Southern Company reports second-quarter 2018 results

ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today reported a second quarter 2018 loss of $154 million, or 15 cents per share, compared with a loss of $1.38 billion, or $1.38 per share, in the second quarter of 2017.  For the six months ended June 30, 2018, Southern Company reported earnings of $784 million, or 77 cents per share, compared with a loss of $723 million, or 73 cents per share, for the same period in 2017.

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Excluding the items described in the "Net Income – Excluding Items" table below, Southern Company earned $815 million, or 80 cents per share, during the second quarter of 2018, compared with $728 million, or 73 cents per share, during the second quarter of 2017.  For the six months ended June 30, 2018, excluding these items, Southern Company earned $1.71 billion, or $1.69 per share, compared with earnings of $1.38 billion, or $1.39 per share, for the same period in 2017.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Three Months Ended June


Year-to-Date June

Net Income - Excluding Items (in millions)

2018

2017


2018

2017

Net Income (Loss) - As Reported

$(154)

$(1,381)


$784

$(723)

Estimated Loss on Plants Under Construction

1,060

3,012


1,105

3,120

  Tax Impact

(270)

(896)


(281)

(937)

Loss on Plant Scherer Unit 3

-

-


-

33

  Tax Impact

-

-


-

(13)

Acquisition, Disposition, and Integration Impacts

172

9


233

13

       Tax Impact

4

(4)


(1)

(5)

Wholesale Gas Services

32

28


(108)

(86)

       Tax Impact

(11)

(11)


25

35

Litigation Settlement

(24)

-


(24)

-

       Tax Impact

6

-


6

-

Earnings Guidance Comparability Items:






Equity Return Related to Kemper IGCC

    Schedule Extension

-

(24)


-

(47)

       Tax Impact

-

(5)


-

(9)

Adoption of Tax Reform

-

-


(31)

-

Net Income – Excluding Items

$815

$728


$1,708

$1,381

       Average Shares Outstanding – (in millions)                     

1,014

998


1,012

996

Basic Earnings Per Share – Excluding Items

$0.80

$0.73


$1.69

$1.39


NOTE: For more information regarding these non-GAAP adjustments, see the footnotes accompanying the Financial Highlights page of the earnings package.

Earnings drivers year-over-year for the second quarter of 2018 were positively influenced by effects of constructive regulatory outcomes and weather at our state regulated electric utilities, and increased contributions from Southern Power's renewables fleet. These impacts were partially offset by increases in depreciation and amortization, as well as operations and maintenance costs. Earnings for the second quarter 2018 were also significantly affected by an approximately $1.1 billion charge ($0.8 billion after-tax) related to Georgia Power's construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4.

"Southern Company's premier, state-regulated electric and gas franchise operations, along with our competitive generation subsidiary, Southern Power, continued to perform well during the second quarter," said Chairman, President and CEO Thomas A. Fanning. "This consistency in our core operations remains the cornerstone for delivering on our long-term financial objectives as we continue to build America's energy future."

Second quarter 2018 operating revenues were $5.63 billion, compared with $5.43 billion for the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 3.6 percent.  For the six months ended June 30, 2018, operating revenues were $12.00 billion, compared with $11.20 billion for the corresponding period in 2017, an increase of 7.1 percent.

Southern Company's second quarter earnings slides with supplemental financial information, including its updated earnings guidance for 2018, are available at http://investor.southerncompany.com.

Southern Company's financial analyst call will begin at 8 a.m. Eastern Time today, during which Fanning and Chief Financial Officer Andrew W. Evans 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 on the site for 12 months.

