Southern Company (SO) 10-K Red Flags
Risk signals extracted deterministically from Southern Company’s SEC 10-K/10-Q XBRL filings — no LLM, every finding cites the underlying data.
Detected red flags (16)
- Free cash flow deteriorating: FCF declined +452.3% YoY (from $833.0M to $-2.94B). With OCF at $9.80B and capex at $12.74B, cash generation capacity is weakening — monitor for dividend/buyback sustainability.
- NEW: Going concern doubt in latest filing: The term "going concern" "substantial doubt" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 5 filing(s).
- NEW: Restatement of financial statements in latest filing: The term "restatement of" "previously issued" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 5 filing(s).
- Operating cash flow exceeds net income: OCF is 2.26x net income, indicating high earnings quality — cash conversion is strong and accruals are not inflating reported profits.
- NEW: Off-balance sheet arrangements: Off-balance sheet arrangements appears in recent filings but not in the prior 24-month period. Monitor for materiality.
- Endogenous analysis: Free cash flow declined despite stable or rising capex, indicating the cash burn is operational rather than investment-driven. This is a structural concern — cost reduction or asset sales may be needed to restore FCF.
- Endogenous analysis: The combination of explicit "going concern" language in the filing with deteriorating cash flow or rising leverage is a severe warning signal — the company's own auditors have flagged doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern.
- 1 new XBRL disclosure(s) in latest filing — expanding reporting scope.
- 20 disclosure(s) dropped from prior year — reduced reporting granularity.
- 3 new risk-language term(s) detected in filing text: Going concern doubt, Restatement of financial statements, Off-balance sheet arrangements.
- Price $92.19 — downtrend (below 200-DMA); 1-month momentum negative.
- RSI(14) 33.02.
- Composite risk: Elevated.
- Liquidity current ratio 0.65 (stretched).
- Free cash flow deteriorating: FCF declined +452.3% YoY (from $833.0M to $-2.94B). With OCF at $9.80B and capex at $12.74B, cash generation capacity is weakening — monitor for dividend/buyback sustainability.
- NEW: Going concern doubt in latest filing: The term "going concern" "substantial doubt" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 5 filing(s).
Filings & ownership
- Latest annual report (10-K) filed Feb 19, 2026.
- Latest quarterly report (10-Q) filed Jul 30, 2026.
- 10 recent 8-K material-event filings in the index.
- Recent insider Form 4s: 0 buy vs 0 sell transactions.
- ~10,000+ recent 13F-HR filings reference Southern Company; broad institutional reporting.
- Recent filers include Capital Wealth Planning, LLC, PROVIDENT INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC, AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO /VA/.
- 4 recent 13D activist/beneficial-ownership filings — potential catalyst.
- 16 recent 13G passive institutional ownership notices.
Full SO analyst report
Valuation (DCF & Graham), technicals, macro exposure, risk scorecard and 13F/13D ownership.
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