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American Express Company (AXP)At 4:00PM ET: 18.90  Down 0.91 (4.59%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:21.92B
Enterprise Value (18-Dec-08)3:79.12B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):6.70
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-09) 1:9.69
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):0.77
Price/Sales (ttm):1.00
Price/Book (mrq):1.84
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:3.43
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:N/A
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Sep-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):14.27%
Operating Margin (ttm):13.00%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):2.50%
Return on Equity (ttm):28.57%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):23.06B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):19.978
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):-4.20%
Gross Profit (ttm):31.56B
EBITDA (ttm):N/A
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):3.35B
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.82
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-23.60%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):15.56B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):13.412
Total Debt (mrq):71.70B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):5.727
Current Ratio (mrq):2.41
Book Value Per Share (mrq):10.792
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):9.28B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.43
52-Week Change3:-61.84%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-37.76%
52-Week High (26-Dec-07)3:53.45
52-Week Low (21-Nov-08)3:16.55
50-Day Moving Average3:22.31
200-Day Moving Average3:33.26
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:19,880,100
Average Volume (10 day)3:16,959,100
Shares Outstanding5:1.16B
Float:1.16B
% Held by Insiders1:0.19%
% Held by Institutions1:80.30%
Shares Short (as of 24-Nov-08)3:35.54M
Short Ratio (as of 24-Nov-08)3:1.3
Short % of Float (as of 24-Nov-08)3:3.10%
Shares Short (prior month)3:25.89M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.72
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:3.60%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.72
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:3.60%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:0.90%
Payout Ratio4:24%
Dividend Date3:N/A
Ex-Dividend Date4:07-Jan-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:3:1
Last Split Date3:11-May-00


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Sep-08)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Sep-08)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Sep-08)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-07)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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5 = Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report
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