American Express Company
Find Ratings ReportsAMERICAN EXPRESS CO's gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2023 has increased when compared to the same period a year ago. The company has grown its sales and net income during the past quarter when compared with the same quarter a year ago, and although its growth in net income has outpaced the subsector average, its revenue growth has not.
During the same period, stockholders' equity ("net worth") has increased by 13.54% from the same quarter last year.
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Income Statement | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Net Sales ($mil) | 17747.0 | 15383.0 |
EBITDA ($mil) | 3760.0 | 3032.0 |
EBIT ($mil) | 3338.0 | 2614.0 |
Net Income ($mil) | 1933.0 | 1572.0 |
Balance Sheet | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Cash & Equiv. ($mil) | 48380.0 | 38225.0 |
Total Assets ($mil) | 261108.0 | 228354.0 |
Total Debt ($mil) | 59982.0 | 44894.0 |
Equity ($mil) | 28057.0 | 24711.0 |
Profitability | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Gross Profit Margin | 21.19 | 19.71 |
EBITDA Margin | 21.18 | 19.71 |
Operating Margin | 18.81 | 16.99 |
Sales Turnover | 0.26 | 0.24 |
Return on Assets | 3.2 | 3.29 |
Return on Equity | 29.64 | 30.18 |
Debt | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Current Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Debt/Capital | 0.68 | 0.65 |
Interest Expense | 640.0 | 367.0 |
Interest Coverage | 5.22 | 7.12 |
Share Data | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Shares outstanding (mil) | 723.0 | 743.0 |
Div / share | 0.6 | 0.52 |
EPS | 2.62 | 2.07 |
Book value / share | 38.81 | 33.26 |
Institutional Own % | n/a | n/a |
Avg Daily Volume | 3239101.0 | 3129511.0 |
BUY. This stock's P/E ratio indicates a premium compared to an average of 17.75 for the Credit Intermediation and Related Activities subsector and a discount compared to the S&P 500 average of 27.95. Conducting a second comparison, its price-to-book ratio of 5.68 indicates a premium versus the S&P 500 average of 4.68 and a significant discount versus the subsector average of 8.64. The price-to-sales ratio is below the S&P 500 average and is well below the subsector average, indicating a discount.
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Price/Cash Flow |
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AXP 19.67 | Peers 17.75 | AXP 8.59 | Peers 20.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Premium. A higher P/E ratio than its peers can signify a more expensive stock or higher growth expectations. AXP is trading at a premium to its peers. |
Discount. The P/CF ratio, a stock’s price divided by the company's cash flow from operations, is useful for comparing companies with different capital requirements or financing structures. AXP is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
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Price/Projected Earnings |
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Price to Earnings/Growth |
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AXP 14.87 | Peers 13.86 | AXP 1.34 | Peers 1.78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Premium. A higher price-to-projected earnings ratio than its peers can signify a more expensive stock or higher future growth expectations. AXP is trading at a premium to its peers. |
Discount. The PEG ratio is the stock’s P/E divided by the consensus estimate of long-term earnings growth. Faster growth can justify higher price multiples. AXP trades at a discount to its peers. |
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Price/Book |
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Earnings Growth |
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AXP 5.68 | Peers 8.64 | AXP 13.92 | Peers 24.72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower price-to-book ratio makes a stock more attractive to investors seeking stocks with lower market values per dollar of equity on the balance sheet. AXP is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Lower. Elevated earnings growth rates can lead to capital appreciation and justify higher price-to-earnings ratios. However, AXP is expected to significantly trail its peers on the basis of its earnings growth rate. |
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Price/Sales |
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Sales Growth |
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AXP 2.37 | Peers 4.87 | AXP 21.10 | Peers 44.87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. In the absence of P/E and P/B multiples, the price-to-sales ratio can display the value investors are placing on each dollar of sales. AXP is trading at a significant discount to its subsector on this measurement. |
Lower. A sales growth rate that trails the subsector implies that a company is losing market share. AXP significantly trails its peers on the basis of sales growth. |
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