$AXP
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO Stock $axp

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2021 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000000496222000008 Filed on February 11, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
Revenue	$12.25B	$42.38B	$9.351B
YoY Change	30.97%	17.44%	-17.72%
Cost Of Revenue	$3.799B	$13.46B	$2.758B
YoY Change	37.74%	31.76%	-23.94%
Gross Profit	$8.448B	$29.38B	$6.748B
YoY Change	25.19%	9.56%	-16.61%
Gross Profit Margin	68.98%	69.33%	72.16%
Selling, General & Admin	$5.633B	$19.68B	$4.591B
YoY Change	22.7%	18.65%	-3.67%
% of Gross Profit	66.68%	66.99%	68.03%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$419.0M	$1.695B	$428.0M
YoY Change	-2.1%	9.85%	40.33%
% of Gross Profit	4.96%	5.77%	6.34%
Operating Expenses	$6.139B	$19.44B	$4.890B
YoY Change	25.54%	-13.69%	-20.07%
Operating Profit	$2.309B	$9.943B	$1.858B
YoY Change	24.27%	131.45%	-5.88%
Interest Expense	-$3.000M	$1.283B
YoY Change		-38.85%
% of Operating Profit	-0.13%	12.9%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$2.306B	$10.69B	$1.858B
YoY Change	24.11%	148.81%	-6.45%
Income Tax	$587.0M	$2.629B	$420.0M
% Of Pretax Income	25.46%	24.6%	22.6%
Net Earnings	$1.719B	$8.060B	$1.438B
YoY Change	19.54%	157.1%	-15.06%
Net Earnings / Revenue	14.04%	19.02%	15.38%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$10.04	$1.76
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.235M	$10.02	$1.76
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	774.6M shares	789.0M shares	805.2M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		790.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$21.32B	$21.32B	$32.20B
YoY Change	-33.81%	-33.81%	35.34%
Cash & Equivalents	$22.03B	$20.55B	$32.97B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$53.58B	$53.58B	$43.43B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$74.90B	$74.90B	$75.64B
YoY Change	-0.98%	-0.98%	-6.14%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.988B	$4.988B	$5.015B
YoY Change	-0.54%	-0.54%	3.74%
Goodwill	$3.804B		$3.852B
YoY Change	-1.25%		16.2%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$2.779B	$3.903B	$21.79B
YoY Change	-87.25%	-82.98%	155.01%
Other Assets	$1.124B	$2.910B	$1.147B
YoY Change	-2.01%	-11.98%	-0.61%
Total Long-Term Assets	$113.7B	$113.7B	$115.4B
YoY Change	-1.48%	-1.8%	-1.74%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$74.90B	$74.90B	$75.64B
Total Long-Term Assets	$113.7B	$113.7B	$115.4B
Total Assets	$188.5B	$188.5B	$191.0B
YoY Change	-1.28%	-1.47%	-3.54%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$10.57B	$10.57B	$9.444B
YoY Change	11.97%	11.97%	-25.86%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$2.243B	$86.63B	$1.878B
YoY Change	19.44%	-2.4%	-70.85%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$97.20B	$98.78B	$98.20B
YoY Change	-1.02%	-0.37%	6.2%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$38.68B	$38.68B	$42.95B
YoY Change	-9.96%	-9.96%	-25.73%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$30.50B	$28.92B	$27.23B
YoY Change	11.98%	10.0%	9.16%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$69.17B	$67.60B	$70.19B
YoY Change	-1.44%	-2.38%	-15.22%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$97.20B	$98.78B	$98.20B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$69.17B	$67.60B	$70.19B
Total Liabilities	$166.4B	$166.4B	$168.4B
YoY Change	-1.19%	-1.19%	-3.92%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$13.47B		$13.84B
YoY Change	-2.62%		-0.25%
Common Stock	$153.0M		$161.0M
YoY Change	-4.97%		-1.23%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	2.500M shares		2.500M shares
Shareholders Equity	$22.18B	$22.18B	$22.98B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$188.5B	$188.5B	$191.4B
YoY Change	-1.47%	-1.47%	-3.51%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.719B	$8.060B	$1.438B
YoY Change	19.54%	157.1%	-15.06%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$419.0M	$1.695B	$428.0M
YoY Change	-2.1%	9.85%	40.33%
Cash From Operating Activities	$5.008B	$14.65B	$3.500B
YoY Change	43.09%	161.94%	9.51%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$471.0M	$1.550B	-$436.0M
YoY Change	8.03%	4.87%	1.16%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$10.85B	$0.00	-$5.121B
YoY Change	111.89%	-100.0%	1.93%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$11.32B	-$10.53B	-$5.557B
YoY Change	103.74%	-190.52%	1.87%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$1.448B
YoY Change		-1.76%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$64.00M
YoY Change		45.45%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$11.66B
YoY Change		-25.21%
Cash From Financing Activities	365.0M	-$14.93B	-686.0M
YoY Change	-153.21%	64.68%	-148.21%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	5.008B	$14.65B	3.500B
Cash From Investing Activities	-11.32B	-$10.53B	-5.557B
Cash From Financing Activities	365.0M	-$14.93B	-686.0M
Net Change In Cash	-5.949B	-$10.94B	-2.743B
YoY Change	116.88%	-228.38%	228.11%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$5.008B	$14.65B	$3.500B
Capital Expenditures	-$471.0M	$1.550B	-$436.0M
Free Cash Flow	$5.479B	$13.10B	$3.936B
YoY Change	39.2%	218.38%	8.52%

