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The Western Union Company  (WU)
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    Sector  Services    Industry Professional Services
   Industry Professional Services
   Sector  Services
 
Price: $13.5500 $0.07 0.519%
Day's High: $13.63 Week Perf: -1.88 %
Day's Low: $ 13.38 30 Day Perf: 3.59 %
Volume (M): 4,861 52 Wk High: $ 14.19
Volume (M$): $ 65,861 52 Wk Avg: $12.12
Open: $13.43 52 Wk Low: $10.37



 Market Capitalization (Millions $) 5,081
 Shares Outstanding (Millions) 375
 Employees 11,500
 Revenues (TTM) (Millions $) 4,397
 Net Income (TTM) (Millions $) 748
 Cash Flow (TTM) (Millions $) -393
 Capital Exp. (TTM) (Millions $) 117

The Western Union Company

The Western Union Company is a leader in global money transfer, providing people with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send money around the world, pay bills and purchase money orders. The Western Union' brand is globally recognized. Our services are available through a network of nearly 300,000 agent locations in more than 200 countries and territories. Each location in our agent network is capable of providing one or more of our services. Our consumer-to-consumer money transfer service enables people to send money around the world in minutes. Our consumer-to-business service provides consumers with flexible and convenient options for making one-time or recurring payments.

The Western Union Company ('Western Union' or the 'Company') has roots back to 1851. It first traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1865. In 1884, Western Union was one of the original 11 companies included on the first Dow Jones average listing. We have a long history of providing innovative services, including creating the universal stock ticker and launching the first United States commercial communications satellite service. We introduced our consumer-to-consumer money transfer service in 1871. We began offering consumer-to-business payment services in 1989 when we introduced Western Union Quick Collect' or 'Quick Collect', providing consumers in the United States with the ability to conveniently pay bills in cash through our agent network.

Approximately 80% of our agent locations are outside the United States. Our services are available in almost every country or territory. We have offices in more than 40 countries. In the United States, Costa Rica, Russia, Mexico, Argentina and Australia, our offices include customer service centers, where our employees answer operational questions from agents. Our office in Dublin, Ireland serves as our international headquarters. Other offices, including regional management offices in Denver, Miami, Vienna, and Hong Kong, provide sales, marketing, data processing and other services. Our employees and members of senior management reflect the global nature of our business; natives of many different countries, they speak many languages.

Western Union agents include large networks such as post offices, banks and retailers. We have agreements with postal organizations in France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Argentina, Australia, China, India, New Zealand and elsewhere. Our services are offered through banks such as Soci't' G'n'rale, BNP Paribas, Credit Lyonnais, Millennium BCP, Agricultural Bank of China and the State Bank of India. National and international retailers in the network include Kroger and Publix in the United States and Travelex and DHL International. Many of our agents have multiple locations. Our agents know the markets they serve. They work with our management to develop business plans for their markets, and many of our agents contribute financial resources to marketing the business.

We intend to continue to identify and create opportunities to generate new revenue from our existing distribution channels, including through acquisitions and by equity investments in our agents. An example of our execution on this strategy is our acquisition in December 2006 of the remaining 75% interest in Servicio Electr'nico de Pago S.A. and related entities ('SEPSA'), an Argentina-based provider of consumer-to-business payment services to a variety of organizations that receive consumer payments including utilities and government agencies. Prior to the acquisition of the remaining interest, we held a 25% interest in SEPSA.

Our Segments

We manage our business around the consumers we serve and the type of services we offer. Each segment addresses a different combination of consumer needs, distribution networks and services.

' Consumer-to-consumer'provides money transfer services between consumers, primarily through a global network of third-party agents using our multi-currency, real-time money transfer processing systems.

' Consumer-to-business'focuses on payments from consumers to billers through our networks of third-party agents and various electronic channels. While we continue to pursue international expansion of our offerings in selected markets, as demonstrated by our December 2006 acquisition of SEPSA, substantially all of the segment's 2006 revenue was generated in the United States.

Our other businesses not included in these segments include Western Union branded money orders available through a network of third-party agents primarily in the United States and Canada, and prepaid services. Prepaid services include a Western Union branded prepaid card sold through our agent network primarily in the United States and the Internet, and top-up services for third parties that allow consumers to pay in advance for mobile phone and other services.

Distribution and Marketing Channels

We offer our consumer-to-consumer service through our global network of third-party agents and the other initiation and payment methods discussed above. Western Union provides central operating functions such as transaction processing, marketing support and customer relationship management to our agents.

Some of our Western Union agents outside the United States manage subagents. Although these subagents are under contract with our primary agents (and not with Western Union directly), the subagent locations have access to the same technology and services that our agent locations do.

Our international agents are able to customize services as appropriate for their geographic markets. In some markets individual agents are independently offering specific services such as stored-value payout options and direct to bank service. Our marketing relies on feedback from our agents and consumers, and our agents also market our services.

In February 2005, Western Union International Bank began operations. We chartered the bank in order to adapt to the challenges presented by the growing trend among the member states of the European Union to regulate the money transfer business. Western Union International Bank holds a full credit institution license, allowing it to offer a range of financial services throughout the 27 member states of the European Union and the three additional states of the European Economic Area. Today, the bank offers retail service in over 20 locations in three countries and online money transfer services in seven countries.

