Company
SSE plc
Headquarters: Perth, United Kingdom
Founded: 1998
Employees: 11,865
CEO: Mr. Alistair Phillips-Davies
Market Cap
£17.51 Billion
GBP as of Jan. 1, 2025
US$21.98 Billion
Company Description
SSE plc is involved in electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and supply, utilizing sources like water, gas, coal, and oil. They distribute electricity to around 3.8 million locations in Scotland and southern England and manage high voltage transmission systems in northern Scotland. Additionally, SSE plc produces and supplies gas and engages in utility contracting, telecommunications, energy trading, insurance, and property businesses.
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Detailed Description
SSE plc engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. It generates electricity from water, gas, coal, oil, and multi fuel. The company distributes electricity to approximately 3.8 million homes and businesses across the north of the central belt of Scotland and central southern England; and owns, operates and, develops high voltage electricity transmission system in the north of Scotland and remote islands. It also produces, stores, distributes, and supplies gas. In addition, it engages in electricity and utility contracting, telecommunications, energy trading, insurance, and property holding businesses. The company was formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy plc and changed its name to SSE plc in September 2011. SSE plc was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Perth, the United Kingdom.
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Financials
| Last Financial Reports Date | Sept. 30, 2018 |
| Revenue TTM | £10.13 B |
| EBITDA | £4.01 B |
| Gross Profit TTM | £4.59 B |
| Profit Margin | 18.74% |
| Operating Margin | 22.00% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | -6.90% |
Stocks & Indices
SSE plc has the following listings and related stock indices.
Stock: LSE: SSE wb_incandescent
Stock: FSX: SCT wb_incandescent
Stock: FSX: SCTA wb_incandescent
Stock: OTC: SSEZF wb_incandescent
Stock: XETR: SCT wb_incandescent
Product & Services
Power generation and distribution, natural gas production, transportation, and distribution, telecommunications, metering
Key People
Richard Gillingwater (Chairman) Alistair Phillips- Davies (CEO)