About Southern Company

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is America's premier energy company, with 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 1,500 billion cubic feet of combined natural gas consumption and throughput volume serving 9 million customers through its subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2017. We operate nearly 200,000 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines and more than 80,000 miles of natural gas pipeline, as of December 31, 2017. The company provides clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric operating companies in four states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers in 11 states across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, 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 creating new products and services for the benefit of customers. We are building the future of energy by developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including carbon-free nuclear, advanced carbon capture technologies, natural gas, renewables, energy efficiency and storage technology. Southern Company has been named by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer, recognized among the Top 50 Companies for Diversity and the number one Company for Progress by DiversityInc, and designated as one of America's Best Employers by Forbes magazine. Visit our website at www.southerncompany.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain information contained in this release is forward-looking information based on current expectations and plans that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking information includes, among other things, statements concerning long-term financial objectives. Southern Company cautions that there are certain factors that can cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information that has been provided. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on this forward-looking 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 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, and subsequent securities filings, could cause actual results to differ materially from management expectations as suggested by such forward-looking information: the impact of recent and future federal and state regulatory changes, including environmental laws and regulations governing air, water, land, and protection of other natural resources, 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; the uncertainty surrounding the federal tax reform legislation, including implementing regulations and Internal Revenue Service interpretations, actions that may be taken in response by regulatory authorities, and its impact, if any, on the credit ratings of Southern Company and its subsidiaries; current and future litigation or regulatory investigations, proceedings, or inquiries; the effects, extent, and timing of the entry of additional competition in the markets in which Southern Company's subsidiaries operate, including from the development and deployment of alternative energy sources such as self-generation and distributed generation technologies; variations in demand for electricity and natural gas, including those relating to weather, the general economy, population and business growth (and declines), the effects of energy conservation and efficiency measures and any potential economic impacts resulting from federal fiscal decisions; available sources and costs of natural gas and other fuels; limits on pipeline capacity; transmission constraints; effects of inflation; the ability to control costs and avoid cost and schedule overruns during the development, construction, and operation of facilities, including Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 which includes components based on new technology that is just beginning initial operation in the global nuclear industry at scale, including changes in labor costs, availability, and productivity, challenges with management of contractors, subcontractors, or vendors, adverse weather conditions, shortages, increased costs or inconsistent quality of equipment, materials, and labor, including any changes related to imposition of import tariffs, contractor or supplier delay, non-performance under construction, operating, 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; the ability to construct facilities in accordance with the requirements of permits and licenses (including satisfaction of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC") requirements), 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 the Southern Company system's employee and retiree benefit plans and nuclear decommissioning trust funds; advances in technology; ongoing renewable energy partnerships and development agreements; 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; the ability to successfully operate the electric utilities' generating, transmission, and distribution facilities and Southern Company Gas' natural gas distribution and storage facilities and the successful performance of necessary corporate functions; legal proceedings and regulatory approvals and actions related to Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, including Georgia Public Service Commission approvals and NRC actions; a decision by more than 10 percent of the owners of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 not to proceed with construction; litigation or other disputes related to the Kemper County energy facility; the inherent risks involved in operating and constructing nuclear generating facilities, including environmental, health, regulatory, natural disaster, terrorism, and financial risks; the inherent risks involved in transporting and storing natural gas; 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, including the proposed dispositions of Gulf Power and Southern Power's plants located in Florida and the potential sale of a noncontrolling interest in Southern Power's wind facilities, which cannot be assured to be completed or beneficial to Southern Company or its subsidiaries; the possibility that the anticipated benefits from the acquisition of Southern Company Gas cannot be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected and the possibility that costs related to the integration of Southern Company and Southern Company Gas will be greater than expected; 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 physical attack and the threat of physical attacks; 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 foreign 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 electric utilities to obtain additional generating capacity (or sell excess generating capacity) at competitive prices; catastrophic events such as fires, earthquakes, explosions, floods, tornadoes, 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, natural gas pipeline infrastructure, or operation of generating or storage resources; impairments of goodwill or long-lived assets; and the effect of accounting pronouncements issued periodically by standard-setting bodies. Southern Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward‐looking information.

