Southern Balance Sheet
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Southern financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025, Southern reported total assets of $155.72 billion, up 7.3% from a year earlier against total liabilities of $116.85 billion. Shareholders' equity stood at $36.02 billion, or 23.1% of assets. The company held $1.64 billion in cash and equivalents against $72.59 billion of debt, a net debt position of $70.95 billion.
The current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) was 0.65, meaning short-term obligations exceed short-term assets. Debt-to-equity was 2.02.
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Southern balance sheet (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.64B | 1.07B | 748.00M | 1.92B | 1.80B | 1.06B | 1.98B | 1.40B | 2.13B | 1.98B |
| Total Current Assets | 10.92B | 10.69B | 10.43B | 10.42B | 8.96B | 8.62B | 9.82B | 9.58B | 10.07B | 9.72B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | — | — | 99.84B | 94.57B | 91.11B | 87.63B | 83.08B | 80.80B | 79.87B | 78.45B |
| Goodwill | 5.16B | 5.16B | 5.16B | 5.16B | 5.28B | 5.28B | 5.28B | 5.32B | 6.27B | 6.25B |
| Intangible Assets | 300.00M | 332.00M | 368.00M | 406.00M | 445.00M | 487.00M | 536.00M | 613.00M | 873.00M | 970.00M |
| Long-Term Investments | — | — | 9.99B | 9.76B | 10.20B | 10.39B | 10.33B | 10.30B | 11.51B | 11.42B |
| Total Assets | 155.72B | 145.18B | 139.33B | 134.89B | 127.53B | 122.94B | 118.70B | 116.91B | 111.00B | 109.70B |
| Accounts Payable | 3.71B | 3.70B | 2.90B | 3.52B | 2.17B | 2.31B | 2.12B | 2.58B | 2.53B | 2.23B |
| Short-Term Debt | 6.94B | 6.06B | 4.79B | 6.89B | 3.60B | 4.12B | 5.04B | 6.11B | 6.33B | 4.83B |
| Total Current Liabilities | 16.89B | 15.99B | 13.47B | 15.72B | 10.92B | 12.08B | 12.55B | 14.29B | 13.59B | 12.92B |
| Long-Term Debt | 65.65B | 58.77B | 57.21B | 50.66B | 50.12B | 45.07B | 41.80B | 40.74B | 44.46B | 42.63B |
| Total Liabilities | 116.85B | 108.51B | 104.11B | 100.36B | 94.97B | 90.41B | 86.65B | 87.58B | 85.15B | 82.80B |
| Shareholders' Equity | 36.02B | 33.21B | 31.44B | 30.41B | 27.87B | 27.97B | 27.50B | 24.72B | 24.17B | 24.76B |
| Retained Earnings | 14.86B | 13.75B | 12.48B | 11.54B | 10.93B | 11.31B | 10.88B | 8.71B | 8.88B | 10.36B |
| Total Debt | 72.59B | 64.82B | 62.00B | 57.55B | 53.72B | 49.19B | 46.84B | 46.85B | 50.79B | 47.46B |
| Net Cash (Debt) | -70.95B | -63.75B | -61.25B | -55.63B | -51.92B | -48.12B | -44.87B | -45.45B | -48.66B | -45.48B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Southern's balance sheet, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 16 line items including cash & equivalents, total current assets, property, plant & equipment. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow SO's reporting calendar. What is a balance sheet?