Southern (NYSE:SO) reported quarterly earnings of $1.43 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.34 by 6.72 percent. This is a 0.7 percent increase over earnings of $1.42 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $7.274 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $7.287 billion by 0.18 percent. This is a 4.21 percent increase over sales of $6.980 billion the same period last year.