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WU Western Union CO
- Stocks
- Financial Services
- NYSE: WU
Price (delayed)
$9.99
Market cap
$3.3B
P/E Ratio
3.69
Dividend/share
$0.94
EPS
$2.71
Enterprise value
$4.8B
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 EPS has soared by 59% YoY
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 56% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 8.3 and 30% less than its last 4 quarters average of 5.3
The company's equity has surged by 136% YoY but it fell by 3% QoQ
WU's net income is up by 48% YoY but it is down by 2.1% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has decreased by 8% YoY and by 2.7% from the previous quarter
WU's revenue is down by 5% year-on-year
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WU
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
330.53M
Market cap
$3.3B
Enterprise value
$4.8B
Price to earnings (P/E)
3.69
Price to book (P/B)
3.59
Price to sales (P/S)
0.81
EV/EBIT
6.65
EV/EBITDA
5.36
EV/Sales
1.16
Revenue
$4.14B
Gross profit
$1.55B
Operating income
$711.1M
Net income
$915M
EBIT
$722.2M
EBITDA
$896.6M
Free cash flow
$340.6M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.71
EPS diluted
$2.68
Free cash flow per share
$1.01
Book value per share
$2.78
Revenue per share
$12.27
TBVPS
$17.7
Total assets
$8.34B
Total liabilities
$7.4B
Debt
$2.79B
Equity
$939.4M
Working capital
N/A
Debt to equity
2.97
Current ratio
N/A
Quick ratio
N/A
Net debt/EBITDA
1.68
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
21.6%
Gross margin
37.3%
Net margin
22.1%
Operating margin
17.2%
Return on assets
11.3%
Return on equity
121.9%
Return on invested capital
10%
Return on capital employed
N/A
Return on sales
17.4%
Dividend yield
9.41%
DPS
$0.94
Payout ratio
34.7%
WU stock price
How has the Western Union stock price performed over time
Intraday
2.36%
1 week
2.78%
1 month
2.78%
1 year
-24.89%
YTD
-5.75%
QTD
-5.58%
Financial performance
How have Western Union's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$4.14B
Gross profit
$1.55B
Operating income
$711.1M
Net income
$915M
Gross margin
37.3%
Net margin
22.1%
Western Union's net margin has soared by 57% YoY
WU's net income is up by 48% YoY but it is down by 2.1% from the previous quarter
Western Union's operating income has decreased by 12% YoY and by 2% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has decreased by 8% YoY and by 2.7% 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
P/E
3.69
P/B
3.59
P/S
0.81
EV/EBIT
6.65
EV/EBITDA
5.36
EV/Sales
1.16
Western Union's EPS has soared by 59% YoY
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 56% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 8.3 and 30% less than its last 4 quarters average of 5.3
The company's equity has surged by 136% YoY but it fell by 3% QoQ
The price to book (P/B) is 84% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 22.3 and 38% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 5.8
WU's P/S is 38% below its 5-year quarterly average of 1.3 and 10% below its last 4 quarters average of 0.9
WU's revenue is down by 5% year-on-year
Efficiency
How efficient is Western Union business performance
The company's return on assets rose by 49% YoY but it fell by 3.4% QoQ
The ROE has contracted by 20% from the previous quarter but it has grown by 4.5% YoY
WU's return on invested capital is down by 17% year-on-year and by 3.8% since the previous quarter
Western Union's ROS has decreased by 10% YoY
Dividends
What is WU's dividend history
DPS
$0.94
Dividend yield
9.41%
Payout ratio
34.7%
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 3.5% year-on-year
The total liabilities has declined by 3.4% year-on-year
Western Union's debt is 197% more than its equity
The company's equity has surged by 136% YoY but it fell by 3% QoQ
The debt to equity has dropped by 53% year-on-year and by 2.3% since the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.