$AXP
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO Stock $axp

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2017 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000000496218000032 Filed on February 16, 2018

Income Statement

Concept	2017	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
Revenue	$36.88B	$8.022B	$7.774B
YoY Change	4.06%	-5.94%	308.3%
Cost Of Revenue	$10.86B	$3.182B	$1.994B
YoY Change	14.2%	46.57%	-7.39%
Gross Profit	$26.80B	$8.307B	$5.930B
YoY Change	1.02%	30.65%	-3.81%
Gross Profit Margin	72.67%	103.55%	76.28%
Selling, General & Admin	$15.04B	$5.931B	$3.320B
YoY Change	-5.14%	71.66%	-0.98%
% of Gross Profit	56.11%	71.4%	55.99%
Research & Development	$276.0M		$68.00M
YoY Change	-8.61%		-19.05%
% of Gross Profit	1.03%		1.15%
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.321B	$285.0M	$274.0M
YoY Change	20.64%	8.37%	3.01%
% of Gross Profit	4.93%	3.43%	4.62%
Operating Expenses	$276.0M	$7.373B	$68.00M
YoY Change	-8.61%	65.61%	-19.05%
Operating Profit	$26.52B	$934.0M	$5.862B
YoY Change	1.13%	-51.0%	-3.6%
Interest Expense	$2.112B	-$9.000M	$430.0M
YoY Change	23.87%	28.57%	7.77%
% of Operating Profit	7.96%	-0.96%	7.34%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$7.425B	$1.161B	$1.735B
YoY Change	-7.67%	-20.15%	-10.47%
Income Tax	$4.677B	$315.0M	$593.0M
% Of Pretax Income	62.99%	27.13%	34.18%
Net Earnings	$2.748B	$825.0M	$1.142B
YoY Change	-48.87%	-8.23%	-9.79%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.45%	10.28%	14.69%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.88	$1.21
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.102M	$0.88	$1.20
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	883.0M shares	915.3M shares	920.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	886.0M shares		923.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$32.86B	$24.06B	$25.51B
YoY Change	36.58%	6.9%	31.99%
Cash & Equivalents	$27.71B	$25.49B	$22.99B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$684.0M
YoY Change	-1.72%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$53.53B	$46.84B	$44.82B
Other Receivables	$3.209B	$3.232B	$2.510B
Total Short-Term Assets	$90.28B	$74.13B	$72.84B
YoY Change	20.65%	-11.95%	10.81%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.329B	$4.433B	$4.301B
YoY Change	-2.35%	7.91%	6.67%
Goodwill		$2.927B
YoY Change		6.48%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$4.252B	$4.308B	$4.736B
YoY Change	-1.3%	7.24%	3.95%
Other Assets	$1.973B	$286.0M	$612.0M
YoY Change	-24.75%	-40.04%	-18.18%
Total Long-Term Assets	$90.92B	$84.87B	$80.16B
YoY Change	8.15%	10.49%	-9.18%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$90.28B	$74.13B	$72.84B
Total Long-Term Assets	$90.92B	$84.87B	$80.16B
Total Assets	$181.2B	$159.0B	$153.0B
YoY Change	14.04%	-1.24%	-0.65%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$14.66B	$11.19B	$11.37B
YoY Change	30.98%	-5.35%	0.28%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$70.57B	$5.581B	$2.861B
YoY Change	15.92%	15.98%	-94.55%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$85.22B	$69.81B	$67.73B
YoY Change	18.25%	-2.54%	6.16%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$55.80B	$46.99B	$44.89B
YoY Change	18.76%	-2.23%	-7.73%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$21.91B	$21.59B	$19.73B
YoY Change	13.31%	3.7%	-3.4%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$77.71B	$68.58B	$64.63B
YoY Change	17.17%	-0.44%	-6.45%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$85.22B	$69.81B	$67.73B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$77.71B	$68.58B	$64.63B
Total Liabilities	$162.9B	$138.4B	$132.4B
YoY Change	17.73%	-1.51%	-0.39%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$10.37B	$10.66B
YoY Change		7.3%	6.34%
Common Stock		$181.0M	$184.0M
YoY Change		-6.7%	-6.6%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		3.000M shares
Shareholders Equity	$18.26B	$20.52B	$21.00B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$181.2B	$158.9B	$153.4B
YoY Change	14.04%	-1.42%	-0.54%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$2.748B	$825.0M	$1.142B
YoY Change	-48.87%	-8.23%	-9.79%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.321B	$285.0M	$274.0M
YoY Change	20.64%	8.37%	3.01%
Cash From Operating Activities	$13.54B	$3.340B	$1.751B
YoY Change	63.31%	26.9%	-53.59%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$1.062B	-$400.0M	-$326.0M
YoY Change	-22.76%	-13.42%	-4.68%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	-$8.007B	-$1.682B
YoY Change	-100.0%	59.38%	-397.7%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$18.24B	-$8.407B	-$2.008B
YoY Change	-1158.73%	53.24%	-1000.45%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$1.251B
YoY Change	3.65%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$4.171B
YoY Change	-1.23%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$24.08B
YoY Change	144.54%
Cash From Financing Activities	$12.25B	3.719B	-6.984B
YoY Change	-261.14%	-34.89%	40.07%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$13.54B	3.340B	1.751B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$18.24B	-8.407B	-2.008B
Cash From Financing Activities	$12.25B	3.719B	-6.984B
Net Change In Cash	$7.769B	-1.348B	-7.241B
YoY Change	221.7%	-147.17%	631.41%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$13.54B	$3.340B	$1.751B
Capital Expenditures	$1.062B	-$400.0M	-$326.0M
Free Cash Flow	$12.48B	$3.740B	$2.077B
YoY Change	80.42%	20.88%	-49.53%

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