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Premium Company Profile - American Express Company

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Report Summary

Introduction

American Express Company (Amex or ‘the company’) is a leading global provider of travel related services, payment services, financial advisory services and banking services. This profile offers a comprehensive review of Amex’s operations and performance.

Scope

  • Contains corporate strategy, value chain presence and SWOT Analysis
  • Provides detailed business description, segment analysis, 5-year financial trends, key products and key competitors
  • Includes information on suppliers/ partners, shareholding structure and key employees with biographies


    • Highlights

    Amex is one of the ten largest financial services companies in the world and is the largest provider of travel services globally. Amex is the largest issuer of cards, with a broad array of charge, credit and prepaid products.

    Amex has a global network that processes hundreds of billions of dollars in transactions each year and gives it detailed insights into the spending preferences of its card members. The company has two premier travel organizations that complement its consumer and commercial card businesses.

    In 2007, worldwide spending by Amex card members increased 15% over 2006 to $647 billion. This rate of growth placed Amex ahead of all major card issuers, most of whom reported only single-digit increases.

    Reasons to Purchase

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    • Table of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    Overview 1
    Catalyst 1
    Summary 1
    Company Structure 5
    Company Overview and Key Facts 5
    Business Description 5
    History 9
    Locations and Subsidiaries 12
    Company Financials 14
    Overview 14
    Revenue by Division 14
    Revenue by Geography 15
    Products and Services List 16
    Major Products and Services 16
    Competitors and Strategic Business Relationships 17
    Top Competitors 17
    Shareholding Structure 17
    Strategy 18
    Vision 18
    Company View 18
    Strategy 26
    Corporate Social Responsibility 29
    SWOT Analysis 31
    Overview 31
    Strengths 31
    Weaknesses 34
    Opportunities 35
    Threats 36
    Key Employees 38
    List of Key Employees 38
    Key Employee Biographies 39
    Financial and Operational Overview 47
    Financial Overview 47
    Appendix 50
    Ask the analyst 50
    Datamonitor consulting 50
    Disclaimer 50



    TABLES
    Table 1: American Express Company - Key Facts 5
    Table 2: American Express Company - Other Locations and Subsidiaries 12
    Table 3: American Express Company - Revenue by Division 14
    Table 4: American Express Company - Revenue by Geography 15
    Table 5: American Express Company - Products and Services 16
    Table 6: American Express Company - Top Competitors 17
    Table 7: American Express Company - Key Shareholders 17
    Table 8: American Express Company - SWOT Analysis Summary 31
    Table 9: American Express Company - Key Employees 38
    Table 10: American Express Company - Financial Statements Summary 47
    Table 11: American Express Company - Other Key Statistics and Ratios 48
    Table 12: American Express Company - Overview of Operating Segments 49