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Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
 
Third Quarter
 
First Nine Months
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Railway operating revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Coal
$
482

 
$
626

 
$
1,390

 
$
1,839

General merchandise
 
1,610

 
 
1,730

 
 
4,757

 
 
5,002

Intermodal
 
621

 
 
667

 
 
1,846

 
 
1,913

Total railway operating revenues
 
2,713

 
 
3,023

 
 
7,993

 
 
8,754

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Railway operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Compensation and benefits
 
702

 
 
728

 
 
2,209

 
 
2,183

Purchased services and rents
 
451

 
 
429

 
 
1,312

 
 
1,235

Fuel
 
221

 
 
387

 
 
740

 
 
1,227

Depreciation
 
275

 
 
236

 
 
767

 
 
711

Materials and other
 
242

 
 
245

 
 
723

 
 
714

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total railway operating expenses (note 1)
 
1,891

 
 
2,025

 
 
5,751

 
 
6,070

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from railway operations
 
822

 
 
998

 
 
2,242

 
 
2,684

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income – net
 
39

 
 
32

 
 
79

 
 
76

Interest expense on debt
 
137

 
 
138

 
 
403

 
 
416

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
 
724

 
 
892

 
 
1,918

 
 
2,344

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
251

 
 
329

 
 
667

 
 
834

Deferred
 
21

 
 
4

 
 
56

 
 
21

Total income taxes
 
272

 
 
333

 
 
723

 
 
855

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
452

 
$
559

 
$
1,195

 
$
1,489

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share (note 1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
1.50

 
$
1.80

 
$
3.93

 
$
4.80

Diluted
 
1.49

 
 
1.79

 
 
3.90

 
 
4.75

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding (note 2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
300.1

 
 
309.4

 
 
303.2

 
 
309.5

Diluted
 
302.5

 
 
312.6

 
 
305.8

 
 
312.7




See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)

 
Third Quarter
 
First Nine Months
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
($ in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
452

 
$
559

 
$
1,195

 
$
1,489

Other comprehensive income, before tax:
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Pension and other postretirement benefits
 
10

 
 
8

 
 
31

 
 
314

Other comprehensive income (loss) of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
equity investees
 

 
 

 
 
(4
)
 
 
10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income, before tax
 
10

 
 
8

 
 
27

 
 
324

Income tax expense related to items of other
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

comprehensive income
 
(3
)
 
 
(3
)
 
 
(11
)
 
 
(121
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
7

 
 
5

 
 
16

 
 
203

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
$
459

 
$
564

 
$
1,211

 
$
1,692


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
($ in millions)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
 
433

 
$
 
973

Accounts receivable – net
 
 
1,103

 
 
 
1,055

Materials and supplies
 
 
288

 
 
 
236

Deferred income taxes
 
 
123

 
 
 
167

Other current assets
 
 
55

 
 
 
347

Total current assets
 
 
2,002

 
 
 
2,778

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
 
 
2,740

 
 
 
2,679

Properties less accumulated depreciation of $11,344 and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

$10,814, respectively
 
 
28,682

 
 
 
27,694

Other assets (note 3)
 
 
103

 
 
 
49

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
 
33,527

 
$
 
33,200

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
 
1,160

 
$
 
1,233

Short-term debt
 
 
100

 
 
 
100

Income and other taxes
 
 
273

 
 
 
217

Other current liabilities
 
 
334

 
 
 
228

Current maturities of long-term debt
 
 
500

 
 
 
2

Total current liabilities
 
 
2,367

 
 
 
1,780

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt (note 3)
 
 
8,896

 
 
 
8,883

Other liabilities
 
 
1,295

 
 
 
1,312

Deferred income taxes
 
 
8,840

 
 
 
8,817

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
 
21,398

 
 
 
20,792

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock $1.00 per share par value, 1,350,000,000 shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  authorized; outstanding 298,569,765 and 308,240,130 shares,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
respectively, net of treasury shares
 
 
300

 
 
 
310

Additional paid-in capital
 
 
2,132

 
 
 
2,148

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
 
(382
)
 
 
 
(398
)
Retained income
 
 
10,079

 
 
 
10,348

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders’ equity
 
 
12,129

 
 
 
12,408

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
 
33,527

 
$
 
33,200

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
First Nine Months
 
2015
 
2014
 
($ in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
1,195

 
$
1,489

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 

 
 
 

Depreciation
 
770

 
 
715

Deferred income taxes
 
56

 
 
21

Gains and losses on properties and investments
 
(20
)
 
 
(13
)
Changes in assets and liabilities affecting operations:
 
 

 
 
 

Accounts receivable
 
(48
)
 
 
(79
)
Materials and supplies
 
(52
)
 
 
(26
)
Other current assets
 
295

 
 
47

Current liabilities other than debt
 
59

 
 
258

Other – net
 
(76
)
 
 
(66
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
2,179

 
 
2,346

 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 

 
 
 

Property additions
 
(1,777
)
 
 
(1,379
)
Property sales and other transactions
 
43

 
 
69

Investments, including short-term
 
(5
)
 
 
(4
)
Investment sales and other transactions
 
32

 
 
60

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(1,707
)
 
 
(1,254
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 

 
 
 

Dividends
 
(537
)
 
 
(511
)
Common stock issued
 
30

 
 
119

Purchase and retirement of common stock (note 2)
 
(997
)
 
 
(166
)
Proceeds from borrowings – net
 
594

 
 
100

Debt repayments
 
(102
)
 
 
(645
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(1,012
)
 
 
(1,103
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(540
)
 
 
(11
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 

 
 
 

At beginning of year
 
973

 
 
1,443

 
 
 
 
 
 
At end of period
$
433

 
$
1,432

 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
 
 

 
 
 

Cash paid during the period for:
 
 

 
 
 

Interest (net of amounts capitalized)
$
320

 
$
340

Income taxes (net of refunds)
 
350

 
 
733


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

1.    Restructuring Costs
Third quarter 2015 results include $37 million of costs associated with the restructuring of our Triple Crown Services subsidiary and the closure of our Roanoke, Virginia, office, which reduced net income by $23 million, or $0.08 per diluted share.

2.    Stock Repurchase Program
We repurchased 10.3 million and 1.7 million shares of common stock in the first nine months of 2015 and 2014, respectively, at a cost of $997 million and $166 million, respectively. We have remaining authorization from our Board of Directors to repurchase up to 24.9 million shares through December 31, 2017. The timing and volume of purchases is guided by our assessment of market conditions and other pertinent factors. Any near-term share repurchases are expected to be made with internally generated cash, cash on hand, or proceeds from borrowings. Since the beginning of 2006, we have repurchased and retired 150.1 million shares at a total cost of $9.4 billion.

3.    New Accounting Pronouncement
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-03, "Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This update requires that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a reduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this update. We early adopted the provisions of this ASU during the second quarter of 2015 and applied it retrospectively. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 resulted in the presentation of $42 million of debt issuance costs as a reduction of "Long-term debt" at September 30, 2015. We retrospectively adjusted the December 31, 2014 consolidated balance sheet and related disclosures to reflect the reclassification of $41 million of debt issuance costs from "Other assets" to "Long-term debt." There was no other impact on our consolidated financial statements from the adoption of ASU 2015-03.