WU Western Union CO

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  3. NYSE: WU

Price (delayed)

$12.93

Market cap

$4.42B

P/E Ratio

7.65

Dividend/share

$0.94

EPS

$1.69

Enterprise value

$5.66B

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 20% more than its last 4 quarters average of 6.3 but 16% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 9.0
Western Union's debt has increased by 8% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 4.3% YoY
WU's net income is down by 31% YoY and by 16% from the previous quarter
Western Union's EPS has decreased by 28% YoY and by 15% 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
342.2M
Market cap
$4.42B
Enterprise value
$5.66B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
7.65
Price to book (P/B)
9.84
Price to sales (P/S)
1.1
EV/EBIT
6.65
EV/EBITDA
5.47
EV/Sales
1.3
Earnings
Revenue
$4.36B
EBIT
$851.1M
EBITDA
$1.03B
Free cash flow
$635.3M
Per share
EPS
$1.69
Free cash flow per share
$1.71
Book value per share
$1.31
Revenue per share
$11.75
TBVPS
$15.6
Balance sheet
Total assets
$8.2B
Total liabilities
$7.72B
Debt
$2.5B
Equity
$479M
Working capital
N/A
Liquidity
Debt to equity
5.23
Current ratio
N/A
Quick ratio
N/A
Net debt/EBITDA
1.19
Margins
EBITDA margin
23.7%
Gross margin
38.7%
Net margin
14.4%
Operating margin
18.8%
Efficiency
Return on assets
7.6%
Return on equity
110.2%
Return on invested capital
12.2%
Return on capital employed
N/A
Return on sales
19.5%
Dividend
Dividend yield
7.27%
DPS
$0.94
Payout ratio
55.6%

WU stock price

How has the Western Union stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.02%
1 week
-2.78%
1 month
-4.58%
1 year
17.12%
YTD
8.47%
QTD
-7.51%

Financial performance

How have Western Union's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$4.36B
Gross profit
$1.69B
Operating income
$817.5M
Net income
$626M
Gross margin
38.7%
Net margin
14.4%
WU's net income is down by 31% YoY and by 16% from the previous quarter
Western Union's net margin has decreased by 29% YoY and by 15% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has decreased by 9% YoY
Western Union's operating income has decreased by 8% 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
7.65
P/B
9.84
P/S
1.1
EV/EBIT
6.65
EV/EBITDA
5.47
EV/Sales
1.3
Western Union's EPS has decreased by 28% YoY and by 15% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 20% more than its last 4 quarters average of 6.3 but 16% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 9.0
The price to book (P/B) is 23% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 7.9
The company's equity fell by 22% QoQ
WU's P/S is 27% below its 5-year quarterly average of 1.5 but 9% above its last 4 quarters average of 1.0
WU's revenue is down by 2.6% year-on-year

Efficiency

How efficient is Western Union business performance
The ROE has contracted by 45% YoY and by 16% from the previous quarter
The company's return on assets fell by 28% YoY and by 16% QoQ
Western Union's ROS has decreased by 21% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
WU's return on invested capital is down by 17% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter

Dividends

What is WU's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$0.94
Dividend yield
7.27%
Payout ratio
55.6%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Western Union financials performed over time
WU's total assets is 6% greater than its total liabilities
The total liabilities is up by 6% since the previous quarter but it has declined by 3.7% year-on-year
WU's total assets is up by 3.6% since the previous quarter but it is down by 3.5% year-on-year
The debt to equity is up by 39% since the previous quarter but it is down by 4.6% year-on-year
The company's equity fell by 22% QoQ

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