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: November 20, 2024
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Open260.59
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High261.64
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Low258.14
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Close258.93
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Volume922,545
Financial ratios
Dec 31, 2023
Activity ratios
Liquidity ratios
Solvency ratios
Profitability 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
Current ratio
1.24
Quick ratio
1.03
Cash ratio
0.60
Cash conversion cycle
-87.06
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
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%