
Western Union (WU) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
983.6M
Gross Profit
364.4M
37.05%
Operating Income
177.4M
18.04%
Net Income
123.5M
12.56%
EPS (Diluted)
$0.36
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
8.3B
Total Liabilities
7.4B
Shareholders Equity
939.4M
Debt to Equity
7.88
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
150.3M
Free Cash Flow
123.8M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
Western Union Income Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 4.2B | 4.4B | 4.5B | 5.1B | 4.8B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 2.6B | 2.7B | 2.6B | 2.9B | 2.8B |
Gross Profit | 1.6B | 1.7B | 1.8B | 2.2B | 2.0B |
Gross Margin % | 37.8% | 38.7% | 41.3% | 42.9% | 41.5% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | - | - | - | - | - |
Selling, General & Administrative | 863.4M | 867.8M | 964.2M | 1.1B | 1.0B |
Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Operating Expenses | 863.4M | 867.8M | 964.2M | 1.1B | 1.0B |
Operating Income | 725.8M | 817.5M | 884.9M | 1.1B | 967.3M |
Operating Margin % | 17.2% | 18.8% | 19.8% | 22.1% | 20.0% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 11.9M | 15.6M | 13.9M | 1.4M | 3.2M |
Interest Expense | 119.8M | 105.3M | 101.0M | 105.5M | 118.5M |
Other Non-Operating Income | 700.0K | 18.0M | 210.8M | -83.6M | 3.1M |
Pre-tax Income | 618.6M | 745.8M | 1.0B | 935.4M | 855.1M |
Income Tax | -315.6M | 119.8M | 98.0M | 129.6M | 110.8M |
Effective Tax Rate % | -51.0% | 16.1% | 9.7% | 13.9% | 13.0% |
Net Income | 934.2M | 626.0M | 910.6M | 805.8M | 744.3M |
Net Margin % | 22.2% | 14.4% | 20.3% | 15.9% | 15.4% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 917.5M | 1.0B | 1.0B | 1.2B | 1.2B |
EPS (Basic) | $2.75 | $1.69 | $2.35 | $1.98 | $1.81 |
EPS (Diluted) | $2.74 | $1.68 | $2.34 | $1.97 | $1.79 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 340000000 | 370800000 | 387200000 | 406800000 | 412300000 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 340000000 | 370800000 | 387200000 | 406800000 | 412300000 |
Income Statement Trend
Western Union Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 2.1B | 1.8B | 1.3B | 1.2B | 2.1B |
Short-term Investments | 1.3B | 1.5B | - | 1.4B | 2.0B |
Accounts Receivable | 1.4B | 1.7B | - | 1.2B | 1.1B |
Inventory | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Assets | - | - | - | -566.0M | - |
Total Current Assets | 5.2B | 5.2B | 1.5B | 2.6B | 5.5B |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 541.6M | 500.0M | 466.5M | 293.9M | 798.0M |
Goodwill | 4.4B | 4.4B | 4.5B | 4.5B | 5.6B |
Intangible Assets | 315.4M | 380.2M | 457.9M | 417.1M | 505.0M |
Long-term Investments | - | - | 126.1M | 247.7M | 453.3M |
Other Non-Current Assets | 365.4M | 108.8M | 4.3B | 3.0B | 83.3M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 3.2B | 3.0B | 6.9B | 6.2B | 4.0B |
Total Assets | 8.4B | 8.2B | 8.5B | 8.8B | 9.5B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 407.9M | 453.0M | 464.0M | 450.2M | 500.9M |
Short-term Debt | - | 864.9M | 680.0M | 775.0M | 580.0M |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 46.7M | 46.9M | 182.5M | 627.6M | - |
Total Current Liabilities | 4.1B | 5.7B | 2.1B | 2.7B | 5.9B |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 3.1B | 1.8B | 1.9B | 2.4B | 2.7B |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 155.6M | 147.6M | 158.5M | 203.8M | 188.9M |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 22.8M | 39.2M | 3.9B | 2.9B | 60.1M |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 3.3B | 2.0B | 6.0B | 5.7B | 3.4B |
Total Liabilities | 7.4B | 7.7B | 8.0B | 8.5B | 9.3B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 3.4M | 3.5M | 3.7M | 3.9M | 4.1M |
Retained Earnings | 35.2M | -389.1M | -353.9M | -537.2M | -543.1M |
Treasury Stock | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 968.9M | 479.0M | 477.8M | 355.6M | 186.6M |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 3.1B | 2.7B | 2.6B | 3.2B | 3.3B |
Working Capital | 1.1B | -466.8M | -504.3M | -95.8M | -401.9M |
Balance Sheet Composition
Western Union Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 934.2M | 626.0M | 910.6M | 805.8M | 744.3M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 179.1M | 183.6M | 183.8M | 208.2M | 225.6M |
Stock-Based Compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Working Capital Changes | -187.1M | -43.3M | -194.0M | -121.4M | -157.7M |
Operating Cash Flow | 800.9M | 869.2M | 989.1M | 1.0B | 971.9M |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | -37.4M | -22.9M | -31.9M | -37.7M | -36.5M |
Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 887.2M | -149.1M | 49.4M |
Investment Purchases | -396.7M | -495.3M | -1.6B | -433.0M | -6.4B |
Investment Sales | 526.2M | 506.0M | 1.4B | 985.0M | 6.2B |
Investing Cash Flow | 76.9M | -15.9M | 701.8M | 368.9M | -253.2M |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -186.2M | -308.4M | -369.9M | -409.9M | -239.7M |
Dividends Paid | -321.5M | -349.0M | -364.2M | -381.6M | -370.3M |
Debt Issuance | 798.1M | 0 | 0 | 891.7M | 0 |
Debt Repayment | 0 | -300.0M | -300.0M | -1.2B | 0 |
Financing Cash Flow | -69.3M | -897.0M | -1.2B | -1.3B | -188.1M |
Free Cash Flow | 275.7M | 635.3M | 373.4M | 830.7M | 720.7M |
Net Change in Cash | 808.5M | -43.7M | 504.1M | 127.4M | 530.6M |
Cash Flow Trend
Western Union Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
3.29
Forward P/E
4.77
Price to Book
3.19
Price to Sales
0.68
PEG Ratio
-0.28
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
21.84%
Operating Margin
18.78%
Return on Equity
135.32%
Return on Assets
5.76%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
0.26
Debt to Equity
311.14
Beta
0.64
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$2.64
Book Value per Share
$2.73
Revenue per Share
$12.22
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
wu | 2.8B | 3.29 | 3.19 | 135.32% | 21.84% | 311.14 |
Visa | 679.4B | 34.12 | 17.87 | 51.76% | 52.16% | 65.02 |
Mastercard | 535.1B | 39.83 | 68.29 | 176.95% | 44.93% | 240.92 |
OneMain Holdings | 6.8B | 10.33 | 2.05 | 20.50% | 24.07% | 663.05 |
SLM | 6.4B | 14.97 | 3.03 | 18.99% | 36.64% | 269.94 |
FirstCash Holdings | 6.4B | 22.18 | 2.99 | 14.17% | 8.61% | 94.52 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.