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

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2011

2010

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Railway operating revenues:

   Coal

$

816

$

629

   General merchandise

1,319

1,199

   Intermodal

485

410

      Total railway operating revenues

2,620

2,238

Railway operating expenses:

   Compensation and benefits

765

699

   Purchased services and rents

383

335

   Fuel

389

254

   Depreciation

211

204

   Materials and other (note 1)

272

191

      Total railway operating expenses

 

2,020

 

 

 

1,683

 

         Income from railway operations

600

555

Other income - net

27

20

Interest expense on debt

112

119

         Income before income taxes

515

456

Provision for income taxes:

   Current

78

159

   Deferred (note 2)

112

40

      Total income taxes

190

199

     Net income

$

325

 

 

$

257

 

Earnings per share (note 3):

     Basic

$

0.91

$

0.69

     Diluted

$

0.90

$

0.68

Weighted average shares outstanding (notes 3 & 4): 

   Basic

355.2

369.5

   Diluted

360.5

374.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

 

March 31,

December 31,

 

 

2011

 

2010

($ in millions)

Assets

Current assets:

   Cash and cash equivalents

$

236 

$

827 

   Short-term investments

252 

283 

   Accounts receivable - net

934 

807 

   Materials and supplies

190 

169 

   Deferred income taxes

148 

145 

   Other current assets

72 

240 

      Total current assets

1,832 

2,471 

Investments

2,199 

2,193 

Properties less accumulated depreciation

23,451 

23,231 

Other assets

246 

304 

      Total assets

$

27,728 

$

28,199 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Current liabilities:

   Accounts payable

$

1,093 

$

1,181 

   Short-term debt

100 

   Income and other taxes

102 

199 

   Other current liabilities

309 

244 

   Current maturities of long-term debt

63 

358 

      Total current liabilities

1,567 

2,082 

Long-term debt

6,554 

6,567 

Other liabilities

1,794 

1,793 

Deferred income taxes

7,212 

7,088 

       Total liabilities

 

17,127 

 

17,530 

Stockholders' equity:

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

      authorized; outstanding 353,216,661 and 357,362,604 shares,

      respectively, net of treasury shares

354 

358 

   Additional paid-in capital

1,939 

1,892 

   Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(786)

(805)

   Retained income

9,094 

9,224 

      Total stockholders' equity

 

10,601 

 

10,669 

      Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

27,728 

$

28,199 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

2011

2010

($ in millions)

Cash flows from operating activities:

   Net income

$

325 

$

257 

   Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided

      by operating activities:

         Depreciation

213 

206 

         Deferred income taxes

112 

40 

         Gains and losses on properties

(1)

         Changes in assets and liabilities affecting operations:

            Accounts receivable

(127)

(101)

            Materials and supplies

(21)

(16)

            Other current assets

19 

17 

            Current liabilities other than debt

27 

209 

         Other - net

104 

147 

            Net cash provided by operating activities

652 

758 

Cash flows from investing activities:

   Property additions

(423)

(256)

   Property sales and other transactions

(10)

   Investments, including short-term

(4)

(155)

   Investment sales and other transactions

55 

51 

            Net cash used in investing activities

(382)

(360)

Cash flows from financing activities:

   Dividends

(142)

(126)

   Common stock issued - net

32 

21 

   Purchase and retirement of common stock (note 4)

(343)

   Debt repayments

(408)

(128)

            Net cash used in financing activities

(861)

(233)

            Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

(591)

165 

Cash and cash equivalents:

  At beginning of year

827 

996 

  At end of period

$

236 

$

1,161 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

  Cash paid during the period for:

      Interest (net of amounts capitalized)

$

72 

$

50 

      Income taxes (net of refunds)

$

$

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

1.   MATERIAL AND OTHER

During the first quarter of 2011, NS received an unfavorable ruling for an arbitration claim with an insurance carrier that failed to respond to insurance claims submitted by NS, related to the January 6, 2005 derailment in Graniteville, SC.  As a result, NS recorded a $43 million expense for the receivables associated with the contested portion of the claim and a $15 million expense for other receivables affected by the ruling for which recovery is no longer probable.

 

2.   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 the Acts eliminated, after 2012, the tax deduction available for reimbursed prescription drug expenses under the Medicare Part D retiree drug subsidy program.  As required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740, "Income Taxes," NS recorded a $27 million charge to deferred tax expense in the first quarter of 2010.

 

3.   EARNINGS PER SHARE 

For basic earnings per share, income available to common stockholders for the first quarters of 2011 and 2010 reflects $2 million in reductions from net income for the effect of dividend equivalent payments made to holders of stock options and restricted stock units.  In addition, for the first quarters of 2011 and 2010, 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 $2 million in reductions from net income, in both periods, for dividend equivalent payments made to holders of stock options.

 

4.   STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM  

NS repurchased and retired 5.3 million shares of Common Stock in the first quarter of 2011, at a cost of $343 million.  There were no shares repurchased under this program in the first quarter of 2010.  The timing and volume of purchases is guided by management's assessment of market conditions and other pertinent facts.  Any near-term share repurchases are expected to be made with internally generated cash, cash on hand, or proceeds from borrowings.  Since 2005, NS has repurchased and retired 84.7 million shares at a total cost of $4.5 billion.