WU Western Union CO

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  3. NYSE: WU

Price (delayed)

$12.78

Market cap

$4.32B

P/E Ratio

7.52

Dividend/share

$0.94

EPS

$1.7

Enterprise value

$5.76B

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 stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 18% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 9.0 but 6% more than its last 4 quarters average of 7.0
The company's equity fell by 28% YoY and by 17% QoQ
WU's net income is down by 20% YoY
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
Market
Shares outstanding
338.34M
Market cap
$4.32B
Enterprise value
$5.76B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
7.52
Price to book (P/B)
10.99
Price to sales (P/S)
1.01
EV/EBIT
6.84
EV/EBITDA
5.62
EV/Sales
1.32
Earnings
Revenue
$4.37B
EBIT
$841.2M
EBITDA
$1.02B
Free cash flow
$614.3M
Per share
EPS
$1.7
Free cash flow per share
$1.78
Book value per share
$1.16
Revenue per share
$12.69
TBVPS
$16.36
Balance sheet
Total assets
$8.05B
Total liabilities
$7.66B
Debt
$2.54B
Equity
$397.9M
Working capital
N/A
Liquidity
Debt to equity
6.38
Current ratio
N/A
Quick ratio
N/A
Net debt/EBITDA
1.4
Margins
EBITDA margin
23.5%
Gross margin
38.6%
Net margin
14.1%
Operating margin
18.4%
Efficiency
Return on assets
7.6%
Return on equity
116.6%
Return on invested capital
12%
Return on capital employed
N/A
Return on sales
19.3%
Dividend
Dividend yield
7.36%
DPS
$0.94
Payout ratio
55.3%

WU stock price

How has the Western Union stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.35%
1 week
2.57%
1 month
5.71%
1 year
2.73%
YTD
7.21%
QTD
4.58%

Financial performance

How have Western Union's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$4.37B
Gross profit
$1.69B
Operating income
$804.9M
Net income
$616.9M
Gross margin
38.6%
Net margin
14.1%
WU's net income is down by 20% YoY
Western Union's net margin has decreased by 20% YoY and by 2.1% from the previous quarter
The operating margin has declined by 6% year-on-year and by 2.1% since the previous quarter
Western Union's operating income has decreased by 6% YoY

Growth

What is Western Union's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Western Union stock price valuation
WU P/E details
P/E
7.52
P/B
10.99
P/S
1.01
EV/EBIT
6.84
EV/EBITDA
5.62
EV/Sales
1.32
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 18% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 9.0 but 6% more than its last 4 quarters average of 7.0
Western Union's EPS has decreased by 15% YoY
The company's equity fell by 28% YoY and by 17% QoQ
The price to book (P/B) is 20% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 9.0
WU's P/S is 34% below its 5-year quarterly average of 1.5 and 10% below its last 4 quarters average of 1.1

Efficiency

How efficient is Western Union business performance
The ROE has contracted by 24% YoY but it has grown by 6% from the previous quarter
The company's return on assets fell by 15% YoY
Western Union's ROS has decreased by 9% YoY
WU's return on invested capital is down by 3.2% year-on-year

Dividends

What is WU's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$0.94
Dividend yield
7.36%
Payout ratio
55.3%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Western Union financials performed over time
WU's total assets is 5% greater than its total liabilities
WU's total assets is down by 2.2% year-on-year
The debt to equity is up by 43% year-on-year and by 22% since the previous quarter
The company's equity fell by 28% YoY and by 17% QoQ

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