Norfolk Southern Stock Earnings Per Share

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Norfolk Southern Company Earnings Per Share Analysis

Norfolk Southern's Earnings per Share (EPS) denotes the portion of a company's earnings that is allocated to each share of common stock. To calculate Earnings per Share investors will need to take a company's net income, subtract any dividends for preferred stock, and divide it by the number of average outstanding shares. EPS is usually presented in two different ways: basic and diluted. Fully diluted Earnings per Share takes into account effects of warrants, options, and convertible securities and is generally viewed by analysts as a more accurate measure.

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Current Norfolk Southern Earnings Per Share

8.03 X

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Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Norfolk Southern is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Norfolk Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Earnings Per Share. Since Norfolk Southern's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Norfolk Southern's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Norfolk Southern's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Accounts Payable	Current Deferred Revenue	Short Term Investments	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Treasury Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Intangible Assets	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.87	0.69	0.84	0.52	0.96	0.28	0.47	0.53	0.21	0.4	0.37	0.68	0.22	0.98	0.58	0.71	0.72	0.04	0.62	-0.76	0.51	-0.34	0.21	0.05	-0.13
Total Stockholder Equity	0.87		0.51	1.0	0.18	0.71	0.05	0.58	0.65	0.05	0.34	0.32	0.45	0.33	0.84	0.8	0.48	0.67	0.02	0.56	-0.73	0.67	-0.34	0.03	-0.09	0.05
Net Debt	0.69	0.51		0.49	0.45	0.72	0.13	0.12	0.27	0.33	0.78	0.06	0.76	-0.45	0.81	0.57	0.83	0.82	0.23	0.79	-0.71	0.24	-0.61	0.8	0.54	-0.79
Retained Earnings	0.84	1.0	0.49		0.15	0.67	-0.02	0.56	0.66	0.03	0.35	0.31	0.42	0.33	0.81	0.8	0.44	0.64	0.06	0.56	-0.7	0.67	-0.34	0.02	-0.09	0.06
Net Receivables	0.52	0.18	0.45	0.15		0.64	0.32	-0.05	0.36	0.43	0.09	0.38	0.43	-0.03	0.52	-0.09	0.44	0.24	0.0	0.15	-0.24	-0.13	-0.42	0.2	-0.04	-0.2
Total Liab	0.96	0.71	0.72	0.67	0.64		0.38	0.37	0.4	0.28	0.39	0.36	0.74	0.13	0.95	0.39	0.76	0.66	0.05	0.58	-0.69	0.37	-0.3	0.29	0.12	-0.22
Total Current Assets	0.28	0.05	0.13	-0.02	0.32	0.38		-0.1	-0.24	-0.2	-0.1	0.11	0.32	-0.2	0.29	0.07	0.32	0.42	-0.49	-0.05	-0.3	-0.33	0.1	0.17	0.36	-0.03
Short Term Debt	0.47	0.58	0.12	0.56	-0.05	0.37	-0.1		0.42	0.32	-0.03	0.14	0.12	0.56	0.38	0.35	0.13	0.2	-0.08	0.22	-0.51	0.88	0.0	-0.33	-0.48	0.24
Accounts Payable	0.53	0.65	0.27	0.66	0.36	0.4	-0.24	0.42		0.12	0.1	0.45	0.06	0.43	0.47	0.38	0.1	0.19	0.0	0.18	-0.5	0.41	-0.37	-0.22	-0.47	0.17
Current Deferred Revenue	0.21	0.05	0.33	0.03	0.43	0.28	-0.2	0.32	0.12		0.28	-0.22	0.4	0.09	0.19	-0.03	0.41	0.02	0.14	0.36	-0.18	0.35	-0.38	0.2	-0.24	-0.36
Short Term Investments	0.4	0.34	0.78	0.35	0.09	0.39	-0.1	-0.03	0.1	0.28		-0.43	0.77	-0.46	0.51	0.59	0.8	0.63	0.39	0.88	-0.47	0.19	-0.66	0.8	0.49	-0.75
Common Stock	0.37	0.32	0.06	0.31	0.38	0.36	0.11	0.14	0.45	-0.22	-0.43		-0.33	0.36	0.31	-0.13	-0.28	0.0	-0.35	-0.38	-0.16	-0.04	0.27	-0.36	-0.2	0.34
Long Term Debt	0.68	0.45	0.76	0.42	0.43	0.74	0.32	0.12	0.06	0.4	0.77	-0.33		-0.28	0.74	0.51	0.99	0.73	0.31	0.88	-0.55	0.27	-0.58	0.68	0.4	-0.59
Treasury Stock	0.22	0.33	-0.45	0.33	-0.03	0.13	-0.2	0.56	0.43	0.09	-0.46	0.36	-0.28		0.01	-0.16	-0.32	-0.41	-0.19	-0.27	0.02	0.45	0.41	-0.85	-0.85	0.8
Property Plant Equipment	0.98	0.84	0.81	0.81	0.52	0.95	0.29	0.38	0.47	0.19	0.51	0.31	0.74	0.01		0.64	0.78	0.82	0.11	0.69	-0.78	0.46	-0.46	0.39	0.22	-0.3
Net Tangible Assets	0.58	0.8	0.57	0.8	-0.09	0.39	0.07	0.35	0.38	-0.03	0.59	-0.13	0.51	-0.16	0.64		0.55	0.83	0.09	0.69	-0.68	0.51	-0.55	0.39	0.28	-0.29
Long Term Debt Total	0.71	0.48	0.83	0.44	0.44	0.76	0.32	0.13	0.1	0.41	0.8	-0.28	0.99	-0.32	0.78	0.55		0.78	0.27	0.89	-0.62	0.27	-0.59	0.73	0.44	-0.65
Capital Surpluse	0.72	0.67	0.82	0.64	0.24	0.66	0.42	0.2	0.19	0.02	0.63	0.0	0.73	-0.41	0.82	0.83	0.78		0.04	0.72	-0.77	0.3	-0.54	0.66	0.56	-0.55
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.04	0.02	0.23	0.06	0.0	0.05	-0.49	-0.08	0.0	0.14	0.39	-0.35	0.31	-0.19	0.11	0.09	0.27	0.04		0.52	0.18	0.21	-0.3	0.32	0.19	-0.28
Long Term Investments	0.62	0.56	0.79	0.56	0.15	0.58	-0.05	0.22	0.18	0.36	0.88	-0.38	0.88	-0.27	0.69	0.69	0.89	0.72	0.52		-0.56	0.47	-0.6	0.69	0.4	-0.64
Intangible Assets	-0.76	-0.73	-0.71	-0.7	-0.24	-0.69	-0.3	-0.51	-0.5	-0.18	-0.47	-0.16	-0.55	0.02	-0.78	-0.68	-0.62	-0.77	0.18	-0.56		-0.52	0.35	-0.33	-0.16	0.32
Short Long Term Debt	0.51	0.67	0.24	0.67	-0.13	0.37	-0.33	0.88	0.41	0.35	0.19	-0.04	0.27	0.45	0.46	0.51	0.27	0.3	0.21	0.47	-0.52		-0.17	-0.16	-0.37	0.09
Cash And Equivalents	-0.34	-0.34	-0.61	-0.34	-0.42	-0.3	0.1	0.0	-0.37	-0.38	-0.66	0.27	-0.58	0.41	-0.46	-0.55	-0.59	-0.54	-0.3	-0.6	0.35	-0.17		-0.57	-0.17	0.52
Net Invested Capital	0.21	0.03	0.8	0.02	0.2	0.29	0.17	-0.33	-0.22	0.2	0.8	-0.36	0.68	-0.85	0.39	0.39	0.73	0.66	0.32	0.69	-0.33	-0.16	-0.57		0.84	-0.95
Net Working Capital	0.05	-0.09	0.54	-0.09	-0.04	0.12	0.36	-0.48	-0.47	-0.24	0.49	-0.2	0.4	-0.85	0.22	0.28	0.44	0.56	0.19	0.4	-0.16	-0.37	-0.17	0.84		-0.72
Capital Stock	-0.13	0.05	-0.79	0.06	-0.2	-0.22	-0.03	0.24	0.17	-0.36	-0.75	0.34	-0.59	0.8	-0.3	-0.29	-0.65	-0.55	-0.28	-0.64	0.32	0.09	0.52	-0.95	-0.72

