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149. Southern
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Rank: 149 (Previous rank: 166)
Compare tool: Southern vs. Top 10
CEO: David M. Ratcliffe
Address: 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 404-506-5000
Website: www.southerncompany.com
  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 17,127.0 11.6
Profits 1,742.0 0.5
Assets 48,347.0 —
Stockholders' equity 13,276.0 —
Market value (3/27/2009) 23,771.9 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 10.2
Assets 3.6
Stockholders' equity 13.1
Earnings per share  
2008 $ 2.25
% change from 2007 -1.3
1998-2008 annual growth rate % 4.9
Total return to investors %
2008 0.0
1998-2008 annual rate 12.8
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 Exelon 134 18,859.0
2 Southern 149 17,127.0
3 FPL Group 154 16,410.0
4 Dominion Resources 157 16,290.0
5 PG&E Corp. 176 14,628.0
6 Edison International 184 14,112.0
7 Public Service Enterprise Group 190 13,741.0
8 Consolidated Edison 191 13,725.9
9 FirstEnergy 194 13,627.0
10 Duke Energy 204 13,212.0
11 Entergy 205 13,093.8
12 CenterPoint Energy 238 11,322.0
13 Xcel Energy 242 11,203.2
14 Sempra Energy 252 10,758.0
15 Pepco Holdings 254 10,700.0
16 DTE Energy 285 9,336.0
17 Progress Energy 288 9,186.0
18 NiSource 289 9,069.5
19 PPL 314 8,206.0
20 Ameren 327 7,839.0
21 Atmos Energy 343 7,221.3
22 CMS Energy 369 6,821.0
23 Northeast Utilities 424 5,800.1
24 Scana 445 5,319.0
25 Wisconsin Energy 515 4,431.0
26 Nicor 577 3,776.6
27 Alliant Energy 588 3,681.7
28 NV Energy 608 3,528.1
29 Pinnacle West Capital 621 3,435.1
30 Allegheny Energy 630 3,385.9
31 TECO Energy 632 3,375.3
32 Puget Energy 638 3,357.8
33 NSTAR 641 3,345.4
34 Hawaiian Electric Industries 655 3,218.9
35 Southern Union 679 3,070.2
36 AGL Resources 717 2,800.0
37 WGL Holdings 748 2,628.2
38 Vectren 782 2,484.7
39 PNM Resources 789 2,466.5
40 National Fuel Gas 803 2,400.4
41 Great Plains Energy 816 2,337.5
42 Laclede Group 829 2,274.4
43 Southwest Gas 867 2,144.7
44 Piedmont Natural Gas 881 2,089.1
45 Westar Energy 952 1,839.0
46 Portland General Electric 987 1,745.0
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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