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Gross Profit, Operating Income, and Net Income as a percentage of Revenue

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An operating expense is an expense a business incurs through its normal business operations. Often abbreviated as OPEX.

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Shares outstanding refer to a company's stock currently held by all its shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company's officers and insiders.

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Market Cap

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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad is a former Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967. Its passenger operations were taken over by Amtrak in 1971. Eventually, the railroad was merged with its affiliate lines to create the Seaboard System in 1983.

Seaboard Coast Line Railroad

Conrail is the commonly used name for modern-day Conrail (reporting mark CRCX). Conrail is an American railroad company. It operates three networks—the North Jersey, South Jersey/Philadelphia, and Detroit Shared Assets Areas, where it serves as a contract local carrier and switching company for its owners, CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway.

Conrail

CSX Corp. engages in the provision of rail-based freight transportation services. Its services include rail service, the transport of intermodal containers and trailers, rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations. The company was founded in 1827 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

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CSX reports robust Q4 earnings, eyes volume growth opportunities

CSX delivered strong financial results in Q4 2022, showcasing revenue and operating income growth. The company is focused on maintaining operational improvements, controlling costs, and pursuing volume growth opportunities to drive future success.

CSX reports strong Q1 earnings, eyes growth in key segments

CSX's Q1 performance reflects robust financial growth, operational excellence, and a strategic focus on customer service and safety.
While facing challenges such as cost moderation and intermodal revenue decline, CSX is leveraging opportunities in growth segments and efficiency enhancements.
The company's proactive approach to competition and industrial development projects positions it for sustained growth and improved operational efficiency.

CSX meets Q2 expectations, eyes growth in truck conversion

CSX delivered a solid performance in Q2, focusing on safety, operational efficiency, and revenue growth in key segments.
While facing challenges in intermodal revenue and market pressures on yields, CSX remains optimistic about volume growth and truck conversion opportunities.
The company aims to control costs, improve efficiency, and sustain high service levels to navigate through current market challenges and capitalize on growth opportunities.

CSX reports Q3 revenue decline, eyes efficiency and growth

CSX faced revenue decline and cost challenges in Q3 but maintained strong free cash flow. The company aims for low single-digit revenue growth in Q4, focusing on efficiency, cost control, and improving operating ratio. Emphasis on culture, growth strategy, and market trends for future success.

CSX reports mixed Q4 results, eyes margin improvement in 2024

CSX's Q4 2023 performance showed mixed results with volume growth but a slight revenue decline, with a strong emphasis on margin improvement and operational efficiency for the future.
The company's strengths lie in positive growth across key segments, safety focus, and plans for intermodal truck conversion, while facing challenges in revenue headwinds and significant expenses.
Opportunities in export markets, operational enhancements, and back-end loaded growth strategies position CSX for potential growth and performance improvements in 2024.

CSX reports solid Q1 performance, eyes margin improvement and growth

CSX's Q1 2024 performance showed resilience amidst challenges, with a focus on operational improvements, safety culture, and customer service. Despite revenue decline and lower earnings per share year-over-year, the company aims for margin improvement and cost efficiency. Opportunities lie in industrial growth and enhanced labor productivity.

CSX posts strong Q2 results, navigates challenges with resilience

CSX reported a strong quarter marked by volume growth and improved operating margins. Despite facing challenges like port constraints and operational disruptions, the company demonstrated resilience and adaptability. With a focus on safety, efficiency, and growth opportunities in key segments, CSX is well-positioned for future success.

CSX reports resilient Q3 performance, focuses on culture and growth

CSX's Q3 earnings call highlighted a strong performance amidst challenges, emphasizing the importance of service excellence, employee engagement, and safety. The company's focus on building a strong culture and teamwork has led to positive outcomes and growth in revenue.

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2020 was challenging for CSX, but the company once again proved to generate shareholder value in any environment. The company is set to further boost its dividends and share buybacks and remains a top dividend pick going forward.

CSX Beats Most Dividend Plays - By A Mile

CSX (CSX) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

CSX (CSX) Up 0.5% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

Union Pacific

Bitter cold and strong winter storms could impact rail operations over the next several days, according to service advisories from several U.S. Class I railroads. Snow and ice from a destructive winter storm was causing widespread power outages and highway accidents from eastern Texas to the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio valleys, FreightWaves reported.

CSX, Union Pacific caution about bad winter weather

CSX's commitment to consistently add shareholder value is encouraging. The company has continued to reward shareholders despite coronavirus-related adversities.

CSX Rewards Shareholders with an 8% Increase in Dividend

CSX Corp. said late Monday its board has authorized an 8% increase in its quarterly dividend to 28 cents a share. The dividend is payable on March 15 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 26, the railroad operator said.