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Earnings per Share is one of the most critical measures of the firm's current share price and is used by investors to determine the overall company profitability, especially when compared to the EPS of similar companies.

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Norfolk Common Stock Shares Outstanding

Common Stock Shares Outstanding

305.04 Million

At present, Norfolk Southern's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

According to the company disclosure, Norfolk Southern has an Earnings Per Share of 8.03 times. This is 247.62% higher than that of the Ground Transportation sector and 65.91% higher than that of the Industrials industry. The earnings per share for all United States stocks is 157.37% lower than that of the firm.

Norfolk Earnings Per Share Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Norfolk Southern's direct or indirect competition against its Earnings Per Share to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Norfolk Southern could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Norfolk Southern by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Norfolk Southern is currently under evaluation in earnings per share category among related companies.

Norfolk Southern ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Norfolk Southern's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Norfolk Southern's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Norfolk Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.14
	Return On Asset	0.0634
	Profit Margin	0.15 %
	Operating Margin	0.61 %
	Current Valuation	72.01 B
	Shares Outstanding	225.89 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.05 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	78.14 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	1.68 M
	Price To Earning	18.90 X
	Price To Book	4.34 X
	Price To Sales	4.57 X
	Revenue	12.16 B
	Gross Profit	6.16 B
	EBITDA	2.85 B
	Net Income	1.83 B
	Cash And Equivalents	456 M
	Cash Per Share	5.24 X
	Total Debt	17.57 B
	Debt To Equity	1.20 %
	Current Ratio	0.97 X
	Book Value Per Share	56.63 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	3.18 B
	Short Ratio	1.43 X
	Earnings Per Share	8.03 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	1.21 X
	Target Price	270.93
	Number Of Employees	20.7 K
	Beta	1.29
	Market Capitalization	55.51 B
	Total Asset	41.65 B
	Retained Earnings	10.7 B
	Working Capital	639 M
	Current Asset	1.3 B
	Current Liabilities	1.85 B
	Annual Yield	0.02 %
	Five Year Return	1.76 %
	Net Asset	41.65 B
	Last Dividend Paid	5.4

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.32)

Dividend Share

5.4

Earnings Share

8.03

Revenue Per Share

53.574

Quarterly Revenue Growth

(0.05)

The market value of Norfolk Southern is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Norfolk that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Norfolk Southern's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Norfolk Southern's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Norfolk Southern's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Norfolk Southern's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

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Common Stock Shares Outstanding

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