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                                            Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                                     Consolidated Statements of Income

                                                                       (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

Years Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

December 31,

 

 

 

2010

2009

2010

2009

 

 

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Railway operating revenues:

 

 

   Coal

$

685 

$

580 

$

2,719 

$

2,264 

 

 

   General merchandise

 

1,236 

 

1,119 

 

5,001 

4,175 

 

 

   Intermodal

 

471 

 

407 

 

1,796 

1,530 

 

 

      Total railway operating revenues

2,392 

 

2,106 

 

9,516 

 

7,969 

 

 

 

 

Railway operating expenses:

 

 

   Compensation and benefits

659 

613 

2,708 

2,401 

 

 

   Purchased services and rents

391 

362 

1,477 

1,403 

 

 

   Fuel

308 

221 

1,079 

725 

 

 

   Depreciation

207 

213 

819 

837 

 

 

   Materials and other (note 1)

185 

148 

757 

641 

 

 

      Total railway operating expenses

 

1,750 

 

1,557 

 

6,840 

 

6,007 

 

 

 

 

         Income from railway operations

642 

549 

2,676 

1,962 

 

 

 

 

Other income - net

35 

37 

153 

127 

 

 

Interest expense on debt

115 

119 

462 

467 

 

 

 

 

         Income before income taxes

562 

467 

2,367 

1,622 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes:

 

 

   Current

20 

(5)

559 

250 

 

 

   Deferred (note 2)

140 

165 

312 

338 

 

 

      Total income taxes

160 

160 

871 

588 

 

 

 

 

         Net income

$

402 

$

307 

$

1,496 

$

1,034 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share (note 3):

 

 

      Basic

$

1.11 

$

0.83 

$

4.06 

$

2.79 

 

 

      Diluted

$

1.09 

$

0.82 

$

4.00 

$

2.76 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding (notes 3 & 4):

 

 

      Basic

360.7 

367.9 

366.5 

367.1 

 

 

      Diluted

365.7 

373.3 

371.8 

372.1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                      

                                                              

 

                                           Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                                           Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                                                         (Unaudited)

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2010

2009

 

 

($ in millions)

 

 

Assets

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

   Cash and cash equivalents

$

827 

$

996 

 

 

   Short-term investments

283 

90 

 

 

   Accounts receivable - net

807 

766 

 

 

   Materials and supplies

169 

164 

 

 

   Deferred income taxes

145 

142 

 

 

   Other current assets

240 

88 

 

 

      Total current assets

2,471 

2,246 

 

 

 

 

Investments

2,193 

2,164 

 

 

 

 

Properties less accumulated depreciation

23,231 

22,643 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

304 

316 

 

 

 

 

      Total assets

$

28,199 

$

27,369 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

   Accounts payable

$

1,181 

$

974 

 

 

   Short-term debt

100 

100 

 

 

   Income and other taxes

199 

109 

 

 

   Other current liabilities

244 

232 

 

 

   Current maturities of long-term debt

358 

374 

 

 

      Total current liabilities

2,082 

1,789 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

6,567 

6,679 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

1,793 

1,801 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

7,088 

6,747 

 

 

      Total liabilities

17,530 

17,016 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

   Common stock $1.00 per share par value, 1,350,000,000 shares

 

 

      authorized; outstanding 357,362,604 and 369,019,990 shares,

 

 

      respectively, net of treasury shares

358 

370 

 

 

   Additional paid-in capital

1,892 

1,809 

 

 

   Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(805)

(853)

 

 

   Retained income

9,224 

9,027 

 

 

      Total stockholders' equity

10,669 

10,353 

 

 

 

 

 

      Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

28,199 

$

27,369 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

                                                  

                                         Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                                                                       (Unaudited)

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

2010

2009

 

($ in millions)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

   Net income

$   

1,496 

$   

1,034 

 

   Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided

 

      by operating activities:

 

         Depreciation

826 

845 

 

         Deferred income taxes

312 

338 

 

         Gains and losses on properties and investments

(42)

(18)

 

         Changes in assets and liabilities affecting operations:

 

               Accounts receivable

(41)

63 

 

               Materials and supplies

(5)

30 

 

               Other current assets

(1)

72 

 

               Current liabilities other than debt

126 

(365)

 

         Other - net

43 

(139)

 

                  Net cash provided by operating activities

2,714 

1,860 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

   Property additions

(1,470)

(1,299)

 

   Property sales and other transactions

97 

84 

 

   Investments, including short-term

(504)

(266)

 

   Investment sales and other transactions

421 

30 

 

                  Net cash used in investing activities

(1,456)

(1,451)

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

   Dividends

(514)

(500)

 

   Common stock issued - net

89 

66 

 

   Purchase and retirement of common stock (note 4)

(863)

 

   Proceeds from borrowings - net

350 

1,090 

 

   Debt repayments

(489)

(687)

 

                 Net cash used in financing activities

(1,427)

(31)

 

 

                 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

(169)

378 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

   At beginning of year

996 

618 

 

 

   At end of year

$   

827 

$   

996 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

   Cash paid during the year for:

 

      Interest (net of amounts capitalized)

$   

453 

$   

458 

 

      Income taxes (net of refunds)

$   

602 

$   

381 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

1.   MATERIALS AND OTHER

Second quarter 2009 includes a $21 million favorable adjustment related to settlement of a multi-year state tax dispute.

 

2.   DEFERRED TAXES

During the fourth quarter of 2010, NS recognized a $34 million non-recurring benefit resulting from a change in estimate for deferred taxes.  During the first quarter of 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 were signed into law.  Provisions of these Acts eliminate, after 2012, the tax deduction available for reimbursed prescription drug expenses under the Medicare Part D retiree drug subsidy program.  As required by ASC 740, "Income Taxes," NS recorded a $27 million charge to deferred tax expense.

 

3.   EARNINGS PER SHARE   

As required under the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 260-10, "Earnings Per Share," for basic earnings per share, income available to common stockholders for the fourth quarters of 2010 and 2009 reflects a $2 million reduction and for the years 2010 and 2009 an $8 million reduction from net income for the effect of dividend equivalent payments made to holders of stock options.  In addition, for the fourth quarters and years 2010 and 2009, diluted earnings per share were calculated under the more dilutive two-class method (as compared to the treasury stock method) and income available to common stockholders reflects a $2 million and $8 million reduction, respectively, from net income for dividend equivalent payments.

 

4.   STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM  

On July 27, 2010, NS' Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 50 million shares of Norfolk Southern Corporation common stock (Common Stock) through December 31, 2014.  During 2010, NS purchased and retired 14.7 million shares of Common Stock at a cost of $863 million.  Since inception of the share repurchase program, NS has repurchased and retired 79.4 million shares at a total cost of $4.1 billion.