Stock Analysis on Net

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC)

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Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Norfolk Southern Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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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
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 10.20 11.58 10.17 9.60 9.13 10.05 9.49 9.26 9.80 10.98 10.22 10.91 12.39 13.61 9.74 9.43 9.51 10.15
Receivables turnover 10.67 11.42 11.50 11.18 10.38 11.54 11.22 12.46 12.46 12.28 11.82 11.17 11.05 11.36 10.77 10.58 10.99 11.05
Payables turnover 2.28 1.87 2.00 2.12 2.11 2.19 1.84 1.88 2.02 1.88 1.93 1.99 2.12 1.87 1.87 1.85 1.92 1.61
Working capital turnover 34.82 48.69 181.54 61.96 17.26 24.68 117.51
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 36 32 36 38 40 36 38 39 37 33 36 33 29 27 37 39 38 36
Add: Average receivable collection period 34 32 32 33 35 32 33 29 29 30 31 33 33 32 34 34 33 33
Operating cycle 70 64 68 71 75 68 71 68 66 63 67 66 62 59 71 73 71 69
Less: Average payables payment period 160 195 183 173 173 167 198 194 181 195 189 184 172 195 196 197 191 227
Cash conversion cycle -90 -131 -115 -102 -98 -99 -127 -126 -115 -132 -122 -118 -110 -136 -125 -124 -120 -158

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Norfolk Southern Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 not reaching Q3 2021 level.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Norfolk Southern Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Norfolk Southern Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then increased from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 exceeding Q3 2021 level.

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Average inventory processing period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Norfolk Southern Corp. operating cycle improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.
Average payables payment period An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. Norfolk Southern Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.
Cash conversion cycle A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. Norfolk Southern Corp. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.

Inventory Turnover

Norfolk Southern Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of railway operating revenues 738 698 640 617 570 562 612 456 592 683 649 672 674 724 724 702 667 507 575 582 590
Materials and supplies 264 218 235 246 241 221 247 257 265 244 266 256 228 207 267 260 245 222 245 289 281
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 10.20 11.58 10.17 9.60 9.13 10.05 9.49 9.26 9.80 10.98 10.22 10.91 12.39 13.61 9.74 9.43 9.51 10.15
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 150.16 143.03 135.08 127.31 120.56 121.01 122.65 120.12 121.41 126.03
Union Pacific Corp. 31.22 35.11 31.95 29.89 29.29 30.62 30.21 30.24 31.15 28.91

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Cost of railway operating revenuesQ1 2022 + Cost of railway operating revenuesQ4 2021 + Cost of railway operating revenuesQ3 2021 + Cost of railway operating revenuesQ2 2021) ÷ Materials and supplies
= (738 + 698 + 640 + 617) ÷ 264 = 10.20

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Norfolk Southern Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 not reaching Q3 2021 level.

Receivables Turnover

Norfolk Southern Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Railway operating revenues 2,915 2,852 2,852 2,799 2,639 2,573 2,506 2,085 2,625 2,690 2,841 2,925 2,840 2,896 2,947 2,898 2,717 2,669 2,670 2,637 2,575
Accounts receivable, net 1,070 976 945 941 944 848 883 822 889 920 973 1,039 1,048 1,009 1,043 1,035 973 955 973 926 998
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 10.67 11.42 11.50 11.18 10.38 11.54 11.22 12.46 12.46 12.28 11.82 11.17 11.05 11.36 10.77 10.58 10.99 11.05
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 7.79 6.96 6.86 6.55 6.80 6.85 7.47 7.13 7.48 7.65
Uber Technologies Inc. 8.65 7.16 11.13 10.67 10.04 10.38 15.58 21.59 20.93 11.65
Union Pacific Corp. 11.57 12.66 12.63 12.34 11.99 12.98 12.53 14.55 12.91 13.61
United Parcel Service Inc. 8.82 7.76 9.01 9.12 8.84 7.87 8.93 8.38 9.23 7.76

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Railway operating revenuesQ1 2022 + Railway operating revenuesQ4 2021 + Railway operating revenuesQ3 2021 + Railway operating revenuesQ2 2021) ÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (2,915 + 2,852 + 2,852 + 2,799) ÷ 1,070 = 10.67

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Norfolk Southern Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 and from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.

Payables Turnover

Norfolk Southern Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cost of railway operating revenues 738 698 640 617 570 562 612 456 592 683 649 672 674 724 724 702 667 507 575 582 590
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 Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 2.28 1.87 2.00 2.12 2.11 2.19 1.84 1.88 2.02 1.88 1.93 1.99 2.12 1.87 1.87 1.85 1.92 1.61
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 22.67 21.86 19.74 20.02 21.41 21.17 21.82 21.07 21.92 23.00
Uber Technologies Inc. 13.53 10.87 24.80 15.26 23.16 21.93 23.50 24.51 32.64 26.50
United Parcel Service Inc. 14.04 12.93 14.65 14.09 14.20 13.11 14.32 14.68 15.69 13.34

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Cost of railway operating revenuesQ1 2022 + Cost of railway operating revenuesQ4 2021 + Cost of railway operating revenuesQ3 2021 + Cost of railway operating revenuesQ2 2021) ÷ Accounts payable
= (738 + 698 + 640 + 617) ÷ 1,181 = 2.28

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Norfolk Southern Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then increased from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 exceeding Q3 2021 level.

