets at the Kemper IGCC."
Fourth quarter 2015 operating revenues were $3.61 billion, compared with $4.02 billion for the same period in 2014, a decrease of 10.2 percent. Operating revenues for the full year 2015 were $17.53 billion, compared with $18.47 billion for the same period in 2014, a 5.1 percent decrease. These operating revenue decreases were primarily due to lower fuel costs being passed on to customers.
Kilowatt-hour sales to retail customers in Southern Company's four-state service area decreased 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with the fourth quarter of 2014. Residential energy sales decreased 13.5 percent, commercial energy sales decreased 1.5 percent and industrial energy sales decreased 2.7 percent. For the full year 2015, retail sales decreased 0.7 percent, compared with the same period in 2014. Residential energy sales decreased 2.3 percent, commercial energy sales increased 0.5 percent and industrial energy sales decreased 0.4 percent.
Weather-adjusted kilowatt-hour sales to retail customers in Southern Company's four-state service area decreased 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with the fourth quarter of 2014. Weather-adjusted residential energy sales increased 0.3 percent and weather-adjusted commercial energy sales increased 1.3 percent.
For the full year 2015, weather-adjusted retail sales increased 0.3 percent compared with the same period in 2014. Weather-adjusted residential energy sales increased 0.4 percent and weather-adjusted commercial energy sales increased 0.9 percent.
Total energy sales to the Southern Company system's customers in the Southeast, including wholesale sales, decreased 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. For the full year 2015, total energy sales decreased 1.8 percent, compared with the same period in 2014.
Southern Company's financial analyst call will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern time today, during which Fanning and Chief Financial Officer Art P. Beattie will discuss earnings and provide a general business update. Investors, media and the public may listen to a live webcast of the call and view associated slides at http://investor.southerncompany.com/webcasts. A replay of the webcast will be available at the site for 12 months.
Southern Company has also posted on its website detailed financial information on its fourth quarter and full year performance. These materials are also available at http://investor.southerncompany.com/webcasts.
With more than 4.5 million customers and approximately 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energy company serving the Southeast through its subsidiaries. A leading U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and affordable prices that are below the national average. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, Southern Company and its subsidiaries are inventing America's energy future by developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including nuclear, 21(st) century coal, natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency, and creating new products and services for the benefit of customers. Southern Company has been named by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer, listed by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity and designated a 2014 Top Employer for Hispanics by Hispanic Network. The company earned the 2014 National Award of Nuclear Science and History from the National Atomic Museum Foundation for its leadership and commitment to nuclear development, and is continually ranked among the top utilities in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at www.southerncompany.com.
Cautionary Notes Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain information contained in this release is forwardlooking information based on current expectations and plans that involve risks and uncertainties. Forwardlooking information includes, among other things, statements concerning Southern Company's risk profile. Southern Company cautions that there are certain factors that can cause actual results to differ materially from the forwardlooking information that has been provided. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on this forwardlooking information, which is not a guarantee of future performance and is subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the control of Southern Company; accordingly, there can be no assurance that such suggested results will be realized. The following factors, in addition to those discussed in Southern Company's Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and subsequent securities filings, could cause actual results to differ materially from management expectations as suggested by such forwardlooking information: the impact of recent and future federal and state regulatory changes, including legislative and regulatory initiatives regarding deregulation and restructuring of the electric utility industry, environmental laws including regulation of water, coal combustion residuals, and emissions of sulfur, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, soot, particulate matter, hazardous air pollutants, including mercury, and other substances, and also changes in tax and other laws and regulations to which Southern Company and its subsidiaries are subject, as well as changes in application of existing laws and regulations; current and future litigation, regulatory investigations, proceedings, or inquiries, including Federal Energy Regulatory Commission matters and Internal Revenue Service and state tax audits; the effects, extent, and timing of the entry of additional competition in the markets in which Southern Company's subsidiaries operate; variations in demand for electricity, including those relating to weather, the general economy and recovery from the last recession, population and business growth (and declines), the effects of energy conservation and efficiency measures, including from the development and deployment of alternative