 

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Financial Highlights

(In Millions of Dollars Except Earnings Per Share)












Three Months Ended

June


Year-to-Date

June

Net Income (Loss)–As Reported (See Notes)


2018


2017


2018


2017










  Traditional Electric Operating Companies


$

(48)



$

(1,442)



$

563



$

(1,010)


  Southern Power


22



82



143



151


Southern Company Gas


(31)



49



248



288


  Total


(57)



(1,311)



954



(571)


  Parent Company and Other


(97)



(70)



(170)



(152)


  Net Income (Loss)–As Reported


$

(154)



$

(1,381)



$

784



$

(723)











  Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share1


$

(0.15)



$

(1.38)



$

0.77



$

(0.73)











  Average Shares Outstanding (in millions)


1,014



998



1,012



996


  End of Period Shares Outstanding (in millions)






1,014



999











Non-GAAP Financial Measures


Three Months Ended

June


Year-to-Date

June

Net Income–Excluding Items (See Notes)


2018


2017


2018


2017










  Net Income (Loss)–As Reported


$

(154)



$

(1,381)



$

784



$

(723)


Estimated Loss on Plants Under Construction2


1,060



3,012



1,105



3,120


Tax Impact


(270)



(896)



(281)



(937)


Loss on Plant Scherer Unit 33








33


Tax Impact








(13)


Acquisition, Disposition, and Integration Impacts4


172



9



233



13


Tax Impact


4



(4)



(1)



(5)


Wholesale Gas Services5


32



28



(108)



(86)


Tax Impact


(11)



(11)



25



35


Litigation Settlement6


(24)





(24)




Tax Impact


6





6




Earnings Guidance Comparability Items:









Equity Return Related to Kemper IGCC

   Schedule Extension7




(24)





(47)


Tax Impact




(5)





(9)


Adoption of Tax Reform8






(31)




  Net Income–Excluding Items


$

815



$

728



$

1,708



$

1,381











  Basic Earnings Per Share–Excluding Items


$

0.80



$

0.73



$

1.69



$

1.39











-See Notes on the following page.

 

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Financial Highlights

Notes

(1) For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, dilution does not change basic earnings per share by more than 1 cent and is not material.

(2) Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and for the six months ended June 30, 2018 include charges related to Mississippi Power Company's integrated coal gasification combined cycle facility project in Kemper County, Mississippi (Kemper IGCC). Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 also include a $1.1 billion charge ($0.8 billion after tax) for an estimated probable loss on Georgia Power Company's construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4. All of these charges significantly impacted the presentation of earnings and earnings per share. Additional pre-tax cancellation costs of up to $25 million for Mississippi Power Company's Kemper IGCC are expected to occur during the remainder of 2018 and 2019. Further charges for Georgia Power Company's Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 may occur; however, the amount and timing of any such charges is uncertain.

(3) Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2017 include a $32.5 million write-down ($20 million after tax) of Gulf Power Company's ownership of Plant Scherer Unit 3 as a result of its 2017 retail rate case settlement. Further charges are not expected.

(4) Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 include costs related to the acquisition and integration of Southern Company Gas and earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 include costs related to (a) the dispositions of Elizabethtown Gas, Elkton Gas, Pivotal Home Solutions, and Florida City Gas and (b) the pending dispositions of Gulf Power Company and Southern Power Company's ownership interests in Plants Oleander and Stanton. The costs associated with the Pivotal Home Solutions transaction include a goodwill impairment charge of $42 million in the first quarter 2018 and a net loss of $76 million, which included $40 million of income tax expense in the second quarter 2018. The costs associated with the Southern Power Company plants disposition include a pre-tax impairment charge of $119 million, partially offset by a reduction in depreciation as a result of ceasing depreciation upon meeting the held-for-sale accounting criteria. Further costs are expected to continue to occur prior to the expected closings of the pending dispositions in the first half of 2019; however, the amount of such expenditures is uncertain. Further costs are also expected to continue to occur in connection with the integration of Southern Company Gas; however, the amount and duration of such expenditures is uncertain.

