NS Annual Report 2002
2002
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Five Year Financial Review - Norfolk Southern Corp. and Subsidiaries

($ in millions, except per-share amounts)
2002
2001
20001
19992
  1998
                     
Results of operations                  
Railway operating revenues $
6,270
$
6,170
$
6,159
$
5,242
$
4,254
Railway operating expenses $
5,112
$
5,163
$
5,526
$
4,524
$
3,202

Income from railway operations $
1,158
$
1,007
$
633
$
718
$
1,052
Other income - net $
66
$
99
$
168
$
164
$
309
Interest expense on debt $
518
$
553
$
551
$
531
$
516

Income from continuing operations
before income taxes
$
706
$
553
$
250
$
351
$
845
Provision for income taxes $
246
$
191
$
78
$
112
$
215

Income from continuing operations $
460
$
362
$
172
$
239
$
630
Discontinued operations3 $
--
$
13
$
--
$
--
$
104

Net income $
460
$
375
$
172
$
239
$
734

Per share data  
 
 
 
 
Net income - basic $
1.18
$
0.97
$
0.45
$
0.63
$
1.94
Net income - diluted $
1.18
$
0.97
$
0.45
$
0.63
$
1.93
Dividends $
0.26
$
0.24
$
0.80
$
0.80
$
0.80
Stockholders' equity at year end $
16.71
$
15.78
$
15.16
$
15.50
$
15.61
   
 
 
 
 
Financial position  
 
 
 
 
Total assets $
19,956
$
19,418
$
18,976
$
19,250
$
18,180
Total long-term debt, including current maturities $
7,364
$
7,632
$
7,636
$
8,059
$
7,624
Stockholders' equity $
6,500
$
6,090
$
5,824
$
5,932
$
5,921
   
 
 
 
 
Other  
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures $
695
$
746
$
731
$
912
$
1,060
Average number of shares oustanding (thousands)  
388,213
 
385,158
 
383,358
 
380,606
 
378,749
Number of stockholders at year end  
51,418
 
53,042
 
53,194
 
51,123
 
51,727
Average number of employees  
28,970
 
30,894
 
33,738
 
31,166
 
24,300

Notes

1. 2000 operating expenses include $165 million in work force reduction costs for early retirement and separation programs. These costs reduced net income by $101 million, or 26 cents per diluted share.

2. On June 1, 1999, NS began operating a substantial portion of Conrail’s properties. As a result, both its railroad route miles and the number of its railroad employees increased by approximately 50 percent on that date.

3. In 1998, NS sold all the common stock of its motor carrier subsidiary, North American Van Lines, Inc. (NAVL), for $207 million and recorded a $90 million pretax ($105 million, or 28 cents per diluted share, after-tax) gain. Accordingly, NAVL’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows are presented as “Discontinued operations.” Results in 2001 include an additional after-tax gain of $13 million, or 3 cents per diluted share, that resulted from the expiration of certain indemnity obligations contained in the sales agreement.