Southern (NYSE:SO) reported quarterly earnings of $1.32 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.21 by 9.09 percent. This is a 7.32 percent increase over earnings of $1.23 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.397 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $8.021 billion by 4.69 percent. This is a 8.00 percent increase over sales of $7.775 billion the same period last year.