NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American Categorical Firm (NYSE: AXP) at this time reported second-quarter web earnings of $257 million, or $0.29 per share, in contrast with web earnings of $1.Eight billion, or $2.07 per share, a 12 months in the past.
(Hundreds of thousands, besides percentages and per share quantities)
Quarters Ended
June 30,
Proportion
Inc/(Dec)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Proportion
Inc/(Dec)
2020
2019
2020
2019
Complete Revenues Web of Curiosity Expense
$ 7,675
$ 10,838
(29)
$ 17,985
$21,202
(15)
Web Revenue
$ 257
$ 1,761
(85)
$ 624
$3,311
(81)
Diluted Earnings Per Widespread Share1
$ 0.29
$ 2.07
(86)
$ 0.71
$3.87
(82)
Common Diluted Widespread Shares Excellent
805
836
(4)
807
839
(4)
Second-quarter outcomes continued to be considerably affected by the impacts of COVID-19.
“While our second quarter results reflect the challenges of the current environment, we remain confident that our strategy for navigating this period of uncertainty is the right one,” mentioned Stephen J. Squeri, Chairman and Chief Government Officer. “Our clients proceed to be engaged with our services and products; now we have a productive and devoted workforce; our capital and liquidity ranges stay sturdy; and we proceed to concentrate on these areas most important to our long-term development.
“Spending volumes, which declined to their lowest level this quarter in April, regularly improved in May and June, with small companies being essentially the most resilient.
“We be ok with our efforts to help our clients as they navigate sudden monetary challenges throughout these unprecedented occasions. And, we stay assured in our skill to successfully handle credit score threat to attain the most effective outcomes for each our clients and our shareholders.
“In mid-March, we transitioned most of our colleagues to distant working preparations. Our frontline colleagues have continued to take care of traditionally sturdy buyer satisfaction ranges all through the interval.
“For purchasers, we enhanced our value propositions on lots of our card merchandise, together with adjusting our rewards applications and including restricted time gives and assertion credit in classes which might be related for at this time, resembling wi-fi, streaming providers, enterprise necessities and meals supply. Early outcomes from these enhancements have been encouraging. We haven’t seen a rise in complete buyer attrition ranges from prior years. As well as, we lately launched our largest-ever Store Small marketing campaign, and have dedicated greater than $200 million over the following three months to assist jumpstart spending at small retailers in over a dozen international locations globally.
“As we alter our enterprise to at this time’s realities, we’re additionally persevering with to put money into areas which might be key to our long-term development. For shoppers, we’re growing further product enhancements to satisfy their altering wants. We prolonged our digital options for our business clients with the latest launch of American Categorical One AP, our first proprietary accounts payable automation providing. For our service provider companions, we raised our contactless transaction thresholds in 60 international locations around the globe, and we had been happy to turn out to be the primary international funds community to be licensed to clear native foreign money transactions in mainland China.
“Lastly, our already sturdy capital and liquidity positions improved within the quarter, and we continued to return capital to our shareholders via dividends.
“All in all, while we can’t predict the future, I remain confident that the way we are managing the company will enable us to emerge from the current crisis in a position of strength. Looking ahead, we will continue to focus on what we can control – backing our customers, colleagues and communities, while managing our expenses prudently, and making strategic investments to drive our growth over the long term.”
Second-quarter consolidated complete revenues web of curiosity expense had been $7.7 billion, down 29 % from $10.Eight billion a 12 months in the past. The quarter primarily mirrored a decline in Card Member spending and a decrease common low cost fee in comparison with the prior 12 months.
Consolidated provisions for losses had been $1.6 billion, up from $861 million a 12 months in the past. The rise was primarily pushed by a reserve construct of $628 million.2 The reserve construct primarily mirrored the deterioration of the worldwide macroeconomic outlook.
Consolidated bills had been $5.5 billion, down 29 % from $7.Eight billion a 12 months in the past. The lower primarily mirrored considerably decrease buyer engagement prices because of the decline in Card Member spending, in addition to decrease utilization of travel-related Card Member advantages.
The consolidated efficient tax fee was 58.7 %, up from 20.6 % a 12 months in the past. The rise mirrored the affect of discrete tax gadgets, primarily associated to the realizability of sure international deferred tax property, ensuing from cumulative losses in sure non-U.S. authorized entities that had been exacerbated by the affect of COVID-19, and decrease total pretax earnings.
International Shopper Companies Group reported second-quarter web earnings of $527 million, in contrast with $881 million a 12 months in the past.
Complete revenues web of curiosity expense had been $4.6 billion, down 23 % from $6.Zero billion a 12 months in the past. The lower primarily mirrored a decline in Card Member spending and a decrease common low cost fee in comparison with the prior 12 months.
Provisions for losses totaled $886 million, up from $651 million a 12 months in the past. The rise was pushed primarily by a reserve construct.
Complete bills had been $2.9 billion, down 32 % from $4.Three billion a 12 months in the past. The lower primarily mirrored considerably decrease buyer engagement prices because of a decline in Card Member spending, in addition to decrease utilization of travel-related Card Member advantages.
