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Southern Energy

SOUTF
28
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Price
$0.05
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$19.0M
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
28
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+429.5% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 55.0M (2021) → 291.5M (2025)

Southern Energy Corp. is a small oil and gas company focused on exploring for and producing natural gas in the United States. Its main operations are in the Black Warrior Basin in Alabama, where it targets coalbed methane and conventional natural gas. The company sells natural gas to utilities and energy buyers in domestic markets.

Southern Energy makes money by extracting and selling natural gas, with revenue tied directly to commodity prices and production volumes. It is a micro-cap company operating entirely within the U.S., and its concentrated position in the Black Warrior Basin gives it regional expertise but also limits geographic diversification. The company currently operates at a loss, with negative operating and returns on capital, meaning it spends more than it earns — the key risk is that low natural gas prices or high drilling costs could make it difficult to reach profitability, and the company may need to raise additional capital to fund its operations.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-18.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+84.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

17.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$11M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Southern Energy's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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Quality

Gross Margin
32.7%
Modest — 32.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
10.2%
Modest — 10.2% operating margin
ROCE
1.6%
Weak — 1.6% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+9.9%
Steady sales growth (9.9% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-2.8%
Burning cash (-2.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.99
Moderate — manageable debt (0.99)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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