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Norfolk Southern Corporation Co (NSC)

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68.90 Feb 29, 4:01PM EST

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Data provided by Capital IQ, except where noted.
Valuation Measures 
Market Cap (intraday)5:22.75B
Enterprise Value (Mar 1, 2012)3:30.12B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):12.65
Forward P/E (fye Dec 31, 2013)1:10.39
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)1:0.71
Price/Sales (ttm):2.04
Price/Book (mrq):2.30
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.70
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)6:7.40
Financial Highlights 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:Dec 31
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):Dec 31, 2011
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):17.15%
Operating Margin (ttm):28.68%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):7.06%
Return on Equity (ttm):18.62%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):11.17B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):32.34
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):16.90%
Gross Profit (ttm):7.05B
EBITDA (ttm)6:4.07B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):1.91B
Diluted EPS (ttm):5.45
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):19.40%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):301.00M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.91
Total Debt (mrq):7.67B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):77.42
Current Ratio (mrq):1.03
Book Value Per Share (mrq):30.00
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):3.23B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):326.12M
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Income Statement - Balance Sheet - Cash Flow

Trading Information 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.19
52-Week Change3:4.82%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:2.61%
52-Week High (Jan 12, 2012)3:78.50
52-Week Low (Oct 4, 2011)3:57.57
50-Day Moving Average3:72.74
200-Day Moving Average3:70.37
Share Statistics
Avg Vol (3 month)3:3,067,880
Avg Vol (10 day)3:4,082,890
Shares Outstanding5:330.14M
Float:329.00M
% Held by Insiders1:0.28%
% Held by Institutions1:67.80%
Shares Short (as of Feb 15, 2012)3:5.57M
Short Ratio (as of Feb 15, 2012)3:1.50
Short % of Float (as of Feb 15, 2012)3:1.50%
Shares Short (prior month)3:5.72M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.88
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:2.70%
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.73
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:2.50%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:2.40%
Payout Ratio4:30.00%
Dividend Date3:Mar 9, 2012
Ex-Dividend Date4:Feb 1, 2012
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:3:1
Last Split Date3:Oct 10, 1997

See Key Statistics Help for definitions of terms used.
Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of Dec 31, 2011)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of Dec 31, 2011)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of Dec 31, 2011)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of Dec 31, 2011)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
1 Data provided by Thomson Reuters
2 Data provided by EDGAR Online
3 Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance
4 Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.
5 Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.
6 EBITDA is calculated by Capital IQ using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting

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