The Western Union Co (The Western Union Co) Retained Earnings

: $-389 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. The Western Union Co's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-389 Mil.

The Western Union Co's quarterly retained earnings declined from Jun. 2023 ($-210 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($-229 Mil) and declined from Sep. 2023 ($-229 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-389 Mil).

The Western Union Co's annual retained earnings increased from Dec. 2021 ($-537 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($-354 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($-354 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-389 Mil).

The Western Union Co Retained Earnings Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Western Union Co's Retained Earnings can be seen below:

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The Western Union Co Annual Data

Trend

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Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Retained Earnings

-675.90

-543.10

-537.20

-353.90

-389.10

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
Retained Earnings																-353.90	-296.80	-210.40	-229.30	-389.10

The Western Union Co Retained Earnings Calculation

Retained Earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Because the net income was not distributed to shareholders, shareholders' equity is increased by the same amount.

Of course, if a company loses, it is called retained losses, or accumulated losses.

The Western Union Co (NYSE:WU) Retained Earnings Explanation

Historically profitable companies sometimes have negative retained earnings. This is because they have cumulatively paid out more to shareholders than they reported in profits.

For example, in 2011, Microsoft had negative retained earnings. This does not mean the company lost more money than it made over the years. It just means it paid out more money than it earned.

If a company has negative retained earnings, investors should check the 10-year financial results. They should not assume that negative retained earnings prove a company has generally lost money in the past.

Of course, many companies with negative retained earnings have indeed lost money in the past.

Retained Earnings: Warren Buffett's Secret.

One of the most important indicators of durable competitive advantage. Net earnings can be paid out as dividends, used to buy back shares or retained for growth.

If the company loses more than it has accumulated, retained earnings is negative.

If a company isn't adding to its retained earnings, it isn't growing its net worth.

Rate of growth of retained earnings is good indicator whether it's benefiting from a competitive advantage.

Microsoft is negative because it chose to buyback stock and pay dividends.

The more earnings retained, the faster it grows and increases growth rate for future earnings.

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

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Address

7001 East Belleview Avenue, Denver, CO, USA, 80237

Website

https://www.westernunion.com

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