Company Quick10K Filing
American Electric Power
Market
Closing Price ($) Shares Out (MM) Market Cap ($MM)
$0.00 495 $43,544
Financial Filings
10-Q 2019-10-24 Quarter: 2019-09-30
10-Q 2019-07-25 Quarter: 2019-06-30
10-Q 2019-04-26 Quarter: 2019-03-31
10-K 2019-02-21 Annual: 2018-12-31
10-Q 2018-10-25 Quarter: 2018-09-30
10-Q 2018-07-26 Quarter: 2018-06-30
10-Q 2018-04-26 Quarter: 2018-03-31
10-K 2018-02-23 Annual: 2017-12-31
10-Q 2017-10-27 Quarter: 2017-09-30
10-Q 2017-07-27 Quarter: 2017-06-30
10-Q 2017-04-28 Quarter: 2017-03-31
10-K 2017-02-28 Annual: 2016-12-31
10-Q 2016-11-02 Quarter: 2016-09-30
10-Q 2016-07-28 Quarter: 2016-06-30
10-Q 2016-04-28 Quarter: 2016-03-31
10-K 2016-02-24 Annual: 2015-12-31
10-Q 2015-10-22 Quarter: 2015-09-30
10-Q 2015-07-23 Quarter: 2015-06-30
10-Q 2015-04-23 Quarter: 2015-03-31
10-K 2015-02-20 Annual: 2014-12-31
10-Q 2014-10-23 Quarter: 2014-09-30
10-Q 2014-07-25 Quarter: 2014-06-30
10-Q 2014-04-25 Quarter: 2014-03-31
10-K 2014-02-25 Annual: 2013-12-31
10-Q 2013-10-25 Quarter: 2013-09-30
10-Q 2013-07-26 Quarter: 2013-06-30
10-Q 2013-04-26 Quarter: 2013-03-31
10-K 2013-02-26 Annual: 2012-12-31
10-Q 2012-10-26 Quarter: 2012-09-30
10-Q 2012-07-27 Quarter: 2012-06-30
10-Q 2012-04-27 Quarter: 2012-03-31
10-K 2012-02-28 Annual: 2011-12-31
10-Q 2011-10-28 Quarter: 2011-09-30
10-Q 2011-07-29 Quarter: 2011-06-30
10-Q 2011-05-03 Quarter: 2011-03-31
10-K 2011-02-25 Annual: 2010-12-31
10-Q 2010-11-01 Quarter: 2010-09-30
10-Q 2010-07-30 Quarter: 2010-06-30
10-Q 2010-04-30 Quarter: 2010-03-31
10-K 2010-02-26 Annual: 2009-12-31
Current Reports
8-K 2019-12-03 Officers
8-K 2019-10-24 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-09-17 Officers
8-K 2019-07-25 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-04-25 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-04-23 Amend Bylaw, Shareholder Vote, Exhibits
8-K 2019-03-14 Enter Agreement, Off-BS Arrangement, Exhibits
8-K 2019-01-24 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-11-30 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2018-10-25 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-10-17 Off-BS Arrangement
8-K 2018-07-25 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-04-26 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-04-24 Shareholder Vote
8-K 2018-01-25 Earnings, Exhibits
AEP 2019-09-30
Content
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits
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American Electric Power Earnings 2019-09-30

AEP 10Q Quarterly Report

Balance SheetIncome StatementCash Flow
Comparables ($MM TTM)
Ticker M Cap Assets Liab Rev G Profit Net Inc EBITDA EV G Margin EV/EBITDA ROA
D 62,190 100,822 72,441 14,640 0 1,761 3,758 98,278 0% 26.2 2%
SO 58,891 114,867 83,445 22,006 0 4,490 6,711 100,101 0% 14.9 4%
PAM 57,020 213,835 146,152 0 0 0 0 57,020 0%
DTV 47,163 25,321 29,159 33,880 0 2,876 8,353 62,256 0% 7.5 11%
AEP 43,544 72,550 53,001 15,765 0 1,978 3,091 71,532 0% 23.1 3%
EIX 27,120 59,521 46,608 12,914 0 346 1,969 44,241 0% 22.5 1%
ES 25,041 38,996 13,285 8,656 0 940 2,836 38,693 0% 13.6 2%
EDN 24,112 76,992 46,023 0 0 0 0 24,112 0%
DTE 23,960 36,851 12,713 0 0 1,116 3,020 37,467 12.4 3%
PPL 22,965 44,204 11,256 7,693 0 1,767 3,152 27,753 0% 8.8 4%
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