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Price (delayed)
$10.71
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E Ratio
5.44
Dividend/share
$0.94
EPS
$1.97
Enterprise value
$5.11B
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 rose by 48% QoQ and by 6% YoY
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 38% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 8.8 and 24% less than its last 4 quarters average of 7.2
WU's net income is up by 16% from the previous quarter but it is down by 10% YoY
Western Union's debt has increased by 12% YoY
The gross profit has decreased by 7% YoY
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WU
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
337.8M
Market cap
$3.62B
Enterprise value
$5.11B
Price to book (P/B)
5.54
Price to sales (P/S)
0.86
EV/EBIT
6.99
EV/EBITDA
5.6
EV/Sales
1.21
Revenue
$4.2B
Gross profit
$1.59B
Net income
$675.5M
EBIT
$730.7M
EBITDA
$911.5M
Free cash flow
$414.4M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$1.97
EPS diluted
$1.95
Free cash flow per share
$1.22
Book value per share
$1.93
Revenue per share
$12.43
TBVPS
$15.62
Total assets
$7.68B
Total liabilities
$7.02B
Debt
$2.59B
Equity
$652.7M
Working capital
N/A
Debt to equity
3.96
Current ratio
N/A
Quick ratio
N/A
Net debt/EBITDA
1.63
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
21.7%
Gross margin
37.8%
Net margin
16.1%
Operating margin
16.8%
Return on assets
8.5%
Return on equity
137.1%
Return on invested capital
10.4%
Return on capital employed
N/A
Return on sales
17.4%
Dividend yield
8.78%
DPS
$0.94
Payout ratio
47.7%
WU stock price
How has the Western Union stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.09%
1 week
-0.46%
1 month
-0.09%
1 year
-10.23%
YTD
-10.15%
QTD
-10.23%
Financial performance
How have Western Union's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$4.2B
Gross profit
$1.59B
Operating income
$707M
Net income
$675.5M
Gross margin
37.8%
Net margin
16.1%
Western Union's net margin has increased by 18% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 5% YoY
WU's net income is up by 16% from the previous quarter but it is down by 10% YoY
Western Union's operating income has decreased by 13% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The operating margin has declined by 9% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
Growth
What is Western Union's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Western Union stock price valuation
P/E
5.44
P/B
5.54
P/S
0.86
EV/EBIT
6.99
EV/EBITDA
5.6
EV/Sales
1.21
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 38% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 8.8 and 24% less than its last 4 quarters average of 7.2
Western Union's EPS has increased by 19% from the previous quarter
The price to book (P/B) is 77% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 24.5 and 40% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 9.2
The company's equity rose by 48% QoQ and by 6% YoY
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 4.4% year-on-year
Efficiency
How efficient is Western Union business performance
WU's return on invested capital is down by 21% year-on-year and by 9% since the previous quarter
The company's return on assets rose by 18% QoQ but it fell by 6% YoY
Western Union's ROS has decreased by 17% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The ROE has grown by 14% from the previous quarter and by 4% YoY
Dividends
What is WU's dividend history
DPS
$0.94
Dividend yield
8.78%
Payout ratio
47.7%
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 9% greater than its total liabilities
The total liabilities has declined by 7% since the previous quarter and by 3.8% year-on-year
WU's total assets is down by 3.7% since the previous quarter and by 3% year-on-year
The company's equity rose by 48% QoQ and by 6% YoY
The debt to equity is down by 34% since the previous quarter but it is up by 5% year-on-year
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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