WU Western Union CO
Price (delayed)
$10.66
Market cap
$3.6B
P/E Ratio
3.88
Dividend/share
$0.94
EPS
$2.75
Enterprise value
$5.07B
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
The company's equity has surged by 102% YoY and by 48% QoQ
Western Union's EPS has soared by 63% YoY and by 40% from the previous quarter
Western Union's debt has increased by 17% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has decreased by 6% YoY
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WU
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
337.93M
Market cap
$3.6B
Enterprise value
$5.07B
Price to earnings (P/E)
3.88
Price to book (P/B)
3.72
Price to sales (P/S)
0.86
EV/EBIT
6.87
EV/EBITDA
5.52
EV/Sales
1.2
Revenue
$4.21B
Gross profit
$1.59B
Operating income
$725.8M
Net income
$934.2M
EBIT
$738.4M
EBITDA
$917.5M
Free cash flow
$275.7M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.75
EPS diluted
$2.74
Free cash flow per share
$0.81
Book value per share
$2.87
Revenue per share
$12.38
TBVPS
$17.63
Total assets
$8.37B
Total liabilities
$7.4B
Debt
$2.94B
Equity
$968.9M
Working capital
N/A
Debt to equity
3.04
Current ratio
N/A
Quick ratio
N/A
Net debt/EBITDA
1.6
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
21.8%
Gross margin
37.8%
Net margin
22.2%
Operating margin
17.2%
Return on assets
11.7%
Return on equity
151.9%
Return on invested capital
10.4%
Return on capital employed
N/A
Return on sales
17.5%
Dividend yield
8.82%
DPS
$0.94
Payout ratio
34.2%
WU stock price
How has the Western Union stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.74%
1 week
1.43%
1 month
2.5%
1 year
-17.43%
YTD
0.57%
QTD
0.57%
Financial performance
How have Western Union's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$4.21B
Gross profit
$1.59B
Operating income
$725.8M
Net income
$934.2M
Gross margin
37.8%
Net margin
22.2%
Western Union's net margin has soared by 54% YoY and by 38% from the previous quarter
WU's net income is up by 49% YoY and by 38% from the previous quarter
Western Union's operating income has decreased by 11% YoY but it has increased by 2.7% from the previous quarter
The operating margin has declined by 9% year-on-year but it is up by 2.4% since the previous quarter
Growth
What is Western Union's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Western Union stock price valuation
P/E
3.88
P/B
3.72
P/S
0.86
EV/EBIT
6.87
EV/EBITDA
5.52
EV/Sales
1.2
Western Union's EPS has soared by 63% YoY and by 40% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 54% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 8.5 and 39% less than its last 4 quarters average of 6.4
The company's equity has surged by 102% YoY and by 48% QoQ
The price to book (P/B) is 84% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 23.3 and 52% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 7.8
WU's P/S is 39% below its 5-year quarterly average of 1.4 and 14% below its last 4 quarters average of 1.0
WU's revenue is down by 3.4% year-on-year
Efficiency
How efficient is Western Union business performance
The company's return on assets has surged by 54% YoY and by 38% QoQ
The ROE has grown by 38% YoY and by 11% from the previous quarter
WU's return on invested capital is down by 15% year-on-year
Western Union's ROS has decreased by 10% YoY
Dividends
What is WU's dividend history
DPS
$0.94
Dividend yield
8.82%
Payout ratio
34.2%
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 up by 9% since the previous quarter and by 2.1% year-on-year
The total liabilities is up by 5% since the previous quarter but it has declined by 4.1% year-on-year
The company's equity has surged by 102% YoY and by 48% QoQ
The debt to equity is down by 42% year-on-year and by 23% since the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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