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Norfolk Southern Earnings: Network Productivity Efforts Are Gaining Good Traction

Matthew Young

Eastern Class-I railroad Norfolk Southern’s second-quarter top line swung positive, rising 2% year over year on higher volumes, led by international intermodal recovery, partly offset by mix headwinds and lower benchmark coal pricing, which pressured yields. Revenue was modestly below our anticipated run rate as coal fell more than we expected and domestic intermodal pricing remained depressed due to persistent truckload-sector competition.

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Price vs Fair Value

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NSC is trading at a 352% premium.
Price
$247.22
Fair Value
$649.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$174.70
5-Star Price
$925.10
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Pressure from an activist investor has prompted management to reinvigorate its precision scheduled railroading focus and commit to reducing the profitability gap relative to peers.

Bears

Intermodal pricing headwinds from depressed rates in the competing truckload sector will linger throughout 2024.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$222.90
Day Range
$240.60–249.93
52-Week Range
$183.09–263.66
Bid/Ask
$246.00 / $250.00
Market Cap
$55.85 Bil
Volume/Avg
3.0 Mil / 1.3 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
22.77
Price/Sales
4.63
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.18%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.18%
Total Yield
2.74%

Company Profile

Class-I railroad Norfolk Southern operates in the Eastern United States. On more than 20,000 miles of track, the rail hauls shipments of coal, intermodal traffic, and a diverse mix of automobile, agriculture, metal, chemical, and forest products.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Railroads
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
20,700
Website
https://www.norfolksouthern.com

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Valuation

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Metric
NSC
UNP
CNI
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 22.7722.5721.52
Price/Book Value
 4.318.895.14
Price/Sales
 4.636.085.93
Price/Cash Flow
 19.9416.4714.55
Price/Earnings
NSC
UNP
CNI

Financial Strength

Metric
NSC
UNP
CNI
Quick Ratio
 0.500.760.32
Current Ratio
 0.631.050.63
Interest Coverage
 3.867.418.69
Quick Ratio
NSC
UNP
CNI

Profitability

Metric
NSC
UNP
CNI
Return on Assets (Normalized)
 6.28%9.70%9.80%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 20.40%43.80%25.86%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 10.88%15.24%15.02%
Return on Assets
NSC
UNP
CNI
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