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Norfolk Southern (Norfolk Southern) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.67 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Norfolk Southern Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-26), Norfolk Southern's current share price is $226.86. Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $61.75. Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.67.

The historical rank and industry rank for Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NSC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.11   Med: 3.74   Max: 6.01
Current: 3.67

During the past years, Norfolk Southern's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.01. The lowest was 2.11. And the median was 3.74.

NSC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
84.87% of 707 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs NSC: 3.67

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Norfolk Southern's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $55.490. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $61.75 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Norfolk Southern Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Norfolk Southern Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Norfolk Southern Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.42 5.07 5.69 4.29 3.91

Norfolk Southern Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.61 3.80 3.25 3.91 4.13

Competitive Comparison of Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Norfolk Southern Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=226.86/61.75
=3.67

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Norfolk Southern's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Norfolk Southern's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=55.49/131.7762*131.7762
=55.490

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Norfolk Southern Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 39.019 100.560 51.132
201409 40.198 100.428 52.746
201412 40.254 99.070 53.543
201503 39.882 99.621 52.755
201506 40.071 100.684 52.445
201509 40.624 100.392 53.324
201512 40.927 99.792 54.044
201603 41.331 100.470 54.209
201606 41.809 101.688 54.180
201609 42.460 101.861 54.930
201612 42.728 101.863 55.276
201703 43.229 102.862 55.380
201706 43.938 103.349 56.024
201709 44.477 104.136 56.282
201712 57.570 104.011 72.938
201803 58.108 105.290 72.726
201806 59.133 106.317 73.293
201809 56.839 106.507 70.324
201812 57.300 105.998 71.235
201903 57.642 107.251 70.823
201906 58.127 108.070 70.878
201909 58.440 108.329 71.089
201912 58.874 108.420 71.557
202003 58.100 108.902 70.304
202006 58.254 108.767 70.577
202009 58.826 109.815 70.590
202012 58.672 109.897 70.353
202103 58.516 111.754 69.000
202106 57.970 114.631 66.640
202109 57.067 115.734 64.977
202112 56.799 117.630 63.630
202203 56.480 121.301 61.357
202206 56.004 125.017 59.032
202209 56.256 125.227 59.198
202212 55.828 125.222 58.750
202303 55.908 127.348 57.852
202306 55.679 128.729 56.997
202309 55.785 129.860 56.608
202312 56.633 129.419 57.664
202403 55.490 131.776 55.490

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Norfolk Southern  (NYSE:NSC) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Norfolk Southern (Norfolk Southern) Business Description

Address
650 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308
Class-I railroad Norfolk Southern operates in the Eastern United States. On more than 20,000 miles of track, the firm hauls shipments of coal, intermodal traffic, and a diverse mix of automobile, agriculture, metal, chemical, and forest products.
Executives
Phillip S Davidson director 825 TOWN & COUNTRY LANE, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Francesca A. Debiase director MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, 110 NORTH CARPENTER STREET, CHICAGO IL 60607
Alan H. Shaw officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Paul B Duncan officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
James A Squires officer: Sr. V.P. - Law 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Steven F Leer director USG CORPORATION, 125 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60606
Nabanita C Nag officer: SVP and Chief Legal Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Claiborne L Moore officer: Vice President and Controller 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Lorri J Kleine officer: SVP & Chief Legal Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Claude E Elkins officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 650 W. PEACHTREE ST, NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Allison Clyde H Jr officer: Vice President and Controller 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Ann A Adams officer: EVP-Chief Transform. Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Cynthia M Sanborn officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 650 W PEACHTREE ST NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Michael Joseph Wheeler officer: Sr. Vice President Operations THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE, 13TH FLOOR, NORFOLK VA 23510
Christopher T Jones director 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042