Norfolk Southern NSC
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Current Deferred Tax Assets (2009 - 2015)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted quarterly Current Deferred Tax Assets of $121.0 million for Q4 2015, down 27.54% year-over-year from $167.0 million in Q4 2014, and down 1.63% quarter-over-quarter from $123.0 million in Q3 2015.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Current Deferred Tax Assets (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Current Deferred Tax Assets for 7 consecutive years, with $121.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2015.

  • In Q4 2015, Current Deferred Tax Assets fell 27.54% year-over-year to $121.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2015 stood at $121.0 million (down 27.54% YoY), while the FY2015 annual figure was $121.0 million, down 27.54% from the prior year.
  • Current Deferred Tax Assets fell to $121.0 million in Q4 2015 per NSC's latest filing, from $123.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Current Deferred Tax Assets topped out at $180.0 million in Q4 2013 and bottomed at $118.0 million in Q1 2015.
  • Historically, Current Deferred Tax Assets has averaged $150.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $148.5 million in 2011.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2014 — Current Deferred Tax Assets increased 19.46% — and 2015, when it slumped 34.08%.
  • Norfolk Southern's Current Deferred Tax Assets stood at $143.0 million in 2011, then climbed by 16.78% to $167.0 million in 2012, then climbed by 7.78% to $180.0 million in 2013, then dropped by 7.22% to $167.0 million in 2014, then decreased by 27.54% to $121.0 million in 2015.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Current Deferred Tax Assets at $121.0 million in Q4 2015, $123.0 million in Q3 2015, and $125.0 million in Q2 2015.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn -
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2015 121.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 121.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 123.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 123.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 125.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 125.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 118.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 118.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 167.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 167.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 178.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 178.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 161.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 161.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 179.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 179.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 180.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 180.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 149.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 149.00 Mn