CSX Corporation

Company Profile

CSX Corporation had its IPO on 1980-11-03 under the ticker symbol CSX.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Railroads industry. CSX Corporation has a staff strength of 22,600 employees.

Stock update

Shares of CSX Corporation opened at $31.61 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-06-02.

The stocks traded within a range of $31.53 - $32.19, and closed at $31.92.

This is a +1.72% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 10,578,395 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of CSX Corporation have increased by +3.7%.

CSX Corporation's Key Ratios

CSX Corporation has a market cap of $63.80 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 5.3352 and a price to sales ratio of 4.5906.

In the last 12-months CSX Corporation’s revenue was $15.15 billion with a gross profit of $7.39 billion and an EBITDA of $7.61 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures CSX Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, CSX Corporation’s operating margin was 40.13% while its return on assets stood at 9.27% with a return of equity of 33.64%.

In Q1, CSX Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 23.1% while revenue growth was a positive 8.6%.

CSX Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

17.0068

Trailing PE

15.3824

PEG

2.2963

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.04 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 17.0068 and a PEG multiple of 2.2963. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into CSX Corporation’s profitability.

CSX Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 5.8298 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 11.3023. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 4.5906.

CSX Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $0.41 per share, indicating a yield of 1.43% and a payout ratio of 21%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$41.48 billion

Total Liabilities

$2.32 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-480000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$443 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

21%

CSX Corporation ended 2023 with $41.48 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $41.48 billion while shareholder equity stood at $12.33 billion.

CSX Corporation ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $2.32 billion in other current liabilities, 2033000000.00 in common stock, $10.09 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $1.29 billion and cash and short-term investments were $1.47 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $11,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $17.91 billion.

CSX Corporation’s total current assets stands at $3.36 billion while long-term investments were $2.31 billion and short-term investments were $178.00 million. Its net receivables were $1.38 billion compared to accounts payable of $1.20 billion and inventory worth $394.00 million.

In 2023, CSX Corporation's operating cash flow was $-480000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $443 million.

Comparatively, CSX Corporation paid $0.21 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$31.92

52-Week High

$34.2493

52-Week Low

$25.5356

Analyst Target Price

$35.1

CSX Corporation stock is currently trading at $31.92 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $34.2493 and a 52-week low of $34.2493. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $35.1.

Its 50-day moving average was $30.66 and 200-day moving average was $30.43 The short ratio stood at 1.57 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 29.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7826.7% are held by institutions.