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CY2021	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Policy For Uncollectible Amounts FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesPolicyForUncollectibleAmounts	<div style="margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Reserves for credit losses represent our best estimate of the expected credit losses in our outstanding portfolio of Card Member loans and receivables as of the balance sheet date. The CECL methodology, which became effective January 1, 2020, requires us to estimate lifetime expected credit losses by incorporating historical loss experience, as well as current and future economic conditions over a reasonable and supportable period (R&S Period), which is approximately three years, beyond the balance sheet date. We make various judgments combined with historical loss experience to determine a reserve rate that is applied to the outstanding loan or receivable balance to produce a reserve for expected credit losses</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">We use a combination of statistically-based models that incorporate current and future economic conditions throughout the R&S Period. The process of estimating expected credit losses is based on several key models: Probability of Default (PD), Exposure at Default (EAD), and future recoveries for each month of the R&S Period. Beyond the R&S Period, we estimate expected credit losses by immediately reverting to long-term average loss rates.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;margin-top:2pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:14.5pt">PD models are used to estimate the likelihood an account will be written-off. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;margin-top:2pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:14.5pt">EAD models are used to estimate the balance of an account at the time of write-off. This includes balances less expected repayments based on historical payment and revolve behavior, which vary by customer. Due to the nature of revolving loan portfolios, the EAD models are complex and involve assumptions regarding the relationship between future spend and payment behaviors.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;margin-top:2pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:14.5pt">Recovery models are used to estimate amounts that are expected to be received from Card Members after default occurs, typically as a result of collection efforts. Future recoveries are estimated taking into consideration the time of default, time elapsed since default and macroeconomic conditions. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">We also estimate the likelihood and magnitude of recovery of previously written off accounts considering how long ago the account was written off and future economic conditions, even if such expected recoveries exceed expected losses. Our models are developed using historical loss experience covering the economic cycle and consider the impact of account characteristics on expected losses.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Future economic conditions that are incorporated over the R&S Period include multiple macroeconomic scenarios provided to us by an independent third party. Management reviews these economic scenarios each period and applies judgment to weight them in order to reflect the uncertainty surrounding these scenarios. These macroeconomic scenarios contain certain variables, including unemployment rates and real gross domestic product (GDP), that are significant to our models.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-top:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">We also evaluate whether to include qualitative reserves to cover losses that are expected but, in our assessment, may not be adequately represented in the quantitative methods or the economic assumptions. We consider whether to adjust the quantitative reserves (higher or lower) to address possible limitations within the models or factors not included within the models, such as external conditions, emerging portfolio trends, the nature and size of the portfolio, portfolio concentrations, the volume and severity of past due accounts, or management risk actions.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Lifetime losses for most of our loans and receivables are evaluated at an appropriate level of granularity, including assessment on a pooled basis where financial assets share similar risk characteristics, such as past spend and remittance behaviors, credit bureau scores where available, delinquency status, tenure of balance outstanding, amongst others. Credit losses on accrued interest are measured and presented as part of Reserves for credit losses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and within the Provisions for credit losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income, rather than reversing interest income. Separate models are used for accounts deemed a troubled debt restructuring, which are measured individually and incorporate a discounted cash flow model. See Note 2 for information on troubled debt restructurings.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Loans and receivable balances are written off when we consider amounts to be uncollectible, which is generally determined by the number of days past due and is typically no later than 180 days past due for pay in full or revolving loans and 120 days past due for term loans. Loans and receivables in bankruptcy or owed by deceased individuals are generally written off upon notification. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Results for reporting periods beginning on and after January 1, 2020 are presented using the CECL methodology, while information as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 continues to be reported in accordance with the incurred loss methodology then in effect. Reserves for credit losses under the incurred loss methodology were primarily based upon statistical and analytical models that analyzed portfolio performance and reflected management’s judgments regarding the quantitative components of the reserve. The models considered several factors, including delinquency-based loss migration rates, loss emergence periods and average losses and recoveries over an appropriate historical period. Similar to the CECL methodology, we considered whether to adjust the quantitative reserves for certain external and internal qualitative factors, which may increase or decrease the reserves for credit losses.</span></div>
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