Our electronic payment services are available primarily through the telephone and the Internet, while our cash-based services are available through our agent networks. Billers market our services to consumers in a number of ways, and we market our services directly to consumers using a variety of means, including advertising materials and promotional activities at our agent locations. Consumers can also participate in the Western Union Gold Card program when making cash payments to billers.

Competition

We face robust competition in the highly-fragmented consumer-to-consumer money transfer industry. We compete with a variety of money transfer service providers, including:

' Global money transfer providers'Global money transfer providers allow consumers to send money to a wide variety of locations, in both their home countries and abroad.

' Regional money transfer providers'Regional money transfer companies, or 'niche' players, provide the same services as global money transfer providers, but focus on a small group of corridors or services within one region, such as North America to the Caribbean, Central or South America, or western Europe to north Africa.

' Banks'Banks of all sizes compete with us in a number of ways, including bank wire services and card-based services. We believe that banks often use wire transfer services and other money transfer methods to attract immigrant consumers to their banks so they can sell them other services and products.

' Informal networks'Informal networks enable people to transfer funds without formal mechanisms, such as receipts, and, often, without compliance with government reporting requirements.

' Alternative channels'Alternative channels, including mail and commercial courier services, online money transfer services that allow consumers to send money over the Internet and card-based options, such as ATM cards and stored-value cards, allow consumers to send or receive money.

The most significant competitive factors in consumer-to-consumer remittances relate to brand recognition, distribution network, consumer experience and price.

We face robust competition in the highly-fragmented consumer-to-business payment industry. Competition in electronic payments includes financial institutions (which may offer bill-payment services in their own name or may 'host' payment services operated under the names of their clients), billers offering their own or third-party services to their own customers, and third-party providers of all sizes offering services directly to consumers. In many cases, competitors specialize in a small number of industries. Competitors for cash payments include a biller's own walk-in locations, or those provided by others, some only on a regional basis, as well as mail and courier services. There is also competition between electronic and cash-based payments methods.

The most significant competitive factors in this segment relate to brand recognition, convenience, variety of payment methods and price.



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   Company Phone Number: 405-5012   Stock Exchange / Ticker: NYSE WU
   


Customers Net Income grew by WU's Customers Net Profit Margin grew to

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Western Union Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results, Shareholders React to Decline in Stock Price

Published Tue, Feb 6 2024 9:05 PM UTC


In the recent press release, The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) announced its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results. Despite reporting a decline in revenue on a reported basis, the company saw growth on a constant currency basis excluding Business Solutions. Argentinian inflation played a significant role in boosting revenue by approximately four percent...

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Western Union: Empowering Financial Futures Globally While Overcoming Challenges

Published Tue, Dec 12 2023 9:05 PM UTC


Western Union Announces Quarterly Dividend and Shows Resilience in Challenging Times
DENVER - The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) has recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.235 per common share, reinforcing its commitment to helping individuals globally achieve their financial goals. This dividend will be payable on December 29, 2023, to stockholders of ...

The Western Union Company

Headline: Robust 2.22% Growth in Modest Income per Share Demonstrated by The Western Union Company during the July-September 30, 2023 Financial Period

The Western Union Company, a renowned financial services and communication company, recently released its financial report for the period ending September 30, 2023. In this report, the company revealed a moderate revenue advance of 0.753%, amounting to $1.10 billion. Although their bottom-line grew slightly by 2.22% to $0.46 year on year, there were certain areas that experienced a decline.
Comparing the current period with the preceding one, the revenue decreased by -6.171% from $1.17 billion. Moreover, the income per share also decreased by -2.13% from $0.47 per share. This decline in revenue and income per share indicates a challenging period for The Western Union Company. However, it is important to consider the specific factors affecting these changes, as they are crucial for understanding the overall financial performance.

The Western Union Company

Western Union's Q2 2023 Report Shows Rising Revenue but Falling Earnings Amid Tough Market Conditions



The Western Union Company, a renowned player in the Professional Services industry, recently released its financial report for the second quarter of 2023. The report reveals some interesting facts, including a marginal revenue improvement of 2.785%. However, this increase did not prevent a significant decline in income, which dropped by 6% compared to the corresponding reporting season a year ago.
Underperformance in the Professional Services Sector:
When comparing the company's performance in the second quarter of 2023 to its peers in the Professional Services industry, it becomes evident that The Western Union Company has underperformed. Its revenue growth of 2.785% pales in comparison to the industry's average improvement of 5.21% from the second quarter of 2022. This is concerning for investors, signaling that the company's performance may be lagging behind its competitors in the industry.

The Western Union Company

Serious revenue fall, at WU all along the most recent fiscal period

The Western Union Company, a global provider of cross-border, cross-currency money transfers and payment services, has reported a return on average invested assets (ROI) of 10.3% in its first quarter of 2023. While this is lower than the company's average ROI of 60.91%, it still appears to be a positive sign for the company.
However, the ROI has decreased relative to the period ending December 31, 2022, due to a decline in net income. This has resulted in the company's total ranking deteriorating compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, from 284 to 319. Additionally, within the Services sector, 41 other companies had a higher return on investment than The Western Union Company.






 

The Western Union's Segments
 
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