CSX increases dividend by 8%

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized an 8 percent increase in its quarterly dividend, from $0.26 to $0.28 per share. The new $0.28 quarterly dividend is payable on March 15, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 26, 2021.

CSX Announces Increase to Quarterly Dividend

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX) Chief Financial Officer Kevin Boone will address the Barclays Industrial Select Conference virtually on Wednesday, February 17 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time.

CSX Chief Financial Officer to Address Barclays Industrial Select Conference

Coming off a successful 2020, will the CSX railroad continue to generate above-average returns and capital gains over the next five to ten years? The company's fundamentals are strong, especially its profitability, thanks in part to cost-cutting through Precision Scheduled Railroading.

CSX: Lower Operating Ratio Cause For Bullishness, But It's Not Cheap

Former CSX executive Dean Piacente will lead short line operator and logistics provider OmniTRAX as its next CEO. Piacente's first day as OmniTRAX CEO will be Feb. 1.

OmniTRAX names rail industry veteran CEO

Magnite

There's still a deep divide between two different kinds of stocks.

These 2 Nasdaq Stocks Tell the Tale of 2 Markets

Kansas City Southern

CSX (CSX) and Kansas City Southern (KSU) booked healthy profits on falling revenue in the fourth quarter.

Railroad Stocks Post Quarterly Revenue Declines

CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) is not only eyeing a volume recovery in 2021 but also a recovery from the coronavirus among its workforce. As COVID-19 cases spiked after Thanksgiving across the U.S., so too did the number of CSX employees contracting the virus.

Coronavirus challenges CSX's fourth quarter

CSX's Q4 results benefit from impressive performance of the intermodal segment. However, the performance is partly affected by lower fuel surcharge revenues and coal volume declines.

CSX's Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Slide Y/Y

Strong demand for deliveries of shipping containers were up 11%, helped offset weakness in nearly every other category of freight.

CSX profit slips, but railroad hauls 4% more freight

CSX Corporation (CSX) CEO Jim Foote on Q4 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Shares of CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) were flat in after-market trading after the company reported Q4 results. Quarterly Results Earnings per share rose 5.05% year over year to $1.04, which beat the estimate of $1.00.

Recap: CSX Q4 Earnings

CSX's (NASDAQ: CSX) fourth-quarter net income slipped 1% amid a 2% decline in revenue, the Eastern U.S. railroad reported Thursday. Fourth-quarter 2020 net profit was $760 million, or 99 cents per share, compared with $771 million, or 99 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of 2019.

CSX's Q4 net profit roughly flat with last year

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX) today announced fourth quarter 2020 net earnings of $760 million, or $0.99 per share. These results include a charge of $48 million, or $0.05 per share after-tax, related to the early retirement of debt.

CSX Announces Fourth Quarter EPS of $0.99, Including $0.05 Charge for Early Debt Repayment

Higher intermodal and grain volumes boosted U.S. rail traffic last week, with weekly volumes rising nearly 6% compared with the same period last year. U.S. rail volumes totaled 528,547 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.8% for the week ending Saturday, according to data from the Association of American Railroads.

Grain, intermodal boost US weekly rail volumes

Schlumberger

Intel

Earnings season rolled along Wednesday, following the closely watched earnings report from Netflix that carried the company's stock to a new 52-week high earlier in the morning.

Earnings Preview: CSX, Schlumberger, 2 Tech Giants

CSX Corporation is scheduled to report its Q4 2020 results on Thursday, January 21. We expect CSX to likely post revenue and earnings below the street expectations, due to continued headwinds for coal shipments.

CSX Corp's Stock Likely To Report Weak Q4 Earnings

Higher coal and intermodal volumes are expected to have aided CSX Corp's (CSX) December- end quarter performance.

What's in Store for CSX Corp (CSX) This Earnings Season?

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary findings regarding a fatal incident in October at CSX's (NASDAQ: CSX) Acca rail yard in Richmond, Virginia.  The cause of the incident is still pending.

NTSB investigates fatal October CSX accident

With a new year and a new White House administration ahead, rail shippers and industry observers say these are some key issues they hope will be addressed soon: Issues before the Surface Transportation Board Rail shippers and others are looking forward to having a full complement of five members on the Surface Transportation Board (STB). Although it's still uncertain how the two new members, Robert Primus and Michelle Schultz, will respond to issues, having “fresh eyes” on the several outstanding proceedings could help move those proceedings along.

Rail shippers give policy wish list for 2021

Canadian National Railway Company

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Norfolk Southern

The anticipated spurt in freight volumes for 2021 augurs well for the railroads like Union Pacific (UNP) Norfolk Southern (NSC) and CSX Corporation (CSX).

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