secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP (NSC)
CIK:        0000702165
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001552781-24-000408
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Norfolk Southern Q2 adj EPS $3.06, revenue $3.04B; reaffirms FY adj OR ~66%
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- GAAP net income $737M ($3.25 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $3.06, up 4% YoY.
- Railway operating revenue $3.04B (+2% YoY); merchandise $1.904B, intermodal $742M, coal $398M.
- Adjusted operating ratio improved 160 bps to 65.1%; GAAP OR 62.8% due to insurance recovery exceeding incident costs.
- Reaffirmed full-year 2024 adjusted operating ratio guidance of approximately 66%.
- No share repurchases in H1 2024 vs $305M in H1 2023; operating cash flow $1.875B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/702165/000155278124000408/0001552781-24-000408-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/702165/000155278124000408/e24315_nsc-8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-24-000408

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