Norfolk Southern NSC
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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2016)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) posted quarterly Short-term Investments of $123.0 million for Q4 2016, up 1130.0% quarter-over-quarter from $10.0 million in Q1 2014.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has reported Short-term Investments for 7 consecutive years, with $123.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2016.

  • In Q4 2016, Short-term Investments changed N/A year-over-year to $123.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2016 stood at $123.0 million (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2016 annual figure was $123.0 million, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments rose to $123.0 million in Q4 2016 per NSC's latest filing, from $10.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $123.0 million in Q4 2016 and bottomed at $2.0 million in Q1 2012.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $37.0 million across 4 years, with a median of $15.0 million in 2012.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2012 — Short-term Investments plunged 99.21% — and 2013, when it soared 686.67%.
  • Norfolk Southern's Short-term Investments stood at $15.0 million in 2012, then jumped by 686.67% to $118.0 million in 2013, then tumbled by 91.53% to $10.0 million in 2014, then jumped by 1130.0% to $123.0 million in 2016.
  • Business Quant data shows NSC's Short-term Investments at $123.0 million in Q4 2016, $10.0 million in Q1 2014, and $118.0 million in Q4 2013.

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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DateValue
Dec 31, 2016 123.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 118.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 20.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 152.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 228.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 252.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 283.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 229.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 205.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 225.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 90.00 Mn