Working Capital Turnover

Norfolk Southern Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 3,015 2,167 2,722 3,012 2,303 2,318 2,579 2,350 2,002 2,081 2,016 1,914 1,922 1,862 2,109 1,904 2,479 2,149 1,999 1,936 2,327
Less: 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
Working capital (132) (354) 312 216 54 158 574 415 (234) (219) (745) (537) (963) (729) (332) (448) 91 (396) (414) (407) (116)
 
Railway operating revenues 2,915 2,852 2,852 2,799 2,639 2,573 2,506 2,085 2,625 2,690 2,841 2,925 2,840 2,896 2,947 2,898 2,717 2,669 2,670 2,637 2,575
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 34.82 48.69 181.54 61.96 17.26 24.68 117.51
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 13.06 12.13 9.67 8.17 9.27 11.46 31.44 26.10 22.61 17.11
Uber Technologies Inc. 1,646.62 9.53 129.39 10.72 3.69 4.83 3.46 3.19 1.71
Union Pacific Corp. 476.41 67.83
United Parcel Service Inc. 11.27 13.21 12.81 14.87 19.13 26.45 17.95 19.57 21.16 43.84

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Railway operating revenuesQ1 2022 + Railway operating revenuesQ4 2021 + Railway operating revenuesQ3 2021 + Railway operating revenuesQ2 2021) ÷ Working capital
= (2,915 + 2,852 + 2,852 + 2,799) ÷ -132 =

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Average Inventory Processing Period

Norfolk Southern Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 10.20 11.58 10.17 9.60 9.13 10.05 9.49 9.26 9.80 10.98 10.22 10.91 12.39 13.61 9.74 9.43 9.51 10.15
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 36 32 36 38 40 36 38 39 37 33 36 33 29 27 37 39 38 36
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Union Pacific Corp. 12 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 10.20 = 36

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Average inventory processing period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Norfolk Southern Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 10.67 11.42 11.50 11.18 10.38 11.54 11.22 12.46 12.46 12.28 11.82 11.17 11.05 11.36 10.77 10.58 10.99 11.05
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 34 32 32 33 35 32 33 29 29 30 31 33 33 32 34 34 33 33
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 47 52 53 56 54 53 49 51 49 48
Uber Technologies Inc. 42 51 33 34 36 35 23 17 17 31
Union Pacific Corp. 32 29 29 30 30 28 29 25 28 27
United Parcel Service Inc. 41 47 40 40 41 46 41 44 40 47

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 10.67 = 34

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover.

Operating Cycle

Norfolk Southern Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 36 32 36 38 40 36 38 39 37 33 36 33 29 27 37 39 38 36
Average receivable collection period 34 32 32 33 35 32 33 29 29 30 31 33 33 32 34 34 33 33
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 70 64 68 71 75 68 71 68 66 63 67 66 62 59 71 73 71 69
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 49 55 56 59 57 56 52 54 52 51
Union Pacific Corp. 44 39 40 42 42 40 41 37 40 40

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 36 + 34 = 70

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Norfolk Southern Corp. operating cycle improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.

Average Payables Payment Period

Norfolk Southern Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 2.28 1.87 2.00 2.12 2.11 2.19 1.84 1.88 2.02 1.88 1.93 1.99 2.12 1.87 1.87 1.85 1.92 1.61
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 160 195 183 173 173 167 198 194 181 195 189 184 172 195 196 197 191 227
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 16 17 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 16
Uber Technologies Inc. 27 34 15 24 16 17 16 15 11 14
United Parcel Service Inc. 26 28 25 26 26 28 25 25 23 27

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 2.28 = 160

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Average payables payment period An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. Norfolk Southern Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Norfolk Southern Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 36 32 36 38 40 36 38 39 37 33 36 33 29 27 37 39 38 36
Average receivable collection period 34 32 32 33 35 32 33 29 29 30 31 33 33 32 34 34 33 33
Average payables payment period 160 195 183 173 173 167 198 194 181 195 189 184 172 195 196 197 191 227
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 -90 -131 -115 -102 -98 -99 -127 -126 -115 -132 -122 -118 -110 -136 -125 -124 -120 -158
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 33 38 38 41 40 39 35 37 35 35

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).

1 Q1 2022 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 36 + 34160 = -90

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Cash conversion cycle A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. Norfolk Southern Corp. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.