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

 
Second Quarter
 
First Six Months
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Railway operating revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise
$
1,718

 
 
$
1,597

 
 
$
3,323

 
 
$
3,181

 
Intermodal
 
714

 
 
 
593

 
 
 
1,392

 
 
 
1,164

 
Coal
 
466

 
 
 
447

 
 
 
900

 
 
 
867

 
Total railway operating revenues
 
2,898

 
 
 
2,637

 
 
 
5,615

 
 
 
5,212

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Railway operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and benefits
 
706

 
 
 
719

 
 
 
1,443

 
 
 
1,478

 
Purchased services and rents
 
430

 
 
 
392

 
 
 
831

 
 
 
769

 
Fuel
 
272

 
 
 
190

 
 
 
538

 
 
 
403

 
Depreciation
 
273

 
 
 
264

 
 
 
545

 
 
 
523

 
Materials and other
 
191

 
 
 
200

 
 
 
397

 
 
 
410

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total railway operating expenses
 
1,872

 
 
 
1,765

 
 
 
3,754

 
 
 
3,583

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from railway operations
 
1,026

 
 
 
872

 
 
 
1,861

 
 
 
1,629

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income – net
 
29

 
 
 
48

 
 
 
37

 
 
 
88

 
Interest expense on debt
 
131

 
 
 
140

 
 
 
267

 
 
 
282

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
 
924

 
 
 
780

 
 
 
1,631

 
 
 
1,435

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
170

 
 
 
225

 
 
 
280

 
 
 
391

 
Deferred
 
44

 
 
 
58

 
 
 
89

 
 
 
114

 
Total income taxes
 
214

 
 
 
283

 
 
 
369

 
 
 
505

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
710

 
 
$
497

 
 
$
1,262

 
 
$
930

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share - diluted
$
2.50

 
 
$
1.71

 
 
$
4.43

 
 
$
3.18

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
 
283.7

 
 
 
291.2

 
 
 
284.8

 
 
 
292.0

 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
Second Quarter
 
First Six Months
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
($ in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
710

 
 
$
497

 
 
$
1,262

 
 
$
930

 
Other comprehensive income, before tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension and other postretirement benefit
 
8

 
 
 
7

 
 
 
1

 
 
 
14

 
Other comprehensive income (loss) of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
equity investees
 
1

 
 
 
1

 
 
 
2

 
 
 
(1
)
 
Other comprehensive income, before tax
 
9

 
 
 
8

 
 
 
3

 
 
 
13

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense related to items of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
other comprehensive income
 
(2
)
 
 
 
(3
)
 
 
 

 
 
 
(6
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
7

 
 
 
5

 
 
 
3

 
 
 
7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
$
717

 
 
$
502

 
 
$
1,265

 
 
$
937

 












   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
($ in millions)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
 
430

 
 
$
 
690

 
Accounts receivable – net
 
 
1,035

 
 
 
 
955

 
Materials and supplies
 
 
260

 
 
 
 
222

 
Other current assets
 
 
179

 
 
 
 
282

 
Total current assets
 
 
1,904

 
 
 
 
2,149

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
 
 
3,058

 
 
 
 
2,981

 
Properties less accumulated depreciation of $12,175 and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$11,909, respectively
 
 
30,540

 
 
 
 
30,330

 
Other assets
 
 
286

 
 
 
 
251

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
 
35,788

 
 
$
 
35,711

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
 
1,323

 
 
$
 
1,401

 
Short-term debt
 
 

 
 
 
 
100

 
Income and other taxes
 
 
269

 
 
 
 
211

 
Other current liabilities
 
 
260

 
 
 
 
233

 
Current maturities of long-term debt
 
 
500

 
 
 
 
600

 
Total current liabilities
 
 
2,352

 
 
 
 
2,545

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 
 
9,146

 
 
 
 
9,136

 
Other liabilities
 
 
1,317

 
 
 
 
1,347

 
Deferred income taxes
 
 
6,414

 
 
 
 
6,324

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
 
19,229

 
 
 
 
19,352

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock $1.00 per share par value, 1,350,000,000 shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  authorized; outstanding 280,029,764 and 284,157,187 shares,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  respectively, net of treasury shares
 
 
281

 
 
 
 
285

 
Additional paid-in capital
 
 
2,263

 
 
 
 
2,254

 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
 
(441
)
 
 
 
 
(356
)
 
Retained income
 
 
14,456

 
 
 
 
14,176

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders’ equity
 
 
16,559

 
 
 
 
16,359

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
 
35,788

 
 
$
 
35,711

 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
First Six Months
 
2018
 
2017
 
($ in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
1,262

 
 
$
930

 
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
546

 
 
 
525

 
Deferred income taxes
 
89

 
 
 
114

 
Gains and losses on properties
 
(14
)
 
 
 
(20
)
 
Changes in assets and liabilities affecting operations:
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
 
(92
)
 
 
 
(12
)
 
Materials and supplies
 
(38
)
 
 
 
(32
)
 
Other current assets
 
19

 
 
 
48

 
Current liabilities other than debt
 
134

 
 
 
93

 
Other – net
 
(80
)
 
 
 
(70
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
1,826

 
 
 
1,576

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
Property additions
 
(836
)
 
 
 
(883
)
 
Property sales and other transactions
 
48

 
 
 
60

 
Investment purchases
 
(4
)
 
 
 
(4
)
 
Investment sales and other transactions
 
6

 
 
 
3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(786
)
 
 
 
(824
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
(408
)
 
 
 
(354
)
 
Common stock transactions
 
15

 
 
 
42

 
Purchase and retirement of common stock
 
(700
)
 
 
 
(402
)
 
Proceeds from borrowings – net of issuance costs
 
543

 
 
 
298

 
Debt repayments
 
(750
)
 
 
 
(650
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(1,300
)
 
 
 
(1,066
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(260
)
 
 
 
(314
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
At beginning of year
 
690

 
 
 
956

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At end of period
$
430

 
 
$
642

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest (net of amounts capitalized)
$
246

 
 
$
270

 
Income taxes (net of refunds)
 
126

 
 
 
341

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

1.     Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
We adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-07 on January 1, 2018. The retrospective application resulted in the reclassification of $16 million and $32 million of pension and other postretirement benefits from the “Compensation and benefits” line item within “Railway operating expenses” to “Other income - net” on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the second quarter and first six months of 2017, respectively.

2.     Stock Repurchase Program
We repurchased and retired 4.8 million and 3.4 million shares of common stock under our stock repurchase program in the first six months of 2018 and 2017, respectively, at a cost of $700 million and $402 million, respectively. Since the beginning of 2006, we have repurchased and retired 173.3 million shares at a total cost of $12.0 billion.

3.     Reclassification of Stranded Tax Effects
In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, “Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” This update is intended to reclassify the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was enacted on December 22, 2017 from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. In the first quarter of 2018, we adopted the provisions of ASU 2018-02 resulting in an increase to “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” of $88 million and a corresponding increase to “Retained income,” with no impact on “Total stockholders’ equity.”