energy sources such as self-generation and distributed generation technologies, and any potential economic impacts resulting from federal fiscal decisions; available sources and costs of fuels; effects of inflation; the ability to control costs and avoid cost overruns during the development and construction of facilities, which include the development and construction of generating facilities with designs that have not been finalized or previously constructed, including changes in labor costs and productivity, adverse weather conditions, shortages and inconsistent quality of equipment, materials, and labor, contractor or supplier delay, non-performance under construction or other agreements, operational readiness, including specialized operator training and required site safety programs, unforeseen engineering or design problems, start-up activities (including major equipment failure and system integration), and/or operational performance (including additional costs to satisfy any operational parameters ultimately adopted by any Public Service Commission ("PSC"); the ability to construct facilities in accordance with the requirements of permits and licenses, to satisfy any environmental performance standards and the requirements of tax credits and other incentives, and to integrate facilities into the Southern Company system upon completion of construction; investment performance of Southern Company's employee and retiree benefit plans and the Southern Company system's nuclear decommissioning trust funds; advances in technology; state and federal rate regulations and the impact of pending and future rate cases and negotiations, including rate actions relating to fuel and other cost recovery mechanisms; legal proceedings and regulatory approvals and actions related to Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4, including Georgia PSC approvals and Nuclear Regulatory Commission actions and related legal proceedings involving the commercial parties; actions related to cost recovery for the Kemper IGCC, including the ultimate impact of the 2015 decision of the Mississippi Supreme Court, the Mississippi PSC's December 2015 rate order, and related legal or regulatory proceedings, Mississippi PSC review of the prudence of Kemper IGCC costs and approval of permanent rate recovery plans, actions relating to proposed securitization, satisfaction of requirements to utilize investment tax credits and grants, and the ultimate impact of the termination of the proposed sale of an interest in the Kemper IGCC to South Mississippi Electric Power Association; the ability to successfully operate the electric utilities' generating, transmission, and distribution facilities and the successful performance of necessary corporate functions; the inherent risks involved in operating and constructing nuclear generating facilities, including environmental, health, regulatory, natural disaster, terrorism, and financial risks; the performance of projects undertaken by the non-utility businesses and the success of efforts to invest in and develop new opportunities; internal restructuring or other restructuring options that may be pursued; potential business strategies, including acquisitions or dispositions of assets or businesses, which cannot be assured to be completed or beneficial to Southern Company or its subsidiaries; the expected timing, likelihood, and benefits of completion of the proposed acquisition of AGL Resources Inc., including the failure to receive, on a timely basis or otherwise, the required approvals by government or regulatory agencies (including the terms of such approvals), the possibility that long-term financing for the acquisition may not be put in place prior to the closing, the risk that a condition to closing of the acquisition or funding of the bridge financing may not be satisfied, the possibility that the anticipated benefits from the acquisition cannot be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected, the possibility that costs related to the integration of Southern Company and AGL Resources will be greater than expected, the credit ratings of the combined company or its subsidiaries may be different from what the parties expect, the ability to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, or other business partners, the diversion of management time on acquisition-related issues, and the impact of legislative, regulatory, and competitive changes; the ability of counterparties of Southern Company and its subsidiaries to make payments as and when due and to perform as required; the ability to obtain new short- and long-term contracts with wholesale customers; the direct or indirect effect on the Southern Company system's business resulting from cyber intrusion or terrorist incidents and the threat of terrorist incidents; interest rate fluctuations and financial market conditions and the results of financing efforts; changes in Southern Company's and any of its subsidiaries' credit ratings, including impacts on interest rates, access to capital markets, and collateral requirements; the impacts of any sovereign financial issues, including impacts on interest rates, access to capital markets, impacts on currency exchange rates, counterparty performance, and the economy in general, as well as potential impacts on the benefits of the U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantees; the ability of Southern Company's subsidiaries to obtain additional generating capacity at competitive prices; catastrophic events such as fires, earthquakes, explosions, floods, hurricanes and other storms, droughts, pandemic health events such as influenzas, or other similar occurrences; the direct or indirect effects on the Southern Company system's business resulting from incidents affecting the U.S. electric grid or operation of generating resources; and the effect of accounting pronouncements issued periodically by standard-setting bodies. Southern Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forwardlooking information.
