$AXP
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO Stock $axp

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2016 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312516746492 Filed on October 25, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
Revenue	$8.022B	$7.774B	$1.904B
YoY Change	-5.94%	308.3%	4.9%
Cost Of Revenue	$3.182B	$1.994B	$2.153B
YoY Change	46.57%	-7.39%	8.14%
Gross Profit	$8.307B	$5.930B	$6.165B
YoY Change	30.65%	-3.81%	-3.72%
Gross Profit Margin	103.55%	76.28%	323.79%
Selling, General & Admin	$5.931B	$3.320B	$3.353B
YoY Change	71.66%	-0.98%	0.78%
% of Gross Profit	71.4%	55.99%	54.39%
Research & Development		$68.00M	$84.00M
YoY Change		-19.05%	-7.69%
% of Gross Profit		1.15%	1.36%
Depreciation & Amortization	$285.0M	$274.0M	$266.0M
YoY Change	8.37%	3.01%	6.83%
% of Gross Profit	3.43%	4.62%	4.31%
Operating Expenses	$7.373B	$68.00M	$84.00M
YoY Change	65.61%	-19.05%	-7.69%
Operating Profit	$934.0M	$5.862B	$6.081B
YoY Change	-51.0%	-3.6%	-3.66%
Interest Expense	-$9.000M	$430.0M	$399.0M
YoY Change	28.57%	7.77%	-5.0%
% of Operating Profit	-0.96%	7.34%	6.56%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$1.161B	$1.735B	$1.938B
YoY Change	-20.15%	-10.47%	-13.71%
Income Tax	$315.0M	$593.0M	$672.0M
% Of Pretax Income	27.13%	34.18%	34.67%
Net Earnings	$825.0M	$1.142B	$1.266B
YoY Change	-8.23%	-9.79%	-14.29%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.28%	14.69%	66.49%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.88	$1.21	$1.24
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.88	$1.20	$1.24
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	915.3M shares	920.0M shares	994.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		923.0M shares	997.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$24.06B	$25.51B	$19.33B
YoY Change	6.9%	31.99%	-8.27%
Cash & Equivalents	$25.49B	$22.99B	$16.72B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$46.84B	$44.82B	$43.89B
Other Receivables	$3.232B	$2.510B	$2.517B
Total Short-Term Assets	$74.13B	$72.84B	$65.74B
YoY Change	-11.95%	10.81%	-3.88%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.433B	$4.301B	$4.032B
YoY Change	7.91%	6.67%	2.83%
Goodwill	$2.927B
YoY Change	6.48%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$4.308B	$4.736B	$4.556B
YoY Change	7.24%	3.95%	-7.81%
Other Assets	$286.0M	$612.0M	$748.0M
YoY Change	-40.04%	-18.18%	1600.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$84.87B	$80.16B	$88.26B
YoY Change	10.49%	-9.18%	3.26%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$74.13B	$72.84B	$65.74B
Total Long-Term Assets	$84.87B	$80.16B	$88.26B
Total Assets	$159.0B	$153.0B	$154.0B
YoY Change	-1.24%	-0.65%	0.09%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$11.19B	$11.37B	$11.34B
YoY Change	-5.35%	0.28%	-1.48%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$5.581B	$2.861B	$52.46B
YoY Change	15.98%	-94.55%	1451.18%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$69.81B	$67.73B	$63.80B
YoY Change	-2.54%	6.16%	10.78%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$46.99B	$44.89B	$48.65B
YoY Change	-2.23%	-7.73%	-12.67%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$21.59B	$19.73B	$20.43B
YoY Change	3.7%	-3.4%	0.43%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$68.58B	$64.63B	$69.08B
YoY Change	-0.44%	-6.45%	-9.17%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$69.81B	$67.73B	$63.80B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$68.58B	$64.63B	$69.08B
Total Liabilities	$138.4B	$132.4B	$132.9B
YoY Change	-1.51%	-0.39%	-0.57%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$10.37B	$10.66B	$10.03B
YoY Change	7.3%	6.34%	7.39%
Common Stock	$181.0M	$184.0M	$197.0M
YoY Change	-6.7%	-6.6%	-4.83%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	3.000M shares
Shareholders Equity	$20.52B	$21.00B	$21.00B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$158.9B	$153.4B	$154.2B
YoY Change	-1.42%	-0.54%	0.23%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$825.0M	$1.142B	$1.266B
YoY Change	-8.23%	-9.79%	-14.29%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$285.0M	$274.0M	$266.0M
YoY Change	8.37%	3.01%	6.83%
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.340B	$1.751B	$3.773B
YoY Change	26.9%	-53.59%	1.95%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$400.0M	-$326.0M	-$342.0M
YoY Change	-13.42%	-4.68%	11.04%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$8.007B	-$1.682B	$565.0M
YoY Change	59.38%	-397.7%	-151.55%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$8.407B	-$2.008B	$223.0M
YoY Change	53.24%	-1000.45%	-115.88%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	3.719B	-6.984B	-4.986B
YoY Change	-34.89%	40.07%	-874.22%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	3.340B	1.751B	3.773B
Cash From Investing Activities	-8.407B	-2.008B	223.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	3.719B	-6.984B	-4.986B
Net Change In Cash	-1.348B	-7.241B	-990.0M
YoY Change	-147.17%	631.41%	-133.66%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.340B	$1.751B	$3.773B
Capital Expenditures	-$400.0M	-$326.0M	-$342.0M
Free Cash Flow	$3.740B	$2.077B	$4.115B
YoY Change	20.88%	-49.53%	2.64%

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