Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)

Exchange
NYSE
Symbol
NSC
Sector
Energy & Transportation
Industry
Railroads, Line-haul Operating
Description
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States, and is the current name of the former Southern Railway. With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, the company operates 19,420 route miles (31,250 km) in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia, and has rights in Canada over the Albany to Montreal route of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and previously on CN from Buffalo to St. Thomas.
Country
USA

Stock price

At close: December 20, 2024

  • Open
    231.39
  • High
    236.75
  • Low
    230.00
  • Close
    234.15
  • Volume
    2,698,930

Financial ratios

Dec 31, 2023

Activity ratios
Inventory turnover
15.36
Receivables turnover
9.97
Payables turnover
2.48
Working capital turnover
17.89
Days of inventory on hand (DOH)
23.76
Days of sales outstanding (DSO)
36.61
Number of days of payables
147.44
Fixed asset turnover
0.34
Total asset turnover
0.27
 Liquidity ratios
Current ratio
1.24
Quick ratio
1.03
Cash ratio
0.60
Cash conversion cycle
-87.06
 Solvency ratios
Debt-to-assets ratio
0.00
Debt-to-capital ratio
0.00
Debt-to-equity ratio
0.00
Financial leverage ratio
3.26
Interest coverage
4.21
 Profitability ratios
Gross profit margin
64.54%
Operating profit margin
24.93%
Pretax margin
20.29%
Net profit margin
15.98%
Operating return on assets (Operating ROA)
6.84%
Return on assets (ROA)
4.39%
Return on total capital
23.80%
Return on equity (ROE)
14.29%