The Western Union Company WU
6.18
0.15
2.49%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $1.9B
- P/E
- 4.9×
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| Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 | Dec '20 | Dec '19 | Dec '18 | Dec '17 | Dec '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E ratio |
6.09 | 3.85 | 7.18 | 6.00 | 9.06 | 12.12 | 10.84 | 9.03 | 0.00 | 43.08 |
P/S ratio |
0.75 | 0.86 | 1.03 | 1.22 | 1.43 | 1.87 | 2.16 | 1.38 | 1.62 | 1.99 |
P/FCF ratio |
7.74 | 13.07 | 7.08 | 14.61 | 8.74 | 12.55 | 14.55 | 15.98 | 15.80 | 13.26 |
P/Operating CF |
22.46 | 26.90 | 17.00 | 92.16 | 20.20 | 30.99 | 45.93 | 25.45 | 27.99 | 48.95 |
P/B ratio |
3.17 | 3.72 | 9.39 | 11.42 | 20.41 | 48.48 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.94 |
Price to Tangible BV |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
EV/Sales |
1.16 | 1.20 | 1.32 | 1.52 | 1.79 | 2.21 | 2.50 | 1.82 | 2.01 | 2.34 |
EV/EBITDA |
5.08 | 5.60 | 5.73 | 6.35 | 6.80 | 8.96 | 11.10 | 7.33 | 9.25 | 16.90 |
EV/Operating CF |
8.62 | 12.48 | 7.32 | 11.67 | 8.66 | 12.18 | 14.47 | 12.38 | 14.99 | 12.17 |
EV/FCF |
11.92 | 18.39 | 9.03 | 18.18 | 10.90 | 14.83 | 16.81 | 21.08 | 19.69 | 15.61 |
Quick Ratio |
1.19 | 1.20 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
Current Ratio |
1.19 | 1.20 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
1.78 | 1.62 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.49 | 1.77 | 1.83 | 2.54 |
Debt/Assets |
34.65% | 35.13% | 30.55% | 30.80% | 34.10% | 32.30% | 36.87% | 38.17% | 32.86% | 29.58% |
Debt/Equity |
3.00 | 3.04 | 5.23 | 5.48 | 8.46 | 16.44 | (81.75) | (11.08) | (6.17) | 3.09 |
Asset Turnover |
0.49 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.57 |
Operating CF/Net income |
1.09 | 0.43 | 1.25 | 0.64 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 0.86 | 0.96 | (1.33) | 4.11 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.91) | (0.73) | (0.80) | (1.13) | (1.03) | (0.69) | (0.50) | (1.28) | (0.24) | (0.87) |
Interest Coverage |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 51.86% | 129.04% | 130.85% | 218.53% | 297.23% | 1,011.96% | (605.95%) | (212.66%) | (271.23%) | 21.95% | |
| 5.99% | 11.28% | 7.50% | 10.52% | 8.80% | 8.15% | 11.92% | 9.35% | (5.97%) | 2.68% | |
ROIC |
18.20% | 18.62% | 29.79% | 30.58% | 32.56% | 33.12% | 33.56% | 32.61% | 17.45% | 10.83% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
59.03% | 106.39% | 252.93% | 440.12% | 4,796.43% | 500.20% | 6,698.10% | (227.11%) | 60.68% | (57.69%) |
Average Days of Receivables |
310.79 | 291.40 | 308.87 | 284.37 | 204.68 | 288.48 | 227.38 | 249.03 | 276.77 | 252.34 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
18.34% | 20.51% | 19.92% | 21.54% | 20.73% | 21.53% | 24.03% | 20.88% | 22.29% | 30.78% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.30 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.41 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.88) | (0.71) | (0.61) | (0.59) | (0.61) | (0.45) | (0.35) | (0.59) | (0.53) | (0.36) |
Graham Number |
10.05 | 13.28 | 7.01 | 8.08 | 6.22 | 4.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.41 | 4.60 |
Earnings Yield |
