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Norfolk Southern (Norfolk Southern) Cash-to-Debt : 0.04 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Norfolk Southern Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Norfolk Southern's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.04.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Norfolk Southern couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024.

The historical rank and industry rank for Norfolk Southern's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

NSC' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.08   Max: 0.11
Current: 0.09

During the past 13 years, Norfolk Southern's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.11. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.08.

NSC's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
85.8% of 965 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.49 vs NSC: 0.09

Norfolk Southern Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Norfolk Southern's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Norfolk Southern Cash-to-Debt Chart

Norfolk Southern Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.05 0.09 0.06 0.03 0.09

Norfolk Southern Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.04 0.09 0.09 0.04

Competitive Comparison of Norfolk Southern's Cash-to-Debt

For the Railroads subindustry, Norfolk Southern's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Norfolk Southern's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Norfolk Southern's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Norfolk Southern's Cash-to-Debt falls into.



Norfolk Southern Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Norfolk Southern's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Norfolk Southern's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Norfolk Southern  (NYSE:NSC) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


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Norfolk Southern (Norfolk Southern) Business Description

Address
650 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308
Class-I railroad Norfolk Southern operates in the Eastern United States. On more than 20,000 miles of track, the firm hauls shipments of coal, intermodal traffic, and a diverse mix of automobile, agriculture, metal, chemical, and forest products.
Executives
Phillip S Davidson director 825 TOWN & COUNTRY LANE, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Francesca A. Debiase director MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, 110 NORTH CARPENTER STREET, CHICAGO IL 60607
Alan H. Shaw officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Paul B Duncan officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
James A Squires officer: Sr. V.P. - Law 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Steven F Leer director USG CORPORATION, 125 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60606
Nabanita C Nag officer: SVP and Chief Legal Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Claiborne L Moore officer: Vice President and Controller 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Lorri J Kleine officer: SVP & Chief Legal Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Claude E Elkins officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 650 W. PEACHTREE ST, NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Allison Clyde H Jr officer: Vice President and Controller 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Ann A Adams officer: EVP-Chief Transform. Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Cynthia M Sanborn officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Michael Joseph Wheeler officer: Sr. Vice President Operations THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE, 13TH FLOOR, NORFOLK VA 23510
Christopher T Jones director 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042