Benzinga | Apr 29, 2021 06:50AM EDT

Southern Q1 Adj. EPS $0.98 Beats $0.83 Estimate, Sales $5.91B Beat $5.49B Estimate

Southern (NYSE:SO) reported quarterly earnings of $0.98 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.83 by 18.07 percent. This is a 25.64 percent increase over earnings of $0.78 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.91 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.49 billion by 7.65 percent. This is a 17.78 percent increase over sales of $5.02 billion the same period last year.