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Price (delayed)
$11.55
Market cap
$3.9B
P/E Ratio
7
Dividend/share
$0.94
EPS
$1.65
Enterprise value
$5.5B
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 22% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 9.0 and 3.7% less than its last 4 quarters average of 7.3
The company's equity fell by 30% YoY but it rose by 11% QoQ
Western Union's debt has decreased by 6% YoY but it has increased by 3.8% from the previous quarter
WU's net income is down by 23% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
Western Union's EPS has decreased by 17% YoY and by 2.9% from the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WU
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
337.78M
Market cap
$3.9B
Enterprise value
$5.5B
Price to book (P/B)
8.87
Price to sales (P/S)
0.92
EV/EBIT
6.93
EV/EBITDA
5.63
EV/Sales
1.29
Revenue
$4.27B
EBIT
$794.1M
EBITDA
$977.9M
Free cash flow
$457.1M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$1.65
Free cash flow per share
$1.35
Book value per share
$1.3
Revenue per share
$12.6
TBVPS
$16.44
Total assets
$7.97B
Total liabilities
$7.53B
Debt
$2.64B
Equity
$440.8M
Working capital
N/A
Debt to equity
5.98
Current ratio
N/A
Quick ratio
N/A
Net debt/EBITDA
1.64
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
22.9%
Gross margin
37.9%
Net margin
13.6%
Operating margin
17.7%
Return on assets
7.2%
Return on equity
120.5%
Return on invested capital
11.4%
Return on capital employed
N/A
Return on sales
18.6%
Dividend yield
8.14%
DPS
$0.94
Payout ratio
57%
WU stock price
How has the Western Union stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.43%
1 week
-2.45%
1 month
-3.59%
1 year
-12.83%
YTD
-3.1%
QTD
-3.19%
Financial performance
How have Western Union's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$4.27B
Gross profit
$1.62B
Operating income
$753M
Net income
$581.7M
Gross margin
37.9%
Net margin
13.6%
WU's net income is down by 23% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
Western Union's net margin has decreased by 20% YoY and by 3.5% from the previous quarter
Western Union's operating income has decreased by 9% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has decreased by 7% YoY and by 4.1% from the previous quarter
Growth
What is Western Union's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Western Union stock price valuation
P/E
7
P/B
8.87
P/S
0.92
EV/EBIT
6.93
EV/EBITDA
5.63
EV/Sales
1.29
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 22% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 9.0 and 3.7% less than its last 4 quarters average of 7.3
Western Union's EPS has decreased by 17% YoY and by 2.9% from the previous quarter
The price to book (P/B) is 65% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 25.6 and 7% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 9.6
The company's equity fell by 30% YoY but it rose by 11% QoQ
WU's P/S is 34% below its 5-year quarterly average of 1.4 and 16% below its last 4 quarters average of 1.1
WU's revenue is down by 2.8% year-on-year and by 2.4% since the previous quarter
Efficiency
How efficient is Western Union business performance
The company's return on assets fell by 18% YoY and by 5% QoQ
The ROE has contracted by 12% YoY but it has grown by 3.3% from the previous quarter
Western Union's ROS has decreased by 11% YoY and by 3.6% from the previous quarter
WU's return on invested capital is down by 8% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
Dividends
What is WU's dividend history
DPS
$0.94
Dividend yield
8.14%
Payout ratio
57%
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 6% greater than its total liabilities
WU's total assets is down by 6% year-on-year
The total liabilities has declined by 4.2% year-on-year
The debt to equity is up by 33% year-on-year but it is down by 6% since the previous quarter
The company's equity fell by 30% YoY but it rose by 11% QoQ
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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and Sharadar.