(5) Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 include the Wholesale Gas Services business of Southern Company Gas. Presenting earnings and earnings per share excluding Wholesale Gas Services provides investors with an additional measure of operating performance that excludes the volatility resulting from mark-to-market and lower of weighted average cost or current market price accounting adjustments.

(6) Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 include the settlement proceeds of Mississippi Power Company's claim for lost revenue resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Further proceeds are not expected.

(7) Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 include allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) equity as a result of extending the Kemper IGCC construction schedule beyond November 30, 2016, as assumed when Southern Company issued its 2017 guidance. As a result, Southern Company believes presentation of earnings per share excluding these amounts provides investors with information comparable to guidance. Management also used such measures to evaluate Southern Company's 2017 performance. AFUDC equity ceased in connection with the project's suspension in June 2017.

(8) Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2018 include additional net tax benefits as a result of implementing federal tax reform legislation, which was signed into law on December 22, 2017. During this period, Southern Company obtained and analyzed additional information that was not initially available or reported as provisional amounts at December 31, 2017. Additional adjustments are expected until Southern Company's 2017 federal income tax return is complete and provisional estimates are actualized during the measurement period ending December 31, 2018. Southern Company believes presentation of earnings per share excluding these amounts provides investors with information comparable to guidance. Management also uses such measures to evaluate Southern Company's performance.

 

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Significant Factors Impacting EPS


















Three Months Ended

June


Year-to-Date

June




2018


2017


Change


2018


2017


Change


Earnings (Loss) Per Share–














As Reported1 (See Notes)


$

(0.15)



$

(1.38)



$

1.23



$

0.77



$

(0.73)



$

1.50

















  Significant Factors:














  Traditional Electric Operating Companies






$

1.40







$

1.58



Southern Power






(0.06)







(0.01)



Southern Company Gas






(0.08)







(0.04)



Parent Company and Other






(0.03)







(0.02)



Increase in Shares












(0.01)



  Total–As Reported






$

1.23







$

1.50



















Three Months Ended

June


Year-to-Date

June


Non-GAAP Financial Measures


2018


2017


Change


2018


2017


Change


Earnings Per Share–














Excluding Items (See Notes)


$

0.80



$

0.73



$

0.07



$

1.69



$

1.39



$

0.30

















  Total–As Reported






$

1.23







$

1.50



Estimated Loss on Plants Under Construction2






(1.31)







(1.32)



Loss on Plant Scherer Unit 33












(0.02)



Acquisition, Disposition, and Integration

    Impacts4






0.17







0.22



Wholesale Gas Services5












(0.03)



Litigation Settlement6






(0.02)







(0.02)



Adoption of Tax Reform7












(0.03)



  Total–Excluding Items






$

0.07







$

0.30

















- See Notes on the following page.



































 

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Significant Factors Impacting EPS

Notes

(1) For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, dilution does not change basic earnings per share by more than 1 cent and is not material.

(2) Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and for the six months ended June 30, 2018 include charges related to Mississippi Power Company's integrated coal gasification combined cycle facility project in Kemper County, Mississippi (Kemper IGCC). Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 also include a $1.1 billion charge ($0.8 billion after tax) for an estimated probable loss on Georgia Power Company's construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4. All of these charges significantly impacted the presentation of earnings and earnings per share. Additional pre-tax cancellation costs of up to $25 million for Mississippi Power Company's Kemper IGCC are expected to occur during the remainder of 2018 and 2019. Further charges for Georgia Power Company's Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 may occur; however, the amount and timing of any such charges is uncertain.

Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 include allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) equity as a result of extending the Kemper IGCC construction schedule beyond November 30, 2016, as assumed when Southern Company issued its 2017 guidance. As a result, Southern Company believes presentation of earnings per share excluding these amounts provides investors with information comparable to guidance. Management also used such measures to evaluate Southern Company's 2017 performance. AFUDC equity ceased in connection with the project's suspension in June 2017.

