-- アメリカン・エキスプレス(AXP)は木曜日、予想を上回る第1四半期決算を発表し、通期業績見通しを改めて表明した。 3月期第1四半期の純利益は1株当たり4.28ドルとなり、前年同期の3.64ドルから増加し、ファクトセットが調査した市場予想の4ドルを上回った。金利費用控除後の売上高は、カード会員の利用額増加や純金利収入の増加などを背景に、11%増の189億1000万ドルとなった。市場予想は186億1000万ドルだった。 「年初から非常に好調なスタートを切ることができました。これは、当社のプレミアム顧客基盤における継続的な勢いと、実績のある成長戦略の実行を反映したものです」と、スティーブン・スクエリ最高経営責任者(CEO)は声明で述べた。「これまでの好調な業績を踏まえ、2026年通期の業績見通しを改めて表明します。」 アメリカン・エキスプレスは、売上高が9~10%増加し、1株当たり利益(EPS)が17.30~17.90ドルの範囲になるとの見通しを維持しています。FactSetのアナリスト予想平均は、EPSが17.56ドル、売上高が791億ドルとなっています。 米国消費者サービス部門の売上高は11%増の91億2000万ドル、国際カードサービス部門は20%増の35億3000万ドルとなりました。法人向けサービス部門は7%増の43億2000万ドル、グローバル加盟店・ネットワークサービス部門は10%増の20億ドルでした。 「カード会員の支出は(為替変動調整後で)9%増加し、過去3年間で最高の四半期成長率となりました。これは、当社のプレミアム商品に対する強い需要と利用率に牽引されたものです」とスクエリ氏は述べています。「当社の信用状況は引き続き良好です。」 同社によると、信用損失引当金は前年同期の11億5000万ドルから12億5000万ドルに増加した。これは、前年比で純償却額が増加し、引当金の取り崩し額が減少したことを反映している。
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