Norfolk Southern (NSC) 8-K Norfolk Southern reports third-quarter 2015 results

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)

	Third Quarter				First Nine Months
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	($ in millions, except per share amounts)
Railway operating revenues
Coal	$	482	$	626	$	1,390	$	1,839
General merchandise		1,610		1,730		4,757		5,002
Intermodal		621		667		1,846		1,913
Total railway operating revenues		2,713		3,023		7,993		8,754
Railway operating expenses
Compensation and benefits		702		728		2,209		2,183
Purchased services and rents		451		429		1,312		1,235
Fuel		221		387		740		1,227
Depreciation		275		236		767		711
Materials and other		242		245		723		714
Total railway operating expenses (note 1)		1,891		2,025		5,751		6,070
Income from railway operations		822		998		2,242		2,684
Other income – net		39		32		79		76
Interest expense on debt		137		138		403		416
Income before income taxes		724		892		1,918		2,344
Provision for income taxes
Current		251		329		667		834
Deferred		21		4		56		21
Total income taxes		272		333		723		855
Net income	$	452	$	559	$	1,195	$	1,489
Earnings per share (note 1)
Basic	$	1.50	$	1.80	$	3.93	$	4.80
Diluted		1.49		1.79		3.90		4.75
Weighted average shares outstanding (note 2)
Basic		300.1		309.4		303.2		309.5
Diluted		302.5		312.6		305.8		312.7

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)

	Third Quarter						First Nine Months
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	($ in millions)
Net income	$	452		$	559		$	1,195		$	1,489
Other comprehensive income, before tax:
Pension and other postretirement benefits		10			8			31			314
Other comprehensive income (loss) of
equity investees		—			—			(4	)		10
Other comprehensive income, before tax		10			8			27			324
Income tax expense related to items of other
comprehensive income		(3	)		(3	)		(11	)		(121	)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		7			5			16			203
Total comprehensive income	$	459		$	564		$	1,211		$	1,692

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

	September 30,			December 31,
	2015			2014
	($ in millions)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	433		$	973
Accounts receivable – net		1,103			1,055
Materials and supplies		288			236
Deferred income taxes		123			167
Other current assets		55			347
Total current assets		2,002			2,778
Investments		2,740			2,679
Properties less accumulated depreciation of $11,344 and
$10,814, respectively		28,682			27,694
Other assets (note 3)		103			49
Total assets	$	33,527		$	33,200
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,160		$	1,233
Short-term debt		100			100
Income and other taxes		273			217
Other current liabilities		334			228
Current maturities of long-term debt		500			2
Total current liabilities		2,367			1,780
Long-term debt (note 3)		8,896			8,883
Other liabilities		1,295			1,312
Deferred income taxes		8,840			8,817
Total liabilities		21,398			20,792
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock $1.00 per share par value, 1,350,000,000 shares
authorized; outstanding 298,569,765 and 308,240,130 shares,
respectively, net of treasury shares		300			310
Additional paid-in capital		2,132			2,148
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(382	)		(398	)
Retained income		10,079			10,348
Total stockholders’ equity		12,129			12,408
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	33,527		$	33,200

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

	First Nine Months
	2015			2014
	($ in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	1,195		$	1,489
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		770			715
Deferred income taxes		56			21
Gains and losses on properties and investments		(20	)		(13	)
Changes in assets and liabilities affecting operations:
Accounts receivable		(48	)		(79	)
Materials and supplies		(52	)		(26	)
Other current assets		295			47
Current liabilities other than debt		59			258
Other – net		(76	)		(66	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,179			2,346
Cash flows from investing activities:
Property additions		(1,777	)		(1,379	)
Property sales and other transactions		43			69
Investments, including short-term		(5	)		(4	)
Investment sales and other transactions		32			60
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,707	)		(1,254	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends		(537	)		(511	)
Common stock issued		30			119
Purchase and retirement of common stock (note 2)		(997	)		(166	)
Proceeds from borrowings – net		594			100
Debt repayments		(102	)		(645	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(1,012	)		(1,103	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(540	)		(11	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
At beginning of year		973			1,443
At end of period	$	433		$	1,432
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest (net of amounts capitalized)	$	320		$	340
Income taxes (net of refunds)		350			733

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

1.    Restructuring Costs

Third quarter 2015 results include $37 million of costs associated with the restructuring of our Triple Crown Services subsidiary and the closure of our Roanoke, Virginia, office, which reduced net income by $23 million, or $0.08 per diluted share.

2.    Stock Repurchase Program

We repurchased 10.3 million and 1.7 million shares of common stock in the first nine months of 2015 and 2014, respectively, at a cost of $997 million and $166 million, respectively. We have remaining authorization from our Board of Directors to repurchase up to 24.9 million shares through December 31, 2017. The timing and volume of purchases is guided by our assessment of market conditions and other pertinent factors. Any near-term share repurchases are expected to be made with internally generated cash, cash on hand, or proceeds from borrowings. Since the beginning of 2006, we have repurchased and retired 150.1 million shares at a total cost of $9.4 billion.

3.    New Accounting Pronouncement

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-03, "Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This update requires that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a reduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this update. We early adopted the provisions of this ASU during the second quarter of 2015 and applied it retrospectively. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 resulted in the presentation of $42 million of debt issuance costs as a reduction of "Long-term debt" at September 30, 2015. We retrospectively adjusted the December 31, 2014 consolidated balance sheet and related disclosures to reflect the reclassification of $41 million of debt issuance costs from "Other assets" to "Long-term debt." There was no other impact on our consolidated financial statements from the adoption of ASU 2015-03.