Exhibit 99.2
Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
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| Fourth Quarter | Years Ended December 31, |
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
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| Railway operating revenues |
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| Merchandise |
$ | 1,842 | $ | 1,849 | $ | 7,470 | $ | 7,353 | ||||||||
| Intermodal |
792 | 794 | 3,042 | 3,090 | ||||||||||||
| Coal |
390 | 430 | 1,611 | 1,713 | ||||||||||||
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| Total railway operating revenues |
3,024 | 3,073 | 12,123 | 12,156 | ||||||||||||
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| Railway operating expenses |
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| Compensation and benefits |
697 | 721 | 2,823 | 2,819 | ||||||||||||
| Purchased services and rents |
507 | 551 | 2,048 | 2,070 | ||||||||||||
| Fuel |
230 | 303 | 987 | 1,170 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation |
342 | 330 | 1,353 | 1,298 | ||||||||||||
| Materials and other |
133 | 210 | 333 | 832 | ||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other charges |
27 | | 183 | | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Ohio incident |
(43 | ) | 150 | 325 | 1,116 | |||||||||||
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| Total railway operating expenses |
1,893 | 2,265 | 8,052 | 9,305 | ||||||||||||
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| Income from railway operations |
1,131 | 808 | 4,071 | 2,851 | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expense) net |
(4 | ) | 38 | 65 | 191 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense on debt |
199 | 195 | 807 | 722 | ||||||||||||
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| Income before income taxes |
928 | 651 | 3,329 | 2,320 | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes |
195 | 124 | 707 | 493 | ||||||||||||
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| Net income |
$ | 733 | $ | 527 | $ | 2,622 | $ | 1,827 | ||||||||
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| Earnings per share diluted |
$ | 3.23 | $ | 2.32 | $ | 11.57 | $ | 8.02 | ||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding diluted |
226.7 | 226.3 | 226.4 | 227.4 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
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| Assets |
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| Current assets: |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 1,641 | $ | 1,568 | ||||
| Accounts receivable net |
1,069 | 1,147 | ||||||
| Materials and supplies |
277 | 264 | ||||||
| Other current assets |
201 | 292 | ||||||
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| Total current assets |
3,188 | 3,271 | ||||||
| Investments |
3,370 | 3,839 | ||||||
| Properties less accumulated depreciation of $13,957 and $13,265, respectively |
35,831 | 33,326 | ||||||
| Other assets |
1,293 | 1,216 | ||||||
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| Total assets |
$ | 43,682 | $ | 41,652 | ||||
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| Liabilities and stockholders equity |
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| Current liabilities: |
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| Accounts payable |
$ | 1,704 | $ | 1,638 | ||||
| Income and other taxes |
337 | 262 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities |
949 | 728 | ||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt |
555 | 4 | ||||||
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| Total current liabilities |
3,545 | 2,632 | ||||||
| Long-term debt |
16,651 | 17,175 | ||||||
| Other liabilities |
1,760 | 1,839 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes |
7,420 | 7,225 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities |
29,376 | 28,871 | ||||||
| Stockholders equity: |
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| Common stock $1.00 per share par value, 1,350,000,000 shares authorized; outstanding 226,320,894 and 225,681,254 shares, respectively, net of treasury shares |
228 | 227 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital |
2,247 | 2,179 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(262 | ) | (320 | ) | ||||
| Retained income |
12,093 | 10,695 | ||||||
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| Total stockholders equity |
14,306 | 12,781 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 43,682 | $ | 41,652 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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| Cash flows from operating activities |
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| Net income |
$ | 2,622 | $ | 1,827 | ||||
| Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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| Depreciation |
1,353 | 1,298 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes |
176 | (49 | ) | |||||
| Gains and losses on properties |
(490 | ) | (49 | ) | ||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities affecting operations: |
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| Accounts receivable |
85 | (2 | ) | |||||
| Materials and supplies |
(13 | ) | (11 | ) | ||||
| Other current assets |
5 | (54 | ) | |||||
| Current liabilities other than debt |
548 | 435 | ||||||
| Other net |
(234 | ) | (216 | ) | ||||
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| Net cash provided by operating activities |
4,052 | 3,179 | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities |
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| Property additions |
(2,381 | ) | (2,327 | ) | ||||
| Acquisition of assets of CSR |
(1,643 | ) | (22 | ) | ||||
| Property sales and other transactions |
558 | 86 | ||||||
| Investment purchases |
(319 | ) | (124 | ) | ||||
| Investment sales and other transactions |
1,005 | 205 | ||||||
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| Net cash used in investing activities |
(2,780 | ) | (2,182 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities |
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| Dividends |
(1,221 | ) | (1,225 | ) | ||||
| Common stock transactions |
26 | 3 | ||||||
| Purchase and retirement of common stock |
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| Proceeds from borrowings |
1,051 | 3,293 | ||||||
| Debt repayments |
(1,055 | ) | (1,334 | ) | ||||
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
(1,199 | ) | 115 | |||||
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| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
73 | 1,112 | ||||||
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| At beginning of year |
1,568 | 456 | ||||||
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| At end of year |
$ | 1,641 | $ | 1,568 | ||||
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| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | ||||||||
| Cash paid during the year for: |
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| Interest (net of amounts capitalized) |
$ | 764 | $ | 653 | ||||
| Income taxes (net of refunds) |
305 | 681 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
1. Sales of Railway Lines
During 2024, we completed sales of railway lines in the states of Virginia and North Carolina resulting in gains of $433 million on operating property transactions included in Materials and other expense, of which $53 million was recognized in the fourth quarter. 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
During 2024, we recognized $183 million for restructuring and other charges, of which $27 million was recognized in the fourth quarter. This includes $104 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, and $79 million of expenses related to ceasing development of certain technology projects that had not been placed into service and recognizing certain equipment at its net realizable value in advance of the planned disposition of that asset class. Additionally, Other income net for 2024 includes a $20 million curtailment gain on our other postretirement benefit plan resulting from the restructuring.
3. Eastern Ohio Incident
On February 3, 2023, a train operated by us derailed in East Palestine, Ohio (the Incident). We recognized expenses of $325 million and $1.1 billion during 2024 and 2023, respectively, for costs related to the Incident. Insurance recoveries exceeded expenses by $43 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to expenses of $150 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The total expense recognized includes the impact of $650 million and $101 million in insurance recoveries during 2024 and 2023, respectively, of which $98 million and $76 million were recognized in the fourth quarters of 2024 and 2023, respectively. Any additional amounts recoverable under our insurance policies or from third parties will be reflected in future periods when 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 $59 million in 2024, of which $8 million was recognized in the fourth quarter.
5. Deferred Income Taxes
During 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 2024, while we repurchased and retired 2.8 million shares of common stock at a cost of $627 million in 2023, inclusive of excise taxes.