Southern Company
Financial Highlights
(In Millions of Dollars Except Earnings Per Share)
Three Months Ended Year-to-Date
December December
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2015 2014 2015 2014
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Consolidated Earnings-As Reported
(See Notes)
Traditional Operating Companies $274 $240 $2,186 $1,797
Southern Power 34 44 215 172
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Total 308 284 2,401 1,969
Parent Company and Other (37) (1) (34) (6)
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Net Income-As Reported $271 $283 $2,367 $1,963
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Basic Earnings Per Share $0.30 $0.31 $2.60 $2.19
Average Shares Outstanding (in millions) 911 906 910 897
End of Period Shares Outstanding (in millions) 912 908
Three Months Ended Year-to-Date
December
December
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2015 2014 2015 2014
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Consolidated Earnings-Excluding Items
(See Notes)
Net Income-As Reported $271 $283 $2,367 $1,963
Kemper IGCC Impacts 113 60 226 553
AGL acquisition costs 19 - 31 -
Additional MCAR settlement costs - - 4 -
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Net Income-Excluding Items $403 $343 $2,628 $2,516
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Basic Earnings Per Share-Excluding Items $0.44 $0.38 $2.89 $2.80
Notes
-----
-For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014,
dilution does not change basic earnings per share by more than 1 cent
and is not material.
-Earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015 and
2014 include estimated probable losses relating to Mississippi Power
Company's construction of the integrated coal gasification combined
cycle facility in Kemper County, Mississippi (Kemper IGCC) which
significantly impacted the presentation of earnings and earnings per
share. Similar charges may occur with uncertain frequency. In
addition, earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31,
2014 include the effect of reversing revenues previously recognized
in 2014 and 2013 as a result of the 2015 Mississippi Supreme Court
decision that reversed the Mississippi Public Service Commission's
March 2013 Kemper IGCC rate order.
-Earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015
include costs related to the proposed acquisition of AGL Resources
Inc. Further costs are expected to continue to occur in connection
with closing the proposed acquisition and supporting the related
integration.
-Earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 include
additional costs related to the discontinued operations of Mirant
Corporation and the March 2009 litigation settlement with MC Asset
Recovery, LLC. Further charges are not expected to occur.
- All figures in this earnings release are preliminary and remain
subject to the completion of normal quarter-end accounting
procedures and adjustments, which could result in changes to these
preliminary results. In addition, certain classifications and
rounding may be different from final results published in the Form
10-K.
Southern Company
Significant Factors Impacting EPS
Three Months Ended Year-to-Date
December
December
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2015 2014 Change 2015 2014 Change
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Consolidated Earnings Per Share-
As Reported (See Notes) $0.30 $0.31 $(0.01) $2.60 $2.19 $0.41
Significant Factors:
Traditional Operating Companies $0.04 $0.43
Southern Power (0.01) 0.05
Parent Company and Other (0.04) (0.03)
Increase in Shares - (0.04)
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Total-As Reported $(0.01) $0.41
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Three Months Ended Year-to-Date
December
December
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2015 2014 Change 2015 2014 Change
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Consolidated Earnings Per Share-
Excluding Items (See Notes) $0.44 $0.38 $0.06 $2.89 $2.80 $0.09
Total-As Reported $(0.01) $0.41
Kemper IGCC impacts 0.05 (0.36)
AGL acquisition costs 0.02 0.03
Additional MCAR settlement costs - 0.01
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Total-Excluding Items $0.06 $0.09
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Notes
-----
-For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, dilution does not
change basic earnings per share by more than 1 cent and is not material.
-Earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 include
estimated probable losses relating to Mississippi Power Company's construction of the
integrated coal gasification combined cycle facility in Kemper County, Mississippi
(Kemper IGCC) which significantly impacted the presentation of earnings and earnings per
share. Similar charges may occur with uncertain frequency. In addition, earnings for the
three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014 include the effect of reversing revenues
previously recognized in 2014 and 2013 as a result of the 2015 Mississippi Supreme Court
decision that reversed the Mississippi Public Service Commission's March 2013 Kemper
IGCC rate order.
-Earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015 include costs related
to the proposed acquisition of AGL Resources Inc. Further costs are expected to continue
to occur in connection with closing the proposed acquisition and supporting the related
integration.
-Earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 include additional costs related
to the discontinued operations of Mirant Corporation and the March 2009 litigation
settlement with MC Asset Recovery, LLC. Further charges are not expected to occur.
- All figures in this earnings release are preliminary and remain subject to the
completion of normal quarter-end accounting procedures and adjustments, which could
result in changes to these preliminary results. In addition, certain classifications and
rounding may be different from final results published in the Form 10-K.
Southern Company
EPS Earnings Analysis
Description Three Months Ended Year-to-Date
December 2015 vs. 2014 December 2015 vs. 2014
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Retail Sales -¢ 3¢
Retail
Revenue
Impacts 7 24
Weather (8) (4)
Wholesale
Operations (2) (7)
Other
Operating
Revenues 2 1
Non-Fuel O&M 14 (3)
Depreciation
and
Amortization (6) (5)
Taxes Other
Than Income
Taxes - (1)
Other Income
and
Deductions 2 (1)
Interest
Expense - 1
Income Taxes - (1)
Total
Traditional
Operating
Companies 9¢ 7¢
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Southern
Power (1) 5
Parent and
Other (2) 1
Increase in
Shares - (4)
Total Change
in EPS
(Excluding
Items) 6¢ 9¢
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Kemper IGCC
Impacts (5) 36
AGL
Acquisition
Costs (2) (3)
Additional
MCAR
settlement
costs - (1)
Total Change
in EPS (As
Reported) (1)¢ 41¢
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Notes
-----
-Earnings for the three and
twelve months ended December 31,
2015 and 2014 include estimated
probable losses relating to
Mississippi Power Company's
construction of the integrated
coal gasification combined cycle
facility in Kemper County,
Mississippi (Kemper IGCC) which
significantly impacted the
presentation of earnings and
earnings per share. Similar
charges may occur with uncertain
frequency. In addition, earnings
for the three and twelve months
ended December 31, 2014 include
the effect of reversing revenues
previously recognized in 2014 and
2013 as a result of the 2015
Mississippi Supreme Court
decision that reversed the
Mississippi Public Service
Commission's March 2013 Kemper
IGCC rate order.
-Earnings for the three and
twelve months ended December 31,
2015 include costs related to the
proposed acquisition of AGL
Resources Inc. Further costs are
expected to continue to occur in
connection with closing the
proposed acquisition and
supporting the related
integration.
-Earnings for the twelve months
ended December 31, 2015 include
additional costs related to the
discontinued operations of Mirant
Corporation and the March 2009
litigation settlement with MC
Asset Recovery, LLC. Further
charges are not expected to
occur.
- All figures in this earnings
release are preliminary and
remain subject to the completion
of normal quarter-end accounting
procedures and adjustments, which
could result in changes to these
preliminary results. In addition,
certain classifications and
rounding may be different from
final results published in the
Form 10-K.
Southern Company
Consolidated Earnings
As Reported
(In Millions of Dollars)
Three Months Ended Year-to-Date
December
December
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2015 2014 Change 2015 2014 Change
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Income Account-
Retail Revenues-
Fuel $786 $1,141 $(355) $4,437 $5,396 $(959)
Non-Fuel 2,243 2,223 20 10,550 10,154 396
Wholesale Revenues 363 465 (102) 1,798 2,184 (386)
Other Electric Revenues 201 169 32 695 672 23
Other Revenues 13 19 (6) 47 61 (14)
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Total Revenues 3,606 4,017 (411) 17,527 18,467 (940)
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Fuel and Purchased Power 956 1,398 (442) 5,395 6,677 (1,282)
Non-Fuel O & M 1,134 1,328 (194) 4,454 4,354 100
Depreciation and Amortization 519 430 89 2,034 1,945 89
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes 236 230 6 997 981 16
Estimated Loss on Kemper IGCC 183 70 113 365 868 (503)
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Total Operating Expenses 3,028 3,456 (428) 13,245 14,825 (1,580)
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Operating Income 578 561 17 4,282 3,642 640
Allowance for Equity Funds Used During Construction 63 63 - 226 245 (19)
Interest Income 6 6 - 23 19 4
Interest Expense, Net of Amounts Capitalized 228 212 16 840 835 5
Other Income (Expense), net (18) (30) 12 (62) (63) 1
Income Taxes 118 88 30 1,194 977 217
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Consolidated Net Income 283 300 (17) 2,435 2,031 404
Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock 12 17 (5) 54 68 (14)
of Subsidiaries
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests - - - 14 - 14
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CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME $271 $283 $(12) $2,367 $1,963 $404
ATTRIBUTABLE TO SOUTHERN
COMPANY
Notes
-----
-Certain prior year data may have been reclassified to conform with
current year presentation.
