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CSX CSXCSX said operating income for Q1 2024 was $1.4 billion, down $110 million (8%) from a year earlier, and operating margin was 36.8%, down 270 basis points. Diluted earnings per share were $0.46, down $0.02 (4%).
Key points
AI summaryCSX said operating income for Q1 2024 was $1.4 billion, down $110 million (8%) from a year earlier, and operating margin was 36.8%, down 270 basis points. Diluted earnings per share were $0.46, down $0.02 (4%).
The company said total revenue for Q1 2024 fell 1% from a year earlier. It cited lower fuel recovery, decreases in other revenue, lower trucking revenue, and lower export coal pricing due to lower benchmark rates as the main factors. It said pricing gains in merchandise and higher intermodal and coal volumes partly offset the decline.
The company said expenses for Q1 2024 rose to $2.3 billion, up $85 million (4%) from a year earlier. It said Labor and Fringe expense increased $75 million, and fuel costs fell $39 million, mainly because locomotive fuel prices dropped 10%.
The company said cash from operating activities fell $167 million in the 3 months ended March 31, 2024, and free cash flow before dividends decreased $256 million from the prior year. It said the period included $387 million of federal tax payments for the 2023 tax year, which had been postponed, and the prior-year period included $232 million of payments for retroactive wages and bonuses.
Key figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2024
- Revenue
- $3.7B
- Operating income
- $1.4B
- Net income
- $893M
- EPS
- $0.46
- Operating cash flow
- $1.1B
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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CSX Operating Income, Margin and Diluted EPS for Q1 2024
CSX said operating income for Q1 2024 was $1.4 billion, down $110 million (8%) from a year earlier, and operating margin was 36.8%, down 270 basis points. Diluted earnings per share were $0.46, down $0.02 (4%).
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
CSX Total Revenue Down 1% in Q1; Company Cites Factors
The company said total revenue for Q1 2024 fell 1% from a year earlier. It cited lower fuel recovery, decreases in other revenue, lower trucking revenue, and lower export coal pricing due to lower benchmark rates as the main factors. It said pricing gains in merchandise and higher intermodal and coal volumes partly offset the decline.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Q1 Expenses of $2.3 billion and Changes by Category
The company said expenses for Q1 2024 rose to $2.3 billion, up $85 million (4%) from a year earlier. It said Labor and Fringe expense increased $75 million, and fuel costs fell $39 million, mainly because locomotive fuel prices dropped 10%.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
CSX Operating Cash Flow and FCF Fall in 3 Months
The company said cash from operating activities fell $167 million in the 3 months ended March 31, 2024, and free cash flow before dividends decreased $256 million from the prior year. It said the period included $387 million of federal tax payments for the 2023 tax year, which had been postponed, and the prior-year period included $232 million of payments for retroactive wages and bonuses.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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