Southern Company Reports Q4 EPS of $.18 vs. $.18

Southern Company SO today reported fourth quarter 2010 earnings of $153.5 million, or 18 cents a share, compared with earnings of $248.3 million, or 31 cents a share, in the fourth quarter of 2009. Southern Company also reported full-year 2010 earnings of $1.98 billion, or $2.37 a share, compared with earnings for 2009 of $1.64 billion, or $2.07 a share.