(3) Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2017 include a $32.5 million write-down ($20 million after tax) of Gulf Power Company's ownership of Plant Scherer Unit 3 as a result of its 2017 retail rate case settlement. Further charges are not expected.

(4) Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 include costs related to the acquisition and integration of Southern Company Gas and earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 include costs related to (a) the dispositions of Elizabethtown Gas, Elkton Gas, Pivotal Home Solutions, and Florida City Gas and (b) the pending dispositions of Gulf Power Company and Southern Power Company's ownership interests in Plants Oleander and Stanton. The costs associated with the Pivotal Home Solutions transaction include a goodwill impairment charge of $42 million in the first quarter 2018 and a net loss of $76 million, which included $40 million of income tax expense in the second quarter 2018. The costs associated with the Southern Power Company plants disposition include a pre-tax impairment charge of $119 million, partially offset by a reduction in depreciation as a result of ceasing depreciation upon meeting the held-for-sale accounting criteria. Further costs are expected to continue to occur prior to the expected closings of the pending dispositions in the first half of 2019; however, the amount of such expenditures is uncertain. Further costs are also expected to continue to occur in connection with the integration of Southern Company Gas; however, the amount and duration of such expenditures is uncertain.

(5) Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 include the Wholesale Gas Services business of Southern Company Gas. Presenting earnings and earnings per share excluding Wholesale Gas Services provides investors with an additional measure of operating performance that excludes the volatility resulting from mark-to-market and lower of weighted average cost or current market price accounting adjustments.

(6) Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 include the settlement proceeds of Mississippi Power Company's claim for lost revenue resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Further proceeds are not expected.

(7) Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2018 include additional net tax benefits as a result of implementing federal tax reform legislation, which was signed into law on December 22, 2017. During this period, Southern Company obtained and analyzed additional information that was not initially available or reported as provisional amounts at December 31, 2017. Additional adjustments are expected until Southern Company's 2017 federal income tax return is complete and provisional estimates are actualized during the measurement period ending December 31, 2018. Southern Company believes presentation of earnings per share excluding these amounts provides investors with information comparable to guidance. Management also uses such measures to evaluate Southern Company's performance.

 

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EPS Earnings Analysis
Three Months Ended June 2018 vs. June 2017


Dollars

Description



$0.05

Weather



0.01

Other Operating Revenues



(0.02)

Non-Fuel O&M



0.01

Purchased Power Capacity Expense



(0.02)

Depreciation and Amortization



0.01

Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock



0.05

Impacts of Tax Reform (Ongoing Basis), Net of Amounts to be Returned to Customers



(0.01)

Income Taxes, Excluding Tax Reform



$0.08

Total Traditional Electric Operating Companies



0.03

Southern Power



0.01

Southern Company Gas



(0.04)

Parent and Other



(0.01)

Increase in Shares



$0.07

Total Change in EPS (Excluding Items)



1.31

Estimated Loss on Plants Under Construction1



(0.17)

Acquisition, Disposition, and Integration Impacts2



0.02

Litigation Settlement3



$1.23

Total Change in EPS (As Reported)


- See Notes on the following page.

 

 

Southern Company
EPS Earnings Analysis
Three Months Ended June 2018 vs. June 2017

Notes

(1) Earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2017 include charges related to Mississippi Power Company's integrated coal gasification combined cycle facility project in Kemper County, Mississippi (Kemper IGCC). Earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2018 include a $1.1 billion charge ($0.8 billion after tax) for an estimated probable loss on Georgia Power Company's construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4. All of these charges significantly impacted the presentation of earnings and earnings per share. Additional pre-tax cancellation costs of up to $25 million for Mississippi Power Company's Kemper IGCC are expected to occur during the remainder of 2018 and 2019. Further charges for Georgia Power Company's Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 may occur; however, the amount and timing of any such charges is uncertain.

Earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2017 include allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) equity as a result of extending the Kemper IGCC construction schedule beyond November 30, 2016, as assumed when Southern Company issued its 2017 guidance. As a result, Southern Company believes presentation of earnings per share excluding these amounts provides investors with information comparable to guidance. Management also used such measures to evaluate Southern Company's 2017 performance. AFUDC equity ceased in connection with the project's suspension in June 2017.

(2) Earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 include costs related to the acquisition and integration of Southern Company Gas and earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2018 include costs related to (a) the dispositions of Elizabethtown Gas, Elkton Gas, Pivotal Home Solutions, and Florida City Gas and (b) the pending dispositions of Gulf Power Company and Southern Power Company's ownership interests in Plants Oleander and Stanton. The costs associated with the Pivotal Home Solutions transaction include a net loss of $76 million, which included $40 million of income tax expense in the second quarter 2018. The costs associated with the Southern Power Company plants disposition include a pre-tax impairment charge of $119 million, partially offset by a reduction in depreciation as a result of ceasing depreciation upon meeting the held-for-sale accounting criteria. Further costs are expected to continue to occur prior to the expected closings of the pending dispositions in the first half of 2019; however, the amount of such expenditures is uncertain. Further costs are also expected to continue to occur in connection with the integration of Southern Company Gas; however, the amount and duration of such expenditures is uncertain.

(3) Earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2018 include the settlement proceeds of Mississippi Power Company's claim for lost revenue resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Further proceeds are not expected.

 

Southern Company


Consolidated Earnings


As Reported


(In Millions of Dollars)


















Three Months Ended June


Year-to-Date June




2018


2017


Change


2018


2017


Change


Income Account-














Retail Electric Revenues-














Fuel


$

1,022



$

1,016



$

6



$

2,049



$

1,944



$

105



Non-Fuel


2,718



2,761



(43)



5,259



5,227



32



Wholesale Electric Revenues


611



618



(7)



1,230



1,149



81



Other Electric Revenues


175



167



8



339



342



(3)



Natural Gas Revenues


706



684



22



2,314



2,214



100



Other Revenues


395



184



211



808



326



482



Total Revenues


5,627



5,430



197



11,999



11,202



797



Fuel and Purchased Power


1,339



1,303



36



2,707



2,478



229



Cost of Natural Gas


228



232



(4)



949



951



(2)



Cost of Other Sales


279



114



165



568



203



365



Non-Fuel O & M


1,559



1,356



203



3,008



2,740



268



Depreciation and Amortization


783



754



29



1,552



1,469



83



Taxes Other Than Income Taxes


316



308



8



671



638



33



Estimated Loss on Plants Under Construction


1,060



3,012



(1,952)



1,105



3,120



(2,015)



Total Operating Expenses


5,564



7,079



(1,515)



10,560



11,599



(1,039)



Operating Income (Loss)


63



(1,649)



1,712



1,439



(397)



1,836



Allowance for Equity Funds Used During Construction


32



58



(26)



63



115



(52)



Earnings from Equity Method Investments


31



28



3



72



67



5



Interest Expense, Net of Amounts Capitalized


470



424



46



928



840



88



Other Income (Expense), net


78



52



26



138



98



40



Income Taxes (Benefit)


(139)



(587)



448



(25)



(273)



248



Net Income (Loss)


(127)



(1,348)



1,221



809



(684)



1,493



Less:














Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock
of Subsidiaries


4



11



(7)



8



22



(14)



Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling
Interests


23



22



1



17



17





NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE
TO SOUTHERN COMPANY


$

(154)



$

(1,381)



$

1,227



$

784



$

(723)



$

1,507

















Notes




























- Certain prior year data may have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.












































 

Southern Company

Kilowatt-Hour Sales and Customers

(In Millions of KWHs)




















