EX-99.03 4 ex9903-significantfactorsi.htm EX-99.03 Document

Ex. 99.03
Page 1
Southern Company
Significant Factors Impacting EPS
 Three Months Ended DecemberYear-To-Date December
 20212020Change20212020Change
Earnings (Loss) Per Share–
As Reported1 (See Notes)
$(0.20)$0.37 $(0.57)$2.26 $2.95 $(0.69)
  Significant Factors: 
  Traditional Electric Operating Companies$(0.64)$(0.85)
Southern Power0.03 0.03 
Southern Company Gas(0.08)(0.05)
Parent Company and Other0.12 0.19 
Increase in Shares— (0.01)
  Total–As Reported$(0.57)$(0.69)
Three Months Ended DecemberYear-To-Date December
Non-GAAP Financial Measures20212020Change20212020Change
Earnings Per Share–
Excluding Items (See Notes)$0.36 $0.47 $(0.11)$3.41 $3.25 $0.16 
  Total–As Reported$(0.57)$(0.69)
Less:
Estimated Loss on Plants Under Construction2
(0.53)(0.96)
Acquisition and Disposition Impacts3
0.10 0.08 
Wholesale Gas Services4
(0.06)— 
Asset Impairments5
0.03 0.03 
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt6
— — 
  Total–Excluding Items$(0.11)$0.16 
- See Notes on the following page.



Ex. 99.03
Page 2
Southern Company
Significant Factors Impacting EPS

Notes
(1)Dilution is not material in any period presented. Diluted earnings (loss) per share was $(0.20) and $2.24 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021, respectively, and was $0.36 and $2.93 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020, respectively.
(2)Earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021 include charges of $920 million pre tax ($686 million after tax) and $1.692 billion pre tax ($1.261 billion after tax), respectively, and earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020 include charges of $176 million pre tax ($131 million after tax) and $325 million pre tax ($242 million after tax), respectively, for estimated probable losses on Georgia Power Company's construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4. Further charges may occur; however, the amount and timing of any such charges are uncertain. Earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 also include charges (net of salvage proceeds), associated legal expenses (net of insurance recoveries), and tax impacts related to Mississippi Power Company's integrated coal gasification combined cycle facility project in Kemper County, Mississippi. Mississippi Power Company expects to incur additional pre-tax period costs to complete dismantlement of the abandoned gasifier-related assets and site restoration activities, including related costs for compliance and safety, asset retirement obligation accretion, and property taxes, net of salvage, totaling $10 million to $20 million annually through 2025.
(3)Earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021 primarily include a $93 million pre-tax ($99 million after-tax) gain associated with the termination of a leasehold interest in assets associated with two leveraged lease projects and $16 million of income tax benefits recognized as the result of another leveraged lease investment disposition. Earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 also include a $121 million pre-tax ($92 million after-tax) gain on the sale of Sequent, as well as $85 million of additional tax expense due to the resulting changes in state apportionment rates. Earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020 primarily include a $22 million pre-tax ($16 million after-tax) gain on the sale of Southern Company Gas' natural gas storage facility in Louisiana. Earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 also include a $39 million pre-tax ($23 million after-tax) gain on the sale of Southern Power Company's Plant Mankato. Further impacts may be recorded in future periods in connection with acquisition and disposition activity.
(4)Earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020 include Wholesale Gas Services business results. Presenting earnings and earnings per share excluding Wholesale Gas Services provides an additional measure of operating performance that excludes the volatility resulting from mark-to-market and lower of weighted average cost or current market price accounting adjustments. Amounts subsequent to the July 1, 2021 sale of Sequent represent final income adjustments.
(5)Earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 include pre-tax impairment charges totaling $84 million ($67 million after tax) related to Southern Company Gas' investment in the PennEast Pipeline project and a pre-tax impairment charge of $7 million ($6 million after tax) related to a leveraged lease investment. Earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020 include impairment charges related to two leveraged leases. Impairment charges may occur in the future; however, the amount and timing of any such charges are uncertain.
(6) Earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 include costs associated with the extinguishment of debt at Southern Company. Further costs may occur; however, the amount and timing of any such costs are uncertain.