Dominion Energy Inc. (D) vs Southern Company (The) (SO)

Dominion Energy Inc. and Southern Company (The) are both Utilities Regulated Electric companies. Southern Company (The) is the larger, with a market value of $107.4B against $61.3B — 1.8× the size. Southern Company (The) trades at the lower P/E: 21.2× against 23.2×. Dominion Energy Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 21.5% against 7.91%. Southern Company (The) has the higher net margin (16.0% vs 14.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.15% vs 3.05%). Both pay a dividend; Dominion Energy Inc. yields more (3.83% vs 3.22%). Across the 22 metrics below, Southern Company (The) leads on 14 and Dominion Energy Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric D SO Utilities Regulated Electric median
P/E 23.16 21.25 19.45
P/S 3.19 3.46 2.78
P/B 1.83 2.41 1.82
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 45.34
EV/EBITDA 16.05 12.69 12.40
EV/Sales 6.01 5.75 4.95
Earnings yield 4.32% 4.71% 5.12%
Free cash flow yield (10.25%) (3.19%) (5.93%)

Profitability

Metric D SO Utilities Regulated Electric median
Gross margin 66.92% 0.00% 62.00%
Operating margin 22.48% 24.72% 21.72%
Net margin 13.99% 16.00% 13.45%
Free cash flow margin (32.73%) 33.58% (11.71%)
Return on equity 8.38% 12.02% 9.94%
Return on assets 2.27% 3.15% 2.85%
Return on invested capital 3.05% 4.15% 3.95%

Growth

Metric D SO Utilities Regulated Electric median
Revenue growth (TTM) 21.48% 7.91% 7.78%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 41.39% (1.99%) 6.01%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.10% 7.72% 6.72%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 6.84% 6.50%

Health

Metric D SO Utilities Regulated Electric median
Debt to equity 1.59 1.63 1.54
Current ratio 0.88 0.84 0.88
Net debt to EBITDA 6.86 5.27 5.27

Dividend

Metric D SO Utilities Regulated Electric median
Dividend yield 3.83% 3.22% 3.16%
Payout ratio 0.89 0.68 0.63

Size

Metric D SO Utilities Regulated Electric median
Market cap 61.25b 107.37b 26.54b

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