American Express (AXP) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2010 - 2019)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly Asset Writedowns and Impairment came in at $253.0 million in Q1 2019, up 4.55% year-on-year from $242.0 million in Q1 2018, and up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter from $236.0 million in Q4 2018.

American Express (AXP) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2010 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed Asset Writedowns and Impairment across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $253.0 million for Q1 2019.

  • Asset Writedowns and Impairment for Q1 2019 came in at $253.0 million, up 4.55% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2019 was $948.0 million (up 15.05% YoY), and the FY2018 annual result was $937.0 million, up 17.86% from the prior year.
  • Asset Writedowns and Impairment came in at $253.0 million for Q1 2019 at American Express, up from $236.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment ranged from a high of $253.0 million in Q1 2019 to a low of $153.0 million in Q2 2016.
  • The 5-year median for Asset Writedowns and Impairment is $203.0 million (2015), against an average of $201.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Asset Writedowns and Impairment dropped 19.07% in 2015 and soared 50.31% in 2018, its largest moves.
  • American Express' Asset Writedowns and Impairment stood at $195.0 million in 2015, then gained by 2.56% to $200.0 million in 2016, then climbed by 2.5% to $205.0 million in 2017, then increased by 15.12% to $236.0 million in 2018, then climbed by 7.2% to $253.0 million in 2019.
  • The last three Asset Writedowns and Impairment figures came in at $253.0 million (Q1 2019), $236.0 million (Q4 2018), and $214.0 million (Q3 2018), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn -
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn -
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn -
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn -
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2019 253.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 253.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 236.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 236.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 214.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 214.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 245.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 245.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 242.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 242.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 205.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 205.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 214.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 214.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 163.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 163.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 213.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 213.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 200.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 200.00 Mn