American Express AXP
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American Express (AXP) Receivables - Doubtful (2009 - 2020)

Updated

American Express (AXP) reported Receivables - Doubtful of $519 million for Q2 2020, down 15.7% from $616 million a year earlier.

Analysis

American Express (AXP) Receivables - Doubtful (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

At the end of FY2018, American Express posted Receivables - Doubtful of $573 million, up 10.0% from FY2017.

  • Receivables - Doubtful has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.2% (FY2013 to FY2018).
  • By year, Receivables - Doubtful came in at $521 million in FY2017 (+11.6%), $467 million in FY2016 (+1.1%), $462 million in FY2015 (-0.6%) and $465 million in FY2014 (+20.5%).
  • The Q2 2020 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Receivables - Doubtful since Q3 2017.
  • Year over year, Receivables - Doubtful gained in four of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 3.7%.
  • The high point for year-over-year Receivables - Doubtful in five years was Q2 2018 (growth of 17.5%); the low point was Q2 2020 (a decline of 15.7%).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Receivables - Doubtful (Qtr)
1 Jpmorgan Chase 883.45 Bn 912.92 Bn - -
2 Banco Santander Chile 401.52 Bn 521.46 Bn - -
3 Bank Of America 377.43 Bn -1,998.64 Bn - -
4 Hsbc Holdings 330.31 Bn 330.37 Bn - -
5 Morgan Stanley 299.17 Bn -209.92 Bn - -
6 Royal Bank Of Canada 274.08 Bn 124.82 Bn - -
7 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 270.70 Bn -1,317.79 Bn 10.89 Bn -7.61 Bn
8 Goldman Sachs 263.13 Bn -3,293.98 Bn - -
9 Wells Fargo & Company 243.64 Bn 245.78 Bn - -
10 American Express 204.37 Bn -3.81 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2020 519.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 616.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 608.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 573.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 544.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 558.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 565.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 521.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 512.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 475.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 491.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 467.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 437.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 423.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 446.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 462.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 441.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 420.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 429.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 465.00 Mn
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