International Industrial Companies reported a second-quarter web lack of ($60) million, in contrast with web earnings of $561 million a 12 months in the past.
Complete revenues web of curiosity expense had been $2.Three billion, down from $3.Three billion a 12 months in the past, primarily reflecting a decline in Card Member spending and a decrease common low cost fee in comparison with the prior 12 months.
Provisions for losses totaled $645 million, up from $206 million a 12 months in the past, pushed primarily by a reserve construct.
Complete bills had been $1.6 billion, down 30 % from $2.Four billion a 12 months in the past. The lower primarily mirrored considerably decrease buyer engagement prices because of a decline in Card Member spending.
International Service provider and Community Companies reported second-quarter web earnings of $66 million, in contrast with $564 million a 12 months in the past.
Complete revenues web of curiosity expense had been $929 million, down 41 % from $1.6 billion a 12 months in the past. The lower primarily mirrored a decline in Card Member spending and a decrease common low cost fee in comparison with the prior 12 months.
Complete bills had been $701 million, down 14 % from $812 million a 12 months in the past, pushed by decrease community companion funds because of a decline in Card Member spending.
Company and Different reported a second-quarter web lack of ($276) million, in contrast with a web lack of ($245) million a 12 months in the past.
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1 Diluted earnings per frequent share (EPS) was decreased by the affect of (i) earnings allotted to taking part share awards and different gadgets of $2 million and $13 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $Four million and $24 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and (ii) dividends on most popular shares of $17 million and $19 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $49 million and $40 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
2 Reserve construct represents the portion of the provisions for credit score losses for the interval associated to rising or reducing reserves for credit score losses on account of, amongst different issues, adjustments in volumes, macroeconomic outlook, portfolio composition and credit score high quality of portfolios. The reserve construct for a interval is the quantity by which the provisions for credit score losses exceeds web write-offs.
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This earnings launch ought to be learn together with the corporate’s statistical tables for the second quarter 2020, obtainable on the American Categorical web site at http://ir.americanexpress.com and in a Kind 8-Ok furnished at this time with the Securities and Change Fee.
An investor convention name will probably be held at 8:30 a.m. (ET) at this time to debate second-quarter outcomes. Dwell audio and presentation slides for the investor convention name will probably be obtainable to most people on the above-mentioned American Categorical Investor Relations web site. A replay of the convention name will probably be obtainable later at this time on the identical web site handle.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This launch contains forward-looking statements throughout the that means of the Personal Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are topic to dangers and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements, which handle American Categorical Firm’s present expectations concerning enterprise and monetary efficiency, amongst different issues, include phrases resembling “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “aim,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “likely” and related expressions. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which converse solely as of the date on which they’re made. The corporate undertakes no obligation to replace or revise any forward-looking statements. Elements that might trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these forward-looking statements, embody, however usually are not restricted to, the next:
an extra deterioration in international financial and enterprise situations and shopper and enterprise spending typically; an incapacity or unwillingness of Card Members to pay quantities owed to the corporate; unsure impacts of, or further adjustments in, financial, fiscal or tax coverage to handle the affect of COVID-19, together with the top of applications and funding designed to help the economic system; extended measures to include the unfold of COVID-19 or untimely easing of such containment measures, each of which might additional exacerbate the results on the corporate’s enterprise actions and outcomes of operations, Card Members, companions and retailers; an incapacity of the corporate to handle threat in an unsure and fast-changing setting; additional market volatility, adjustments in capital and credit score market situations and the supply and value of capital; points impacting model perceptions and the corporate’s status; adjustments in international foreign money charges and benchmark rates of interest; an incapacity of enterprise companions to satisfy their obligations to the corporate and the corporate’s clients because of slowdowns or disruptions of their companies, chapter or liquidation, or in any other case; and pricing adjustments, product combine and credit score actions, together with line measurement and different changes to credit score availability;
future credit score efficiency, which can rely partially on adjustments in shopper habits that have an effect on loan and receivable balances (resembling paydown charges) and delinquency and write-off charges; macroeconomic elements resembling unemployment charges, GDP and the quantity of bankruptcies; collections capabilities and recoveries of beforehand written-off loans and receivables; the enrollment in, and effectiveness of, hardship applications and troubled debt restructurings; and governmental actions that present types of reduction with respect to sure loans and costs, resembling limiting debt collections efforts and inspiring or requiring extensions, modifications or forbearance;
the quantity of loans and receivables excellent being greater or decrease than present expectations, which can depend upon the habits of Card Members and their precise spending and borrowing patterns, the corporate’s skill to handle threat, competitors, and the corporate’s skill to reinforce the Card Member value proposition;
the precise quantity to be spent on advertising and marketing, which will probably be primarily based partially on continued adjustments in macroeconomic situations and enterprise efficiency; administration’s evaluation of aggressive alternatives and the receptivity of Card Members and potential clients to promoting initiatives; and administration’s skill to appreciate efficiencies and optimize funding spending;
