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The Western Union Co (The Western Union Co) EV-to-EBITDA : 4.07 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is The Western Union Co EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, The Western Union Co's enterprise value is $4,176 Mil. The Western Union Co's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,025 Mil. Therefore, The Western Union Co's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 4.07.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Western Union Co's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WU' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.64   Med: 6.82   Max: 13.85
Current: 4.07

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of The Western Union Co was 13.85. The lowest was 3.64. And the median was 6.82.

WU's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
88.5% of 313 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 19.71 vs WU: 4.07

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-28), The Western Union Co's stock price is $13.47. The Western Union Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.690. Therefore, The Western Union Co's PE Ratio for today is 7.97.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


The Western Union Co EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Western Union Co's EV-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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The Western Union Co EV-to-EBITDA Chart

The Western Union Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.44 6.85 7.23 5.01 3.50

The Western Union Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
EV-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.86 5.13 5.42 3.50 4.26

Competitive Comparison of The Western Union Co's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Credit Services subindustry, The Western Union Co's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


The Western Union Co's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, The Western Union Co's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Western Union Co's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



The Western Union Co EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

The Western Union Co's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=4175.874/1024.8
=4.07

The Western Union Co's current Enterprise Value is $4,176 Mil.
The Western Union Co's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,025 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


The Western Union Co  (NYSE:WU) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

The Western Union Co's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=13.47/1.690
=7.97

The Western Union Co's share price for today is $13.47.
The Western Union Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.690.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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The Western Union Co (The Western Union Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7001 East Belleview Avenue, Denver, CO, USA, 80237
Western Union provides domestic and international money transfers through its global network of about 600,000 outside agents. The company handled over 270 million transactions in 2022 and is the largest money transfer company in the world.
Executives
Estebarena Rodrigo Garcia officer: President of North America 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Suzette Deering director 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Jeffrey A Joerres director 5301 NORTH IRONWOOD ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53217
Giovanni Angelini officer: Head of Europe and Africa 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Matthew Cagwin officer: Interim Chief Financ. Officer C/O FIRST DATA CORPORATION, FIRST DATA, 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281
Cherie Axelrod officer: Chief Enterprise Risk Officer 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Benjamin Carlton Adams officer: Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
David Cebollero officer: Interim Chief Legal Officer 7001 E. BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Andrew D Walker officer: Chief Operations Officer 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Jean Claude Farah officer: EVP, President-Global Payments 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Devin Mcgranahan director, officer: CEO & President 255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Gabriella Fitzgerald officer: President Americas Region 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Andrew Summerill officer: President, Payments (Interim) 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Caroline Tsai officer: EVP, Secretary & Gen. Counsel 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Jacqueline D Molnar officer: Glbl Hd-Transformation & Compl 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237