WU Western Union CO

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  3. NYSE: WU

Price (delayed)

$11.71

Market cap

$4.39B

P/E Ratio

5.83

Dividend/share

$0.94

EPS

$2.01

Enterprise value

$5.62B

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 57% YoY and by 16% QoQ
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 39% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 9.5 and 7% less than its last 4 quarters average of 6.3
The gross profit has decreased by 19% YoY and by 5% from the previous quarter
WU's net income is down by 16% YoY and by 16% 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
Market
Shares outstanding
374.47M
Market cap
$4.39B
Enterprise value
$5.62B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
5.83
Price to book (P/B)
7.92
Price to sales (P/S)
1.01
EV/EBIT
6.05
EV/EBITDA
5.05
EV/Sales
1.29
Earnings
Revenue
$4.36B
EBIT
$928.6M
EBITDA
$1.11B
Free cash flow
$283.1M
Per share
EPS
$2.01
Free cash flow per share
$0.76
Book value per share
$1.48
Revenue per share
$11.64
TBVPS
$15.38
Balance sheet
Total assets
$8.23B
Total liabilities
$7.68B
Debt
$2.46B
Equity
$552.8M
Working capital
N/A
Liquidity
Debt to equity
4.45
Current ratio
N/A
Quick ratio
N/A
Net debt/EBITDA
1.11
Margins
EBITDA margin
25.5%
Gross margin
40.3%
Net margin
17.7%
Operating margin
19.6%
Efficiency
Return on assets
8.9%
Return on equity
153.3%
Return on invested capital
12.4%
Return on capital employed
N/A
Return on sales
21.3%
Dividend
Dividend yield
8.03%
DPS
$0.94
Payout ratio
46.8%

WU stock price

How has the Western Union stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.6%
1 week
-4.17%
1 month
9.95%
1 year
-33.5%
YTD
-14.96%
QTD
5.02%

Financial performance

How have Western Union's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$4.36B
Gross profit
$1.76B
Operating income
$852.1M
Net income
$769.1M
Gross margin
40.3%
Net margin
17.7%
Western Union's operating income has decreased by 24% YoY and by 3.7% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has decreased by 19% YoY and by 5% from the previous quarter
WU's net income is down by 16% YoY and by 16% from the previous quarter
WU's revenue is down by 13% year-on-year and by 2.7% since the previous quarter

Growth

What is Western Union's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Western Union stock price valuation
WU P/E details
P/E
5.83
P/B
7.92
P/S
1.01
EV/EBIT
6.05
EV/EBITDA
5.05
EV/Sales
1.29
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 39% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 9.5 and 7% less than its last 4 quarters average of 6.3
Western Union's EPS has decreased by 14% from the previous quarter and by 12% YoY
The company's equity has surged by 57% YoY and by 16% QoQ
The price to book (P/B) is 26% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 10.7
WU's P/S is 37% below its 5-year quarterly average of 1.6 and 8% below its last 4 quarters average of 1.1
WU's revenue is down by 13% year-on-year and by 2.7% since the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is Western Union business performance
The ROE has contracted by 43% YoY and by 24% from the previous quarter
WU's return on invested capital is down by 18% year-on-year and by 16% since the previous quarter
The company's return on assets fell by 15% QoQ and by 14% YoY
Western Union's ROS has decreased by 14% from the previous quarter and by 11% YoY

Dividends

What is WU's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$0.94
Dividend yield
8.03%
Payout ratio
46.8%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Western Union financials performed over time
WU's total assets is 7% greater than its total liabilities
The total liabilities has declined by 6% year-on-year and by 4.2% since the previous quarter
WU's total assets is down by 3.1% since the previous quarter and by 3% year-on-year
The company's equity has surged by 57% YoY and by 16% QoQ
The debt to equity is down by 38% year-on-year and by 19% since the previous quarter

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