- All figures in this earnings release are preliminary and remain
subject to the completion of normal quarter-end accounting
procedures and adjustments, which could result in changes to these
preliminary results. In addition, certain classifications and
rounding may be different from final results published in the Form
10-K.
Southern Company
Kilowatt-Hour Sales
(In Millions of KWHs)
Three Months Ended December Year-to-Date December
--------------------------- ---------------------
As Reported 2015 2014 Change Weather 2015 2014 Change Weather
Adjusted Adjusted
Change* Change*
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Kilowatt-Hour Sales-
Total Sales 41,945 44,775 (6.3)% 190,989 194,425 (1.8)%
Total Retail Sales- 35,589 37,727 (5.7)% (0.4)% 160,484 161,639 (0.7)% 0.3%
Residential 10,196 11,782 (13.5)% 0.3% 52,121 53,347 (2.3)% 0.4%
Commercial 12,166 12,349 (1.5)% 1.3% 53,525 53,242 0.5% 0.9%
Industrial 13,003 13,369 (2.7)% (2.7)% 53,941 54,140 (0.4)% (0.3)%
Other 224 227 (1.2)% (0.9)% 897 910 (1.4)% (1.3)%
Total Wholesale Sales 6,356 7,048 (9.8)% N/A 30,505 32,786 (7.0)% N/A
Note
----
*Also reflects adjustment of
2014 KWH sales consistent
with Mississippi Power's
updated methodology to
estimate the unbilled revenue
allocation among customer
classes implemented in the
first quarter 2015.
Southern Company
Financial Overview
As Reported
(In Millions of Dollars)
Three Months Ended Year-to-Date
December
December
--------
2015 2014 % Change 2015 2014 % Change
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Consolidated -
Operating Revenues $3,606 $4,017 (10.2)% $17,527 $18,467 (5.1)%
Earnings Before Income Taxes 401 388 3.4% 3,629 3,008 20.6%
Net Income Available to Common 271 283 (4.2)% 2,367 1,963 20.6%
Alabama Power -
Operating Revenues $1,217 $1,328 (8.4)% $5,768 $5,942 (2.9)%
Earnings Before Income Taxes 204 211 (3.3)% 1,317 1,312 0.4%
Net Income Available to Common 120 119 0.8% 785 761 3.2%
Georgia Power -
Operating Revenues $1,679 $1,902 (11.7)% $8,364 $8,988 (6.9)%
Earnings Before Income Taxes 312 196 59.2% 2,046 1,971 3.8%
Net Income Available to Common 196 123 59.3% 1,260 1,225 2.9%
Gulf Power -
Operating Revenues $313 $361 (13.3)% $1,483 $1,590 (6.7)%
Earnings Before Income Taxes 47 39 20.5% 249 237 5.1%
Net Income Available to Common 28 23 21.7% 148 140 5.7%
Mississippi Power -
Operating Revenues $245 $246 (0.4)% $1,138 $1,243 (8.4)%
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes (130) (56) N/M (78) (612) N/M
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common (70) (24) N/M (8) (329) N/M
Southern Power -
Operating Revenues $304 $386 (21.2)% $1,390 $1,501 (7.4)%
Earnings Before Income Taxes 41 18 127.8% 250 172 45.3%
Net Income Available to Common 34 44 (22.7)% 215 172 25.0%
N/M - not meaningful
Note
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- All figures in this earnings release are preliminary and remain subject to the completion of normal quarter-end accounting procedures and adjustments, which could result in changes to these preliminary results. In addition, certain classifications and rounding may be different from final results published in the Form 10-K.
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