16.43% | 25.94% | 13.93% | 16.68% | 11.04% | 8.25% | 9.22% | 11.08% | (6.50%) | 2.32% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
12.92% | 7.65% | 14.12% | 6.84% | 11.45% | 7.97% | 6.87% | 6.26% | 6.33% | 7.54% |
Revenue per Share |
12.40 | 12.38 | 11.75 | 11.56 | 12.47 | 11.73 | 12.38 | 12.37 | 11.81 | 11.06 |
Operating CF per Share |
1.66 | 1.20 | 2.11 | 1.50 | 2.57 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 1.82 | 1.59 | 2.13 |
Capex per Share |
(0.46) | (0.38) | (0.40) | (0.54) | (0.53) | (0.38) | (0.30) | (0.75) | (0.38) | (0.47) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
1.20 | 0.81 | 1.71 | 0.96 | 2.04 | 1.75 | 1.84 | 1.07 | 1.21 | 1.66 |
Cash per Share |
3.78 | 4.34 | 3.42 | 3.32 | 2.97 | 3.46 | 3.39 | 2.15 | 1.79 | 1.79 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
2.93 | 2.85 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 0.87 | 0.45 | (0.09) | (0.69) | (1.05) | 1.84 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
2.93 | 2.85 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 0.87 | 0.45 | (0.09) | (0.69) | (1.05) | 1.84 |
Free Cash Flow |
392.90 | 275.70 | 635.30 | 373.40 | 830.70 | 720.70 | 786.90 | 482.30 | 564.90 | 812.10 |
Working Capital |
751.30 | 793.90 | 156.10 | 96.60 | (112.60) | (1.60) | (171.10) | (645.50) | (1,132.30) | (659.40) |
Capital Expenditures |
(150.80) | (130.60) | (147.80) | (208.20) | (214.60) | (156.80) | (127.70) | (339.00) | (177.10) | (229.80) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(2,664.60) | (2,566.80) | (2,764.20) | (3,245.80) | (4,416.10) | (4,060.10) | (4,050.80) | (4,519.40) | (4,695.70) | (3,890.80) |
EV/EBIT |
6.19 | 6.99 | 7.01 | 7.67 | 8.06 | 11.05 | 14.16 | 9.06 | 23.38 | 26.03 |
Capex to Sales |
0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
Net Profit Margin |
12.33% | 22.19% | 14.37% | 20.35% | 15.89% | 15.39% | 20.00% | 15.24% | (10.08%) | 4.67% |
Price to Operating Income |
4.02 | 4.97 | 5.50 | 6.17 | 6.46 | 9.35 | 12.26 | 6.87 | 18.76 | 22.11 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
1.74 | 2.13 | 2.01 | 1.67 | 1.61 | 1.50 | 1.38 | 0.98 | 3.39 | 1.19 |
Cash ROIC |
8.85% | 5.98% | 16.27% | 10.76% | 20.03% | 15.53% | 15.68% | 13.45% | 15.61% | 17.99% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
1.19 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.41 | 1.52 | 1.36 | 1.49 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.54 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
6.25 | 6.09 | 5.83 | 5.75 | 6.09 | 5.13 | 5.29 | 5.14 | 3.63 | 3.76 |
Inventory Turnover |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Days of Payables |
58.44 | 56.81 | 61.89 | 64.48 | 56.73 | 64.68 | 71.18 | 62.47 | 78.21 | 126.21 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Receivables |
3,404.95 | 3,523.90 | 3,586.90 | 3,165.15 | 3,332.45 | 3,559.05 | 3,555.25 | 4,001.35 | 3,969.00 | 3,528.90 |
Average Payables |
408.15 | 430.45 | 458.50 | 457.10 | 475.55 | 551.40 | 583.40 | 641.70 | 924.05 | 868.10 |
Average Assets |
8,338.20 | 8,284.65 | 8,347.55 | 8,659.90 | 9,159.90 | 9,127.40 | 8,877.65 | 9,114.10 | 9,325.50 | 9,434.40 |
Average Common Equity |
963.35 | 723.95 | 478.40 | 416.70 | 271.10 | 73.55 | (174.65) | (400.60) | 205.40 | 1,153.55 |
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