$AXP
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO Stock $axp

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2014 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312516469798 Filed on February 19, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
Revenue	$9.178B	$1.815B	$1.759B
YoY Change	6.02%	2.72%	-78.94%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.181B	$1.991B	$2.054B
YoY Change	8.24%	3.32%	8.05%
Gross Profit	$6.997B	$6.403B	$6.668B
YoY Change	5.34%	-1.26%	3.36%
Gross Profit Margin	76.24%	352.78%	379.08%
Selling, General & Admin	$3.806B	$3.327B	$4.002B
YoY Change	1.9%	-10.56%	9.82%
% of Gross Profit	54.39%	51.96%	60.02%
Research & Development		$91.00M	$101.0M
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit		1.42%	1.51%
Depreciation & Amortization	$248.0M	$249.0M	$266.0M
YoY Change	-3.5%	-6.39%	5.56%
% of Gross Profit	3.54%	3.89%	3.99%
Operating Expenses	$4.674B	$91.00M	$101.0M
YoY Change	1.13%	-97.94%	-97.71%
Operating Profit	$2.323B	$6.312B	$6.567B
YoY Change	15.0%	204.78%	220.34%
Interest Expense	$0.00	$420.0M	$443.0M
YoY Change	-100.0%	6900.0%	2115.0%
% of Operating Profit	0.0%	6.65%	6.75%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$2.225B	$2.246B	$2.312B
YoY Change	12.37%	12.08%	15.89%
Income Tax	$778.0M	$769.0M	$783.0M
% Of Pretax Income	34.97%	34.24%	33.87%
Net Earnings	$1.447B	$1.477B	$1.529B
YoY Change	10.63%	8.13%	8.83%
Net Earnings / Revenue	15.77%	81.38%	86.92%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.40	$1.41	$1.44
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.39	$1.40	$1.43
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.035B shares	1.041B shares	1.052B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		1.047B shares	1.058B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$21.82B	$21.07B	$18.04B
YoY Change	14.9%	-4.47%	365.84%
Cash & Equivalents	$19.19B	$18.77B	$15.40B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$44.39B	$44.69B	$44.89B
Other Receivables	$2.614B	$2.631B	$3.753B
Total Short-Term Assets	$68.82B	$68.39B	$66.69B
YoY Change	4.0%	-0.24%	31.31%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.938B	$3.921B	$3.870B
YoY Change	1.63%	4.67%	4.14%
Goodwill	$3.024B
YoY Change	-5.44%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$4.901B	$4.942B	$5.243B
YoY Change	-11.12%	-7.9%	-78.62%
Other Assets	$64.00M	$44.00M	$68.00M
YoY Change	10.34%	-72.84%	7.94%
Total Long-Term Assets	$90.18B	$85.47B	$85.70B
YoY Change	3.86%	4.81%	-15.27%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$68.82B	$68.39B	$66.69B
Total Long-Term Assets	$90.18B	$85.47B	$85.70B
Total Assets	$159.0B	$153.9B	$152.4B
YoY Change	3.92%	2.5%	0.3%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$11.30B	$11.51B	$11.65B
YoY Change	6.45%	1.31%	-18.64%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$3.480B	$3.382B	$3.436B
YoY Change	-30.69%	4.16%	-92.1%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$58.95B	$57.60B	$57.22B
YoY Change	2.7%	0.88%	-0.99%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$57.96B	$55.71B	$54.84B
YoY Change	4.74%	6.06%	4.1%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$21.52B	$20.34B	$20.12B
YoY Change	1.77%	-4.35%	-10.33%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$79.48B	$76.05B	$74.95B
YoY Change	3.92%	3.06%	-0.21%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$58.95B	$57.60B	$57.22B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$79.48B	$76.05B	$74.95B
Total Liabilities	$138.4B	$133.6B	$132.2B
YoY Change	3.4%	2.11%	-0.55%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$9.513B	$9.335B	$9.127B
YoY Change	11.83%	14.58%
Common Stock	$205.0M	$207.0M	$210.0M
YoY Change	-3.76%	-3.72%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	3.200M shares
Shareholders Equity	$20.67B	$20.22B	$20.21B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$159.1B	$153.9B	$152.4B
YoY Change	3.73%	2.5%	0.3%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2014 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.447B	$1.477B	$1.529B
YoY Change	10.63%	8.13%	8.83%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$248.0M	$249.0M	$266.0M
YoY Change	-3.5%	-6.39%	5.56%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.404B	$3.701B	$1.600B
YoY Change	598.84%	-282.68%	-40.34%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$341.0M	-$308.0M	-$320.0M
YoY Change	-8.09%	92.5%	18.08%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$4.646B	-$1.096B	-$2.813B
YoY Change	-14.45%	-275.92%	66.35%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$4.987B	-$1.404B	-$3.133B
YoY Change	-14.05%	-403.24%	59.68%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	3.743B	644.0M	-815.0M
YoY Change	38.58%	-5.57%	-85.03%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	2.404B	3.701B	1.600B
Cash From Investing Activities	-4.987B	-1.404B	-3.133B
Cash From Financing Activities	3.743B	644.0M	-815.0M
Net Change In Cash	1.160B	2.941B	-2.348B
YoY Change	-142.07%	-433.83%	-50.3%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.404B	$3.701B	$1.600B
Capital Expenditures	-$341.0M	-$308.0M	-$320.0M
Free Cash Flow	$2.745B	$4.009B	$1.920B
YoY Change	283.92%	-314.84%	-34.98%

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