Exhibit 99.2
Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
| Third Quarter | First Nine Months | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| (in millions, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
| Railway operating revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Merchandise | $ | 1,861 | $ | 1,800 | $ | 5,628 | $ | 5,504 | ||||||||
| Intermodal | 763 | 737 | 2,250 | 2,296 | ||||||||||||
| Coal | 427 | 434 | 1,221 | 1,283 | ||||||||||||
| Total railway operating revenues | 3,051 | 2,971 | 9,099 | 9,083 | ||||||||||||
| Railway operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | 690 | 715 | 2,126 | 2,098 | ||||||||||||
| Purchased services and rents | 497 | 517 | 1,541 | 1,519 | ||||||||||||
| Fuel | 216 | 289 | 757 | 867 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 339 | 326 | 1,011 | 968 | ||||||||||||
| Materials and other | (188 | ) | 205 | 200 | 622 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring and other charges | 60 | — | 156 | — | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Ohio incident | (159 | ) | 163 | 368 | 966 | |||||||||||
| Total railway operating expenses | 1,455 | 2,215 | 6,159 | 7,040 | ||||||||||||
| Income from railway operations | 1,596 | 756 | 2,940 | 2,043 | ||||||||||||
| Other income – net | 34 | 40 | 69 | 153 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense on debt | 203 | 182 | 608 | 527 | ||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 1,427 | 614 | 2,401 | 1,669 | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 328 | 136 | 512 | 369 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,099 | $ | 478 | $ | 1,889 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
| Earnings per share – diluted | $ | 4.85 | $ | 2.10 | $ | 8.34 | $ | 5.70 | ||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted | 226.5 | 227.0 | 226.3 | 227.8 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| ($ in millions) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 975 | $ | 1,568 | ||||
| Accounts receivable – net | 1,302 | 1,147 | ||||||
| Materials and supplies | 288 | 264 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 125 | 292 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 2,690 | 3,271 | ||||||
| Investments | 3,968 | 3,839 | ||||||
| Properties less accumulated depreciation of $13,855 and $13,265, respectively | 35,390 | 33,326 | ||||||
| Other assets | 1,207 | 1,216 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 43,255 | $ | 41,652 | ||||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 1,614 | $ | 1,638 | ||||
| Income and other taxes | 179 | 262 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 1,329 | 728 | ||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 555 | 4 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 3,677 | 2,632 | ||||||
| Long-term debt | 16,644 | 17,175 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 1,786 | 1,839 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 7,363 | 7,225 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 29,470 | 28,871 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Common stock $1.00 per share par value, 1,350,000,000 shares authorized; outstanding 226,239,662 and 225,681,254 shares, respectively, net of treasury shares | 228 | 227 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,223 | 2,179 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (332 | ) | (320 | ) | ||||
| Retained income | 11,666 | 10,695 | ||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 13,785 | 12,781 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 43,255 | $ | 41,652 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| First Nine Months | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| ($ in millions) | ||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,889 | $ | 1,300 | ||||
| Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation | 1,011 | 968 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 141 | (53 | ) | |||||
| Gains and losses on properties | (425 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities affecting operations: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (156 | ) | (65 | ) | ||||
| Materials and supplies | (24 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||
| Other current assets | 80 | 37 | ||||||
| Current liabilities other than debt | 774 | 538 | ||||||
| Other – net | (189 | ) | (135 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 3,101 | 2,506 | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Property additions | (1,706 | ) | (1,491 | ) | ||||
| Acquisition of assets of CSR | (1,643 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||
| Property sales and other transactions | 527 | 62 | ||||||
| Investment purchases | (318 | ) | (120 | ) | ||||
| Investment sales and other transactions | 349 | 160 | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (2,791 | ) | (1,394 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Dividends | (915 | ) | (920 | ) | ||||
| Common stock transactions | 15 | (9 | ) | |||||
| Purchase and retirement of common stock | — | (503 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 1,051 | 2,303 | ||||||
| Debt repayments | (1,054 | ) | (933 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (903 | ) | (62 | ) | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (593 | ) | 1,050 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
| At beginning of year | 1,568 | 456 | ||||||
| At end of period | $ | 975 | $ | 1,506 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | ||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
| Interest (net of amounts capitalized) | $ | 571 | $ | 451 | ||||
| Income taxes (net of refunds) | 284 | 521 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Sales of Railway Lines
During the third quarter of 2024, we completed sales of two railway lines in the states of Virginia and North Carolina resulting in gains of $380 million on operating property sales included in “Materials and other” expense. The gains from these transactions are reflected in “Gains and losses on properties” and cash proceeds of $389 million are included in “Property sales and other transactions” on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
2. Restructuring and Other Charges
We recognized $60 million in the third quarter of 2024 related to expenses associated with the rationalization of certain software development projects that had not been placed into service and reflecting certain equipment at its net realizable value in advance of the planned disposition of that asset class. The $156 million recognized during first nine months of 2024, also includes $96 million of costs associated with our voluntary and involuntary separation programs that reduced our management workforce and costs associated with the appointment of our chief operating officer. Additionally, “Other income – net” for the first nine months includes a $20 million curtailment gain on our other postretirement benefit plan resulting from the restructuring, recorded in the second quarter of 2024.
3. Eastern Ohio Incident
On February 3, 2023, a train operated by us derailed in East Palestine, Ohio (the Incident). We recognized expenses of $368 million and $966 million during the first nine months of 2024 and 2023, respectively, for costs related to the Incident. Insurance recoveries exceeded expenses by $159 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to expenses of $163 million in the third quarter of 2023. The total expense recognized in the first nine months of 2024 includes the impact of $552 million in insurance recoveries, of which $288 million was recognized in the third quarter 2024. During the first nine months of 2023, $25 million in recoveries were recorded. 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.
4. Shareholder Advisory Costs
“Other income – net” includes costs associated with shareholder advisory matters, which amounted to $1 million and $51 million during the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, respectively.
5. Deferred Income Taxes
During the first nine 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.
6. Stock Repurchase Program
We did not repurchase shares of common stock under our stock repurchase program in the first nine months of 2024, while we repurchased and retired 2.2 million shares of common stock at a cost of $508 million in the first nine months of 2023, inclusive of excise taxes.