The Western Union Company(WU) Stock Research - Grey Stern Research

The Western Union Company (WU) Stock Analysis

$11.67 (-1.93%)

WU Financial Performance


Use the table below to view The Western Union Company's financial profile. This data is gathers from the latest available financial statements. Annual data is taken from the trailing 12 months of statements. All numbers are reported in US Dollars and so any foreign currencies are converted to USD so comparison's can be done.

Based on Financial Statements from Q2 - 2024

Metric Value Ranking among Peers
Price $11.90 -
52 Week Low $10.92 -
52 Week High $14.19 -
Market Cap $4.0 Billion 10/15
Gross Margin 38% 13/15
Profit Margin 13% 5/15
EBITDA margin 18% 9/15
Q2 - 2024 Revenue $1.1 Billion 11/15
Q2 - 2024 Earnings $141.0 Million 9/15
Q2 - 2024 Free Cash Flow $0 Million 11/15
Trailing 4 Quarters Revenue $4.3 Billion 10/15
Trailing 4 Quarters Earnings $581.7 Million 9/15
Quarterly Earnings Growth -20% 12/15
Annual Earnings Growth -8% 9/15
Quarterly Revenue Growth -9% 15/15
Annual Revenue Growth 0% 13/15
Cash On Hand $1.0 Billion 10/15
Short Term Debt $0 11/15
Long Term Debt $0 15/15

The Western Union Company Financial Metrics


Financial metrics are a set of useful numbers that can give key performance indicators of a company. The various metrics can include information about profitability, growth, and debt load. When combined and use properly they can tell an analyst a compelling fact-based story of how the company is currently performing. To compare The Western Union Company's metrics versus it's peers make sure to run our peer analysis tool.

Valuation Metrics

Metric Value Ranking among Peers
PE 6.91 11/15
PS 0.94 10/15
PB 9.12 3/15
PC 3.89 5/15
Liabilities to Equity 17.08 2/15
ROA 0.07 3/15
ROE 1.32 2/15
Current Ratio 1.06 13/15
Quick Ratio 0.14 8/15
Long Term Debt to Equity 0.00 13/15
Debt to Equity 0.00 14/15
Burn Rate -7.33 14/15
Cash to Cap 0.26 8/15
CCR 0.00 10/15
EV to EBITDA 15.66 11/15
EV to Revenue 0.70 12/15

Company Details

The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Consumer-to-Consumer and Business Solutions. The Consumer-to-Consumer segment facilitates money transfers between two consumers, primarily through a network of third-party agents and sub-agents; and offers international cross-border transfers and intra-country transfers, as well as money transfer transactions through websites and mobile devices. The Business Solutions segment provides payment and foreign exchange solutions, primarily cross-border and cross-currency transactions for small and medium size enterprises, other organizations, and individuals; and foreign currency forward and option contracts. It also offers bill payment services that facilitates payments from consumers to businesses and other organizations, as well as offers money order and other services. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

CEO: Mr. Hikmet Ersek

Website: https://www.westernunion.com

Address: 7001 E Belleview Ave Denver, COLORADO

Exchange: New York Stock Exchange

Industry: Credit Services

The Western Union Company Peer Analysis


A useful and more reliable way of seeing the health of a company is to compare it to other companies operating in the same sector. Below is our list of companies which we rank are the closest peers to The Western Union Company. If you feel that peers should be added or removed from this list please contact us. To run an in-depth peer analysis which compares many financial metrics click on the link below.

Stock Ticker Market Cap
American Express Company AXP $191.1 Billion
Visa Inc. V $563.8 Billion
Synchrony Financial SYF $20.2 Billion
Mastercard Incorporated MA $451.9 Billion
Navient Corporation NAVI $1.8 Billion
Ally Financial Inc. ALLY $10.7 Billion
Capital One Financial Corporation COF $58.4 Billion
Discover Financial Services DFS $36.1 Billion
MoneyGram International, Inc. MGI $1.1 Billion
FirstCash Holdings, Inc FCFS $5.3 Billion
Green Dot Corporation GDOT $670.9 Million
Enova International, Inc. ENVA $2.3 Billion
ORIX Corporation IX $27.8 Billion
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. BFH $2.6 Billion
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WU Income Statements
Quarter Year Revenue Earnings
Q2 2024 $ 1.1 Billion $141.0 Million
Q1 2024 $ 1.0 Billion $142.7 Million
Q4 2023 $ 1.1 Billion $127.0 Million
Q3 2023 $ 1.1 Billion $171.0 Million
Q2 2023 $ 1.2 Billion $176.2 Million
Q1 2023 $ 1.0 Billion $151.8 Million
Q4 2022 $ 1.1 Billion $249.4 Million
Q3 2022 $ 1.1 Billion $173.9 Million

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WU Balance Sheets
Quarter Year Cash & Equivalents Total Assets Total Debt Total Equity
Q2 2024 $1.0 Billion $8.0 Billion $0 $440.8 Million
Q1 2024 $1.1 Billion $8.1 Billion $2.5 Billion $397.9 Million
Q4 2023 $1.3 Billion $8.2 Billion $0 $479.0 Million
Q3 2023 $1.1 Billion $7.9 Billion $2.3 Billion $613.6 Million
Q2 2023 $1.6 Billion $8.5 Billion $2.8 Billion $626.5 Million
Q1 2023 $1.2 Billion $8.2 Billion $2.5 Billion $552.8 Million
Q4 2022 $1.3 Billion $8.5 Billion $2.8 Billion $477.8 Million
Q3 2022 $1.2 Billion $8.9 Billion $0 $528.3 Million

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WU Cash Flow Statements
Quarter Year freeCashFlow capitalExpenditure netChangeInCash
Q2 2024 $0 $0 $0
Q1 2024 $58.9 Million -$35.1 Million -$161.8 Million
Q4 2023 $0 $0 $0
Q3 2023 $227.5 Million -$27.1 Million $17.7 Million
Q2 2023 $94.0 Million -$32.7 Million -$372.5 Million
Q1 2023 $79.9 Million -$57.4 Million -$38.1 Million
Q4 2022 -$1.5 Million -$60.7 Million -$69.0 Million
Q3 2022 $278.8 Million $63.2 Million $187.7 Million

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