Three Months Ended June


Year-to-Date June

As Reported


2018


2017


Change


Weather
Adjusted
Change


2018


2017


Change


Weather
Adjusted
Change

Kilowatt-Hour Sales-

















Total Sales


52,260



51,152



2.2

%




103,104



97,350



5.9

%




















Total Retail Sales-


39,624



38,849



2.0

%


0.1

%


78,014



74,353



4.9

%


0.8

%

Residential


12,691



12,087



5.0

%


%


25,657



23,003



11.5

%


0.6

%

Commercial


13,373



13,271



0.8

%


(0.2)

%


25,660



25,038



2.5

%


0.5

%

Industrial


13,363



13,280



0.6

%


0.6

%


26,295



25,886



1.6

%


1.6

%

Other


197



211



(6.9)

%


(6.8)

%


402



426



(5.6)

%


(5.8)

%


















Total Wholesale Sales


12,636



12,303



2.7

%


N/A


25,090



22,997



9.1

%


N/A




















































(In Thousands of Customers)




























Period Ended June













2018


2017


Change



Regulated Utility Customers-













Total Utility Customers-






9,276



9,194



0.9

%



Total Traditional Electric






4,667



4,621



1.0

%



Southern Company Gas1






4,609



4,573



0.8

%







































































Notes


































(1) Includes total customers of approximately 407,000 and 403,000 customers at June 30, 2018 and 2017,
respectively, related to Elizabethtown Gas, Elkton Gas, and Florida City Gas, which were sold subsequent
to June 30, 2018.

 

 

Southern Company

Financial Overview

As Reported

(In Millions of Dollars)
















Three Months Ended June


Year-to-Date June



2018


2017


% Change


2018


2017


% Change

Southern Company –













Operating Revenues


$

5,627



$

5,430



3.6

%


$

11,999



$

11,202



7.1

%

Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes


(266)



(1,935)



N/M


784



(957)



N/M

Net Income (Loss) Available to Common


(154)



(1,381)



N/M


784



(723)



N/M














Alabama Power –













Operating Revenues


$

1,503



$

1,484



1.3

%


$

2,976



$

2,866



3.8

%

Earnings Before Income Taxes


326



386



(15.5)

%


636



689



(7.7)

%

Net Income Available to Common


259



230



12.6

%


484



403



20.1

%














Georgia Power –













Operating Revenues


$

2,048



$

2,048



%


$

4,008



$

3,880



3.3

%

Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes


(539)



551



N/M


(94)



971



N/M

Net Income (Loss) Available to Common


(396)



347



N/M


(44)



607



N/M














Gulf Power –













Operating Revenues


$

344



$

357



(3.6)

%


$

692



$

707



(2.1)

%

Earnings Before Income Taxes


31



61



(49.2)

%


87



95



(8.4)

%

Net Income Available to Common


42



35



20.0

%


84



53



58.5

%














Mississippi Power –













Operating Revenues


$

297



$

303



(2.0)

%


$

598



$

575



4.0

%

Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes


60



(2,934)



N/M


49



(2,981)



N/M

Net Income (Loss) Available to Common


46



(2,054)



N/M


39



(2,074)



N/M














Southern Power –













Operating Revenues


$

555



$

529



4.9

%


$

1,064



$

979



8.7

%

Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes


(28)



66



(142.4)

%


(12)



78



(115.4)

%

Net Income Available to Common


22



82



(73.2)

%


143



151



(5.3)

%














Southern Company Gas –













Operating Revenues


$

730



$

716



2.0

%


$

2,369



$

2,276



4.1

%

Earnings Before Income Taxes


24



80



(70.0)

%


407



468



(13.0)

%

Net Income (Loss) Available to Common


(31)



49



N/M


248



288



(13.9)

%














N/M - not meaningful


























Notes


























- See Financial Highlights pages for discussion of certain significant items occurring during the periods presented.

 

 

SOURCE Southern Company

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