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The Western Union Co (The Western Union Co) EBIT

: $851 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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The Western Union Co's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $170 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $851 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. The Western Union Co's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.89%. The Western Union Co's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 441.45%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. The Western Union Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 22.43%.


The Western Union Co EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Western Union Co's EBIT 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EBIT
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,473.40 973.60 1,040.90 1,109.60 851.10

The Western Union Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EBIT 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 242.70 206.00 243.40 231.30 170.40

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, The Western Union Co's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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 EV-to-EBIT Distribution

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

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



The Western Union Co EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $851 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) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

The Western Union Co's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=637.2 * ( 1 - 11.87% )/( (6945.5 + 3363.8)/ 2 )
=561.56436/5154.65
=10.89 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

The Western Union Co's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2023  Q: Dec. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=681.6/( ( (90.8 + max(-1094.8, 0)) + (218 + max(-2824.6, 0)) )/ 2 )
=681.6/( ( 90.8 + 218 )/ 2 )
=681.6/154.4
=441.45 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0 + 0 + 0) - (1094.8 + 0 + 0)
=-1094.8

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(1732.9 + 0 + 291.2) - (4801.8 + 0 + 46.900000000001)
=-2824.6

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

The Western Union Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=851.1/3794.094
=22.43 %

* 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 (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