earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Norfolk Southern Q1 net income drops to $53M ($0.23 EPS) from $466M; incident costs persist
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.23
revenue$3,004,000,000
- Q1 2024 diluted EPS $0.23 vs $2.04 a year ago; net income fell 89% to $53M.
- Railway operating revenues $3.0B, down 4% YoY from $3.1B; intermodal and coal declined.
- Eastern Ohio incident expenses $592M in Q1 2024 (incl. $108M insurance recoveries), up from $387M.
- Restructuring charges $99M for voluntary/involuntary separation of ~350 nonagreement employees and COO appointment.
- No share repurchases in Q1 2024; spent $1.64B on acquisition of CSR assets and $557M on property additions.