Southern Company Q4 Profit Declines - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Southern Company (SO) reported fourth-quarter 2014 earnings of $300 million, or $0.33 per share, down from $414 million or $0.47 per share, in the third quarter of 2013.

Excluding certain items, Southern Company earned $343 million, or $0.38 per share, during the fourth quarter of 2014, compared with $427 million, or $0.48 per share, during the fourth quarter of 2013.

Total revenues for the latest fourth quarter were $4.05 billion, up 3.1% from $3.93 billion in the comparable quarter last year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.38 per share and revenues of $3.81 billion. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.