the precise quantity to be spent on Card Member rewards and providers and enterprise improvement, and the connection of those variable buyer engagement prices to revenues, which could possibly be impacted by Card Members’ curiosity within the value propositions provided by the corporate; additional enhancements to product advantages to make them engaging to Card Members, probably in a fashion that isn’t price efficient; Card Member habits because it pertains to their spending patterns (together with the extent of spend in bonus classes) and the redemption of rewards and gives; the prices associated to reward level redemptions; and new and renegotiated contractual obligations with enterprise companions;
the power of the corporate to cut back its working bills, which could possibly be impacted by, amongst different issues, the corporate’s incapacity to stability expense management and investments within the enterprise; administration’s resolution to extend or lower spending in such areas as expertise, enterprise and product improvement, gross sales drive, premium servicing and digital capabilities relying on total enterprise efficiency; an incapacity to innovate environment friendly channels of buyer interactions, resembling chat supported by synthetic intelligence; higher-than-expected cyber, fraud or compliance bills or consulting, authorized and different skilled charges, together with on account of elevated litigation or inside and regulatory opinions; the extent of M&A exercise and associated bills; the fee of civil cash penalties, disgorgement, restitution, non-income tax assessments and litigation-related settlements; impairments of goodwill or different property; the affect of adjustments in international foreign money exchange charges on prices; and higher than anticipated inflation;
web card charges not rising in keeping with present expectations, which could possibly be impacted by, amongst different issues, the additional deterioration in macroeconomic situations impacting the power and need of Card Members to pay card charges; greater attrition charges; Card Members persevering with to be drawn to the corporate’s premium card merchandise; and the corporate’s incapacity to handle aggressive pressures and implement its methods and enterprise initiatives, together with introducing new advantages and providers which might be designed for the present setting;
an extra decline of the typical low cost fee, together with on account of additional adjustments within the mixture of spending by location and trade, service provider negotiations (together with service provider incentives, concessions and volume-related pricing reductions), competitors, pricing regulation (together with regulation of opponents’ interchange charges) and different elements;
adjustments within the substantial and rising worldwide competitors within the funds trade, together with aggressive strain that may materially affect the costs charged to retailers that settle for American Categorical playing cards, competitors for brand new and present cobrand relationships, competitors from new and non-traditional opponents and the success of promoting, promotion and rewards applications;
adjustments affecting the corporate’s plans concerning the return of capital to shareholders, together with its intention to take care of its present quarterly frequent share dividend for the third quarter of 2020, topic to approval by the corporate’s Board of Administrators, which can depend upon elements resembling capital ranges and regulatory capital ratios; adjustments within the stress testing and capital planning course of and approval of the corporate’s capital plans by the Federal Reserve; the corporate’s outcomes of operations and monetary situation; the corporate’s credit score rankings and score company issues; and the financial setting and market situations in any given interval;
a failure in or breach of the corporate’s operational or safety methods, processes or infrastructure, or these of third events, together with on account of cyberattacks, which might compromise the confidentiality, integrity, privateness and/or safety of knowledge, disrupt its operations, cut back the use and acceptance of American Categorical playing cards and result in regulatory scrutiny, litigation, remediation and response prices, and reputational hurt;
authorized and regulatory developments, which might have an effect on the profitability of the corporate’s enterprise actions; restrict the corporate’s skill to pursue enterprise alternatives; require adjustments to enterprise practices or alter the corporate’s relationships with Card Members, companions, retailers and different third events, together with its skill to proceed sure cobrand and agent relationships within the EU; exert additional strain on the typical low cost fee and GNS volumes; lead to elevated prices associated to regulatory oversight, litigation-related settlements, judgments or bills, restitution to Card Members or the imposition of fines or civil cash penalties; materially have an effect on capital or liquidity necessities, outcomes of operations or skill to pay dividends; or lead to hurt to the American Categorical model;
adjustments within the monetary situation and creditworthiness of the corporate’s enterprise companions, resembling bankruptcies, restructurings or consolidations, together with cobrand companions and retailers that symbolize a good portion of the corporate’s enterprise, such because the airline trade, or companions in GNS or monetary establishments that the corporate depends on for routine funding and liquidity, which might materially have an effect on the corporate’s monetary situation or outcomes of operations; and
elements past the corporate’s management resembling outbreaks and future waves of COVID-19 instances, extreme climate situations, pure and man-made disasters, energy loss, disruptions in telecommunications, or terrorism, any of which might considerably have an effect on demand for and spending on American Categorical playing cards, delinquency charges, loan and receivable balances and different features of the corporate’s enterprise and outcomes of operations or disrupt its international community methods and skill to course of transactions.
An extra description of those uncertainties and different dangers could be present in American Categorical Firm’s Annual Report on Kind 10-Ok for the 12 months ended December 31, 2019, the Quarterly Report on Kind 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and the corporate’s different stories filed with the Securities and Change Fee.
Location: International
