Norfolk Southern Corp.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Construction
  • ISIN: US6558441084
USD
295.13
1.08 (0.37%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison
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Quality
Valuation
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Why is Norfolk Southern Corp. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 4.71% of over the last 5 years
2
With ROCE of 14.29%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.53 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 8.86%, its profits have risen by 114.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you sell?
  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Construction)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Norfolk Southern Corp. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Norfolk Southern Corp.
10.28%
1.32
23.29%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.53%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.71%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.43
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.99
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.41
Tax Ratio
22.40%
Dividend Payout Ratio
46.66%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
81.74%
ROCE (avg)
13.59%
ROE (avg)
19.29%
stock-recommendationValuation
Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
stock-recommendation
Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.25
EV to EBIT
17.73
EV to EBITDA
13.53
EV to Capital Employed
2.53
EV to Sales
6.43
PEG Ratio
0.17
Dividend Yield
1.99%
ROCE (Latest)
14.29%
ROE (Latest)
22.32%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

10What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 4,204 MM

NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD 1,345.66 MM has Grown at 52.11%

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 24.11%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 108.64 %

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 3,110 MM

-2What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 25.08 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 10.53 times

Here's what is working for Norfolk Southern Corp.
Net Profit
At USD 1,345.66 MM has Grown at 52.11%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 4,204 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 3,110 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 108.64 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Here's what is not working for Norfolk Southern Corp.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 25.08 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 10.53 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio