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Exhibit 99.2

 

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

   Second Quarter   First Six Months 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
   (in millions, except per share amounts) 
                 
Railway operating revenues                    
Merchandise  $1,904   $1,826   $3,767   $3,704 
Intermodal   742    745    1,487    1,559 
Coal   398    409    794    849 
Total railway operating revenues   3,044    2,980    6,048    6,112 
                     
Railway operating expenses                    
Compensation and benefits   700    693    1,436    1,383 
Purchased services and rents   516    506    1,044    1,002 
Fuel   257    263    541    578 
Depreciation   335    321    672    642 
Materials and other   173    205    388    417 
Restructuring and other charges   (3)       96     
Eastern Ohio incident   (65)   416    527    803 
Total railway operating expenses   1,913    2,404    4,704    4,825 
                     
Income from railway operations   1,131    576    1,344    1,287 
                     
Other income – net   17    57    35    113 
Interest expense on debt   204    170    405    345 
                     
Income before income taxes   944    463    974    1,055 
                     
Income taxes   207    107    184    233 
                     
Net income  $737   $356   $790   $822 
                     
Earnings per share – diluted  $3.25   $1.56   $3.48   $3.60 
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted   226.4    228.0    226.3    228.1 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
 

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
   ($ in millions) 
Assets          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $659   $1,568 
Accounts receivable – net   1,189    1,147 
Materials and supplies   308    264 
Other current assets   148    292 
Total current assets   2,304    3,271 
           
Investments   3,812    3,839 
Properties less accumulated depreciation of $13,630 and $13,265, respectively   35,280    33,326 
Other assets   1,162    1,216 
           
Total assets  $42,558   $41,652 
           
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $1,535   $1,638 
Short-term debt   400     
Income and other taxes   208    262 
Other current liabilities   1,269    728 
Current maturities of long-term debt   255    4 
Total current liabilities   3,667    2,632 
           
Long-term debt   16,937    17,175 
Other liabilities   1,747    1,839 
Deferred income taxes   7,228    7,225 
           
Total liabilities   29,579    28,871 
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Common stock $1.00 per share par value, 1,350,000,000 shares authorized; outstanding 226,096,433 and 225,681,254 shares, respectively, net of treasury shares   227    227 
Additional paid-in capital   2,208    2,179 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (330)   (320)
Retained income   10,874    10,695 
           
Total stockholders’ equity   12,979    12,781 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $42,558   $41,652 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
 

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

   First Six Months 
   2024   2023 
   ($ in millions) 
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net income  $790   $822 
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation   672    642 
Deferred income taxes   5    (35)
Gains and losses on properties   (25)   (25)
Changes in assets and liabilities affecting operations:          
Accounts receivable   (43)   57 
Materials and supplies   (44)   (19)
Other current assets   57    36 
Current liabilities other than debt   596    460 
Other – net   (133)   (92)
           
Net cash provided by operating activities   1,875    1,846 
           
Cash flows from investing activities          
Property additions   (1,125)   (948)
Acquisition of assets of CSR   (1,643)    
Property sales and other transactions   70    61 
Investment purchases   (206)   (6)
Investment sales and other transactions   337    152 
           
Net cash used in investing activities   (2,567)   (741)
           
Cash flows from financing activities          
Dividends   (610)   (615)
Common stock transactions   (5)   (9)
Purchase and retirement of common stock       (303)
Proceeds from borrowings   600    724 
Debt repayments   (202)   (802)
           
Net cash used in financing activities   (217)   (1,005)
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (909)   100 
           
Cash and cash equivalents          
At beginning of year   1,568    456 
At end of period  $659   $556 
           
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information          
Cash paid during the period for:          
Interest (net of amounts capitalized)  $373   $318 
Income taxes (net of refunds)   107    315 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. Eastern Ohio Incident

 

On February 3, 2023, a train operated by us derailed in East Palestine, Ohio (the Incident). We recognized expenses of $527 million and $803 million during the first six months of 2024 and 2023, respectively, for costs related to the Incident. Insurance recoveries exceeded expenses by $65 million in the second quarter of 2024 compared to expenses of $416 million in the second quarter of 2023. The total expense recognized in the first six months of 2024 includes the impact of $264 million in insurance recoveries, of which $156 million was recognized in the second quarter 2024. No insurance recoveries were recorded during the first six months of 2023. Any additional amounts recoverable under our insurance policies or from third parties will be reflected in future periods in which recovery is considered probable. No amounts have been recorded related to potential third-party recoveries, which may reduce amounts payable by our insurers under applicable insurance coverage.

 

2. Restructuring and Other Charges

 

During the first six months of 2024, the Company executed a voluntary and an involuntary separation program that resulted in a reduction of approximately 350 management employees. In the first six months of 2024, “Restructuring and other charges” includes $61 million of costs related to these programs which primarily consists of separation payments to the impacted management employees. The Company also incurred $35 million of costs associated with the March 2024 appointment of our chief operating officer. Additionally, “Other income – net” includes a $20 million curtailment gain on our other postretirement benefit plan resulting from the restructuring, recorded in the second quarter of 2024.

 

3. Shareholder Advisory Costs

 

“Other income – net” includes costs associated with shareholder advisory matters, which amounted to $29 million and $50 million during the second quarter and first six months of 2024, respectively.

 

4. Deferred Income Taxes

 

During the first six months of 2024, we recorded a $27 million reduction to deferred income taxes, the result of a subsidiary restructuring that reduced our estimated deferred state income tax rate.

 

5. Stock Repurchase Program

 

We did not repurchase shares of common stock under our stock repurchase program in the first six months of 2024, while we repurchased and retired 1.3 million shares of common stock at a cost of $305 million in the first six months of 2023, inclusive of excise taxes.