Name: Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC) | Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Quarterly)
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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

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Norfolk Southern Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 30, 2019	Jun 30, 2019	Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017
Accounts payable	1,181)	1,351)	1,196)	1,116)	1,043)	1,016)	1,273)	1,268)	1,284)	1,428)	1,407)	1,407)	1,334)	1,505)	1,394)	1,323)	1,217)	1,401)	1,287)	1,223)	1,211)
Short-term debt	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	350)	—)	250)	—)	—)	—)	50)	100)	—)	—)	—)
Income and other taxes	443)	305)	272)	302)	361)	263)	257)	239)	200)	229)	202)	270)	338)	255)	230)	269)	217)	211)	206)	268)	379)
Other current liabilities	370)	312)	384)	330)	344)	302)	386)	343)	352)	327)	401)	373)	378)	246)	317)	260)	304)	233)	320)	252)	303)
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,153)	553)	558)	1,048)	501)	579)	89)	85)	400)	316)	401)	401)	585)	585)	500)	500)	600)	600)	600)	600)	550)
Current liabilities	3,147)	2,521)	2,410)	2,796)	2,249)	2,160)	2,005)	1,935)	2,236)	2,300)	2,761)	2,451)	2,885)	2,591)	2,441)	2,352)	2,388)	2,545)	2,413)	2,343)	2,443)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	13,691)	13,287)	13,274)	12,669)	12,116)	12,102)	12,634)	12,612)	11,807)	11,880)	11,085)	11,076)	10,569)	10,560)	10,635)	9,146)	9,637)	9,136)	9,280)	9,273)	9,569)
Other liabilities	1,845)	1,879)	1,944)	1,937)	1,952)	1,987)	1,701)	1,680)	1,683)	1,744)	1,727)	1,738)	1,759)	1,266)	1,302)	1,317)	1,352)	1,347)	1,366)	1,385)	1,407)
Deferred income taxes	7,217)	7,165)	7,089)	7,035)	6,977)	6,922)	6,898)	6,874)	6,828)	6,815)	6,689)	6,596)	6,518)	6,460)	6,464)	6,414)	6,367)	6,324)	9,367)	9,259)	9,199)
Non-current liabilities	22,753)	22,331)	22,307)	21,641)	21,045)	21,011)	21,233)	21,166)	20,318)	20,439)	19,501)	19,410)	18,846)	18,286)	18,401)	16,877)	17,356)	16,807)	20,013)	19,917)	20,175)
Total liabilities	25,900)	24,852)	24,717)	24,437)	23,294)	23,171)	23,238)	23,101)	22,554)	22,739)	22,262)	21,861)	21,731)	20,877)	20,842)	19,229)	19,744)	19,352)	22,426)	22,260)	22,618)
Common stock $1.00 per share par value, net of treasury shares	240)	242)	244)	248)	251)	254)	255)	256)	258)	259)	262)	265)	267)	269)	274)	281)	284)	285)	288)	290)	291)
Additional paid-in capital	2,203)	2,215)	2,224)	2,240)	2,241)	2,248)	2,246)	2,217)	2,205)	2,209)	2,219)	2,226)	2,213)	2,216)	1,996)	2,263)	2,255)	2,254)	2,249)	2,228)	2,228)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(394)	(402)	(571)	(578)	(586)	(594)	(471)	(475)	(481)	(491)	(553)	(557)	(560)	(563)	(435)	(441)	(448)	(356)	(475)	(480)	(485)
Retained income	11,412)	11,586)	11,990)	12,407)	12,737)	12,883)	12,911)	12,863)	12,902)	13,207)	13,310)	13,377)	13,411)	13,440)	13,645)	14,456)	14,327)	14,176)	10,665)	10,624)	10,493)
Stockholders’ equity	13,461)	13,641)	13,887)	14,317)	14,643)	14,791)	14,941)	14,861)	14,884)	15,184)	15,238)	15,311)	15,331)	15,362)	15,480)	16,559)	16,418)	16,359)	12,727)	12,662)	12,527)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	39,361)	38,493)	38,604)	38,754)	37,937)	37,962)	38,179)	37,962)	37,438)	37,923)	37,500)	37,172)	37,062)	36,239)	36,322)	35,788)	36,162)	35,711)	35,153)	34,922)	35,145)

The financial position of the company over the analyzed period is characterized by a gradual increase in total liabilities and a concurrent decline in stockholders' equity. Total liabilities rose from 22.6 billion USD in March 2017 to 25.9 billion USD by March 2022, representing a steady expansion of the company's obligations. This growth is primarily driven by an increase in long-term debt and a recovery in deferred income tax liabilities following a significant reduction in late 2017.

Debt Profile and Long-Term Obligations: A consistent upward trend is observed in long-term debt, excluding current maturities, which climbed from 9.5 billion USD in March 2017 to 13.6 billion USD in March 2022. A notable increase occurred between June 2018 and September 2018, where debt rose by approximately 1.5 billion USD. Current maturities of long-term debt exhibit significant volatility, peaking at 1.15 billion USD in March 2022, which suggests a higher volume of debt coming due in the short term compared to earlier periods.
Equity Trends and Retained Income: Stockholders' equity experienced a sharp increase in December 2017, rising to 16.3 billion USD, largely driven by a spike in retained income. However, from June 2018 onward, a sustained downward trajectory is evident. Retained income decreased from a peak of 14.4 billion USD in June 2018 to 11.4 billion USD by March 2022. Consequently, total stockholders' equity declined to 13.4 billion USD in the final quarter of the analysis, indicating a reduction in the company's internal capital cushion.
Current Liability Dynamics: Current liabilities remained relatively stable for several years but showed an upward trend toward the end of the period, reaching a peak of 3.1 billion USD in March 2022. This increase is primarily attributed to the rise in current maturities of long-term debt and fluctuations in accounts payable. The short-term debt component remained negligible for most of the period, appearing only sporadically in limited amounts.
Deferred Tax Liabilities: A significant structural change occurred in deferred income taxes, which dropped from 9.3 billion USD in September 2017 to 6.3 billion USD in December 2017. Following this adjustment, these liabilities entered a period of steady growth, reaching 7.2 billion USD by March 2022.

The overall shift in the balance sheet indicates an increasing reliance on debt to fund operations or investments, as the proportion of total liabilities relative to total capitalization has grown while the equity base has contracted. The divergence between rising long-term debt and falling retained income suggests a period of aggressive leveraging or substantial capital distributions.

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Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ EquityQuarterly Data

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data