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American Express Co (American Express Co) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.07 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is American Express Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow assesses how much of a company’s cash flow from operations is being devoted to capital expenditure. It’s also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not.

American Express Co's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-397.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $5,552.00 Mil.

Hence, American Express Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.07.


American Express Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Express Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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American Express Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

American Express Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.12 0.26 0.11 0.09 0.08

American Express Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.10 0.05 0.06 0.07

Competitive Comparison of American Express Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Credit Services subindustry, American Express Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Express Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, American Express Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Express Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



American Express Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

American Express Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1563) / 18559
=0.08

American Express Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-397) / 5552
=0.07

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


American Express Co  (NYSE:AXP) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio assesses how much of a company’s Cash Flow from Operations is being devoted to Capital Expenditure. It is a good indicator in terms of how much the company is focused on growth. In general, a high Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio indicates that the company is investing more in physical assets and is focused on growth and expansion. Conversely, lower ratio could indicate that a company has reached maturity and is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.

Moreover, the ratio is also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not. If the ratio is large, then the company tends to be capital intensive. Lower ratio suggests that it’s a capital-light business. The ratio can be combined with ROIC % to identify whether the company is an asset-light business that has a high return on invested capital. This is one question investors commonly ask to see if a company qualifies as a good company.


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American Express Co (American Express Co) Business Description

Address
200 Vesey Street, New York, NY, USA, 10285
American Express is a global financial institution, operating in about 130 countries, that provides consumers and businesses charge and credit card payment products. The company also operates a highly profitable merchant payment network. Since 2018, it has operated in three segments: global consumer services, global commercial services, and global merchant and network services. In addition to payment products, the company's commercial business offers expense management tools, consulting services, and business loans.
Executives
Jeffrey C Campbell officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 4333 AMON CARTER BLVD, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Douglas E. Buckminster officer: Pres, Int'l Consumer & SBS 200 VESEY STREET, M/S 01-50-01, NEW YORK NY 10285
Clayton Walter Joseph Iii director C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Caillec Christophe Le officer: Chief Financial Officer 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Monique Herena officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Howard Grosfield officer: President, U.S. Consumer Serv 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Quinn Jessica Lieberman officer: Controller 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Raymond Joabar officer: CRO and Pres., GRBC 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Denise Pickett officer: CRO and President, GRBC Group 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Anna Marrs officer: Pres., Global Comm. Services 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Deborah P Majoras director ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Rafael Marquez officer: President, International Card 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Theodore Leonsis director WASHINGTON CAPITALS, 627 N GLEBE RD SUITE 850, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Stephen J Squeri officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Anre D Williams officer: Pres. Global Merchant Services 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285