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Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
 
Fourth Quarter
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Railway operating revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise
$
1,504

 
$
1,522

 
$
6,182

 
$
6,279

Intermodal
 
583

 
 
563

 
 
2,218

 
 
2,409

Coal
 
403

 
 
433

 
 
1,488

 
 
1,823

Total railway operating revenues
 
2,490

 
 
2,518

 
 
9,888

 
 
10,511

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Railway operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and benefits
 
662

 
 
702

 
 
2,743

 
 
2,911

Purchased services and rents
 
399

 
 
440

 
 
1,548

 
 
1,752

Fuel
 
194

 
 
194

 
 
698

 
 
934

Depreciation
 
259

 
 
287

 
 
1,026

 
 
1,054

Materials and other
 
215

 
 
253

 
 
799

 
 
976

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total railway operating expenses
 
1,729

 
 
1,876

 
 
6,814

 
 
7,627

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from railway operations
 
761

 
 
642

 
 
3,074

 
 
2,884

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income – net
 
22

 
 
24

 
 
71

 
 
103

Interest expense on debt
 
142

 
 
142

 
 
563

 
 
545

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
 
641

 
 
524

 
 
2,582

 
 
2,442

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
175

 
 
(101
)
 
 
687

 
 
566

Deferred
 
50

 
 
264

 
 
227

 
 
320

Total income taxes
 
225

 
 
163

 
 
914

 
 
886

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
416

 
$
361

 
$
1,668

 
$
1,556

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
1.43

 
$
1.21

 
$
5.66

 
$
5.13

Diluted
 
1.42

 
 
1.20

 
 
5.62

 
 
5.10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
291.2

 
 
297.9

 
 
293.9

 
 
301.9

Diluted
 
293.7

 
 
300.4

 
 
296.0

 
 
304.4


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




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

 
Fourth Quarter
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
($ in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
416

 
$
361

 
$
1,668

 
$
1,556

Other comprehensive loss, before tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension and other postretirement benefits
 
(94
)
 
 
(107
)
 
 
(74
)
 
 
(76
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
equity investees
 
5

 
 
4

 
 
5

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive loss, before tax
 
(89
)
 
 
(103
)
 
 
(69
)
 
 
(76
)
Income tax benefit related to items of other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
comprehensive loss
 
35

 
 
40

 
 
27

 
 
29

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
(54
)
 
 
(63
)
 
 
(42
)
 
 
(47
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
$
362

 
$
298

 
$
1,626

 
$
1,509


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
 
At December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
($ in millions)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
 
956

 
$
 
1,101

Accounts receivable – net
 
 
945

 
 
 
946

Materials and supplies
 
 
257

 
 
 
271

Other current assets
 
 
133

 
 
 
194

Total current assets
 
 
2,291

 
 
 
2,512

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
 
 
2,777

 
 
 
2,572

Properties less accumulated depreciation of $11,737 and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$11,478, respectively
 
 
29,751

 
 
 
28,992

Other assets
 
 
73

 
 
 
63

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
 
34,892

 
$
 
34,139

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Accounts payable
$
 
1,215

 
$
 
1,091

Short-term debt
 
 
100

 
 
 
200

Income and other taxes
 
 
245

 
 
 
203

Other current liabilities
 
 
229

 
 
 
237

Current maturities of long-term debt
 
 
550

 
 
 
500

Total current liabilities
 
 
2,339

 
 
 
2,231

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 
 
9,562

 
 
 
9,393

Other liabilities
 
 
1,442

 
 
 
1,385

Deferred income taxes
 
 
9,140

 
 
 
8,942

Total liabilities
 
 
22,483

 
 
 
21,951

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock $1.00 per share par value, 1,350,000,000 shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  authorized; outstanding 290,417,610 and 297,795,016 shares,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
respectively, net of treasury shares
 
 
292

 
 
 
299

Additional paid-in capital
 
 
2,179

 
 
 
2,143

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
 
(487
)
 
 
 
(445
)
Retained income
 
 
10,425

 
 
 
10,191

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders’ equity
 
 
12,409

 
 
 
12,188

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
 
34,892

 
$
 
34,139


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
($ in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
1,668

 
$
1,556

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided
 
 
 
 
 
by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
1,030

 
 
1,059

Deferred income taxes
 
227

 
 
320

Gains and losses on properties and investments
 
(46
)
 
 
(30
)
Changes in assets and liabilities affecting operations:
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
 
23

 
 
109

Materials and supplies
 
42

 
 
(35
)
Other current assets
 
82

 
 
192

Current liabilities other than debt
 
158

 
 
(152
)
Other – net
 
(150
)
 
 
(111
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
3,034

 
 
2,908

 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
Property additions
 
(1,887
)
 
 
(2,385
)
Property sales and other transactions
 
130

 
 
63

Investment purchases
 
(123
)
 
 
(5
)
Investment sales and other transactions
 
48

 
 
240

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(1,832
)
 
 
(2,087
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
(695
)
 
 
(713
)
Common stock transactions
 
57

 
 
12

Purchase and retirement of common stock
 
(803
)
 
 
(1,075
)
Proceeds from borrowings – net
 
694

 
 
1,185

Debt repayments
 
(600
)
 
 
(102
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(1,347
)
 
 
(693
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(145
)
 
 
128

 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
At beginning of year
 
1,101

 
 
973

 
 
 
 
 
 
At end of year
$
956

 
$
1,101

 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the year for:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest (net of amounts capitalized)
$
543

 
$
518

Income taxes (net of refunds)
 
593

 
 
386


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

1.     Stock Repurchase Program
We repurchased and retired 9.2 million and 11.3 million shares of common stock under our stock repurchase program in 2016 and 2015, respectively, at a cost of $803 million and $1.1 billion, respectively. On August 1, 2012, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 50 million shares of common stock through December 31, 2017, and 14.7 million shares remain under this authority as of December 31, 2016. 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 160.3 million shares at a total cost of $10.3 billion.

2.     Restructuring Costs
Fourth quarter 2015 operating expenses include $49 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 $31 million, or $0.10 per diluted share. For 2015, results include $93 million of such costs, which reduced net income by $58 million, or $0.19 per diluted share.

3.    New Accounting Pronouncement- Deferred Taxes
In November 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-17, "Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes." This update requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet rather than as separate current and noncurrent amounts. We retrospectively adopted the provisions of this ASU during the first quarter of 2016 and presented the December 31, 2015, Consolidated Balance Sheet to reflect the reclassification of $121 million of deferred income tax assets from current assets to "Deferred income taxes" in the long-term liabilities section of the balance sheet.
    
4.    New Accounting Pronouncement- Stock-Based Compensation
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." We adopted the provisions of this ASU during the first quarter of 2016. This update principally affected the recognition of excess tax benefits and deficiencies and the cash flow classification of share-based compensation-related transactions. The requirement to recognize excess tax benefits and deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement was applied prospectively, with a benefit of $17 million recognized in the "Provision for income taxes" line item for the year ended December 31, 2016. The classification requirements on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the adoption of ASU 2016-09 resulted in a $34 million increase in operating activities and a corresponding decrease in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2016. We retrospectively presented the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2015 to reflect a $31 million increase in operating activities and a corresponding decrease in financing activities.