WU Western Union CO

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  3. NYSE: WU

Price (delayed)

$7.55

Market cap

$2.36B

P/E Ratio

5.51

Dividend/share

$0.94

EPS

$1.37

Enterprise value

$4.07B

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 17
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 18
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 90
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 62

The Western Union Company is an American worldwide financial services and communications company, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Until it discontinued the service in 2006, Western Union was the leading American ...

Highlights
Western Union's debt has decreased by 9% from the previous quarter and by 6% YoY
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 17% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 6.6 but 15% more than its last 4 quarters average of 4.8
WU's net income has plunged by 52% YoY and by 12% from the previous quarter
Western Union's EPS has decreased by 49% YoY and by 10% from the previous quarter
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Credit Services
Website: https://corporate.westernunion.com/
Peers: GPN FIS WEX EEFT

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of WU

WU stock price

How has the Western Union stock price performed over time
Intraday
3.14%
1 week
0.94%
1 month
-14.4%
1 year
-17.31%
YTD
-18.9%
QTD
-13.52%

Financial performance

How have Western Union's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$4.05B
Gross profit
$1.46B
Operating income
$702.9M
Net income
$440.8M
Gross margin
36.1%
Net margin
10.9%
WU's net income has plunged by 52% YoY and by 12% from the previous quarter
Western Union's net margin has plunged by 51% YoY and by 11% from the previous quarter
The operating margin has declined by 7% since the previous quarter
Western Union's operating income has decreased by 7% from the previous quarter

Price vs fundamentals

How does WU's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Western Union's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Western Union stock price valuation
WU P/E details
P/E
5.51
P/B
2.6
P/S
0.59
EV/EBIT
5.7
EV/EBITDA
4.6
EV/Sales
1.01
Western Union's EPS has decreased by 49% YoY and by 10% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 17% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 6.6 but 15% more than its last 4 quarters average of 4.8
The price to book (P/B) is 75% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 10.5 and 13% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 3.0
The company's equity fell by 4.9% QoQ and by 3.1% YoY
WU's P/S is 46% below its 5-year quarterly average of 1.1 and 16% below its last 4 quarters average of 0.7
WU's revenue is down by 2.3% year-on-year

Efficiency

How efficient is Western Union business performance
The ROE has plunged by 61% YoY and by 11% from the previous quarter
The company's return on assets has shrunk by 51% YoY and by 11% QoQ
WU's return on invested capital is down by 7% since the previous quarter and by 2% year-on-year
Western Union's ROS has decreased by 7% from the previous quarter

Dividends

What is WU's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$0.94
Dividend yield
12.45%
Payout ratio
68.6%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did Western Union financials performed over time
WU's total assets is 13% greater than its total liabilities
WU's total assets is down by 2.9% year-on-year and by 2.5% since the previous quarter
The total liabilities has declined by 2.8% year-on-year and by 2.2% since the previous quarter
Western Union's debt is 188% more than its equity
Western Union's debt has decreased by 9% from the previous quarter and by 6% YoY
The company's equity fell by 4.9% QoQ and by 3.1% YoY

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.