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Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern mainly operates in the transport / logistic sector. The global transport companies gained around 26 percent worldwide over the last 10 years. Over the past 5 years the sector is 27 percent higher.

The past year was a profitable year Norfolk Southern investors

The period between December 2015 and December 2016 was a good period for the investors. The stock gained almost 28 percent. The period between August 2011 and August 2016 was a good period for the investors. The stock rose around 50 percent. Norfolk Southern's revenues between 2011 and 2015 were quite similar and moved between 11,04 billion dollars and 10,51 billion dollars. Norfolk Southern's net results between 2011 and 2015 were very constant and moved between 1,92 billion dollars and 1,56 billion dollars.

Norfolk Southern paid out dividends in the past 5 years. Over the past 5 years Norfolk Southern's dividend yield was at around 10,22 percent per year. Norfolk Southern raised it's dividends per share each year in the past 5 years. So we could call Norfolk Southern a kind of dividend aristocrat.

Norfolk Southern' balance mostly financed with equity

At the end of 2015 the American company's balance sheet was worth 34,26 billion dollars. Of the total balance sheet 22,07 billion dollars (64,42 percent) was financed by debt. At the end of 2015 the transport company's stock was traded with a price/earnings-ratio 22. So the stock' value was 22 times the 2015' earnings per share. We could say that based on her price/earnings-ratio and dividend yield the American stock can be seen as a value stock.

At the end of 2015 the market capitalization (the number of shares outstanding multiplied by the stock price) of the transport company equaled around 24,49 billion dollars. At the end of 2015 the American company had around 297,8 million stocks listed on the stock exchange(s).

All Norfolk Southern's financial reports are available here. More information about Norfolk Southern can be found it's website. .