Western Union Co Stock Book Value Per Share

WU Stock

USD 9.80 0.33 3.26%

Western Union Co fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Western Union's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Western Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Western Union's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Western Union stock.

	Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share	2.85	2.99
Tangible Book Value Per Share	(4.14)	(4.34)

Book Value Per Share is likely to gain to 2.99 in 2025, whereas Tangible Book Value Per Share is likely to drop (4.34) in 2025.

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Western Union Co Company Book Value Per Share Analysis

Western Union's Book Value per Share (B/S) can be calculated by subtracting liabilities from assets, and then dividing it by the total number of currently outstanding shares. It indicates the level of safety associated with each common share after removing the effects of liabilities. In other words, a shareholder can use this ratio to see how much he or she can sell the stake in the company in the event of a liquidation.

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Current Western Union Book Value Per Share

2.87 X

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Western Book Value Per Share Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Western Union is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Western Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Book Value Per Share. Since Western Union's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Western Union's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Western Union's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Total Liab	Accounts Payable	Good Will	Intangible Assets	Property Plant Equipment	Net Debt	Net Receivables	Total Current Assets	Retained Earnings	Long Term Debt	Common Stock	Short Term Investments	Short Term Debt	Current Deferred Revenue	Net Tangible Assets	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Long Term Debt Total	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		-0.21	0.96	0.58	0.76	-0.54	0.64	0.87	-0.05	-0.18	0.1	0.26	-0.51	0.64	0.25	-0.3	-0.33	0.33	0.02	-0.08	-0.06	0.04	0.01	0.0	-0.02	0.08
Total Stockholder Equity	-0.21		-0.48	-0.1	0.12	0.51	-0.18	-0.37	-0.48	0.34	0.9	0.21	0.51	-0.3	0.23	-0.07	0.46	-0.51	0.52	-0.01	0.58	0.08	-0.33	-0.33	-0.23	0.1
Total Liab	0.96	-0.48		0.55	0.65	-0.63	0.63	0.89	0.09	-0.26	-0.17	0.17	-0.6	0.67	0.16	-0.25	-0.43	0.44	-0.14	-0.07	-0.22	0.01	0.1	0.1	0.05	0.04
Accounts Payable	0.58	-0.1	0.55		0.69	-0.14	0.66	0.61	-0.01	-0.38	0.14	0.06	-0.13	0.75	0.17	-0.16	-0.44	0.01	-0.27	-0.38	0.22	0.0	-0.33	-0.33	-0.34	0.31
Good Will	0.76	0.12	0.65	0.69		0.06	0.86	0.77	-0.37	0.0	0.51	0.53	0.11	0.74	0.48	-0.47	-0.56	-0.3	0.39	-0.59	0.47	0.39	-0.49	-0.47	-0.52	0.48
Intangible Assets	-0.54	0.51	-0.63	-0.14	0.06		-0.02	-0.34	-0.51	0.35	0.52	0.5	0.98	-0.12	0.35	-0.19	-0.25	-0.93	0.63	-0.59	0.79	0.65	-0.71	-0.72	-0.7	0.66
Property Plant Equipment	0.64	-0.18	0.63	0.66	0.86	-0.02		0.83	-0.24	-0.23	0.19	0.45	0.02	0.87	0.31	-0.18	-0.67	-0.19	0.13	-0.63	0.26	0.39	-0.47	-0.31	-0.44	0.45
Net Debt	0.87	-0.37	0.89	0.61	0.77	-0.34	0.83		-0.12	-0.28	-0.01	0.41	-0.32	0.83	0.19	-0.25	-0.56	0.14	0.03	-0.31	0.01	0.24	-0.21	-0.11	-0.14	0.26
Net Receivables	-0.05	-0.48	0.09	-0.01	-0.37	-0.51	-0.24	-0.12		-0.31	-0.59	-0.65	-0.53	-0.12	-0.51	0.06	0.11	0.6	-0.6	0.46	-0.51	-0.47	0.37	0.32	0.3	-0.37
Total Current Assets	-0.18	0.34	-0.26	-0.38	0.0	0.35	-0.23	-0.28	-0.31		0.37	0.2	0.46	-0.56	0.38	-0.37	0.13	-0.45	0.68	0.04	0.29	0.23	-0.15	-0.14	0.0	0.07
Retained Earnings	0.1	0.9	-0.17	0.14	0.51	0.52	0.19	-0.01	-0.59	0.37		0.43	0.54	0.02	0.45	-0.32	0.14	-0.63	0.69	-0.26	0.74	0.26	-0.53	-0.51	-0.44	0.29
Long Term Debt	0.26	0.21	0.17	0.06	0.53	0.5	0.45	0.41	-0.65	0.2	0.43		0.5	0.35	0.44	-0.36	-0.57	-0.51	0.65	-0.59	0.58	0.77	-0.53	-0.43	-0.54	0.73
Common Stock	-0.51	0.51	-0.6	-0.13	0.11	0.98	0.02	-0.32	-0.53	0.46	0.54	0.5		-0.13	0.41	-0.28	-0.27	-0.96	0.68	-0.61	0.81	0.64	-0.72	-0.71	-0.68	0.64
Short Term Investments	0.64	-0.3	0.67	0.75	0.74	-0.12	0.87	0.83	-0.12	-0.56	0.02	0.35	-0.13		0.25	-0.16	-0.68	-0.02	-0.11	-0.56	0.21	0.29	-0.38	-0.33	-0.44	0.43
Short Term Debt	0.25	0.23	0.16	0.17	0.48	0.35	0.31	0.19	-0.51	0.38	0.45	0.44	0.41	0.25		-0.49	-0.36	-0.49	0.58	-0.38	0.67	0.42	-0.55	-0.57	-0.52	0.45
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.3	-0.07	-0.25	-0.16	-0.47	-0.19	-0.18	-0.25	0.06	-0.37	-0.32	-0.36	-0.28	-0.16	-0.49		0.36	0.36	-0.57	0.24	-0.57	-0.2	0.39	0.45	0.35	-0.27
Net Tangible Assets	-0.33	0.46	-0.43	-0.44	-0.56	-0.25	-0.67	-0.56	0.11	0.13	0.14	-0.57	-0.27	-0.68	-0.36	0.36		0.3	-0.16	0.77	-0.34	-0.66	0.49	0.5	0.67	-0.75
Capital Surpluse	0.33	-0.51	0.44	0.01	-0.3	-0.93	-0.19	0.14	0.6	-0.45	-0.63	-0.51	-0.96	-0.02	-0.49	0.36	0.3		-0.75	0.67	-0.85	-0.63	0.78	0.75	0.7	-0.61
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.02	0.52	-0.14	-0.27	0.39	0.63	0.13	0.03	-0.6	0.68	0.69	0.65	0.68	-0.11	0.58	-0.57	-0.16	-0.75		-0.37	0.71	0.61	-0.54	-0.54	-0.46	0.43
Long Term Investments	-0.08	-0.01	-0.07	-0.38	-0.59	-0.59	-0.63	-0.31	0.46	0.04	-0.26	-0.59	-0.61	-0.56	-0.38	0.24	0.77	0.67	-0.37		-0.58	-0.72	0.59	0.63	0.78	-0.79
Short Long Term Debt	-0.06	0.58	-0.22	0.22	0.47	0.79	0.26	0.01	-0.51	0.29	0.74	0.58	0.81	0.21	0.67	-0.57	-0.34	-0.85	0.71	-0.58		0.58	-0.87	-0.87	-0.8	0.69
Long Term Debt Total	0.04	0.08	0.01	0.0	0.39	0.65	0.39	0.24	-0.47	0.23	0.26	0.77	0.64	0.29	0.42	-0.2	-0.66	-0.63	0.61	-0.72	0.58		-0.66	-0.68	-0.72	0.9
Cash And Equivalents	0.01	-0.33	0.1	-0.33	-0.49	-0.71	-0.47	-0.21	0.37	-0.15	-0.53	-0.53	-0.72	-0.38	-0.55	0.39	0.49	0.78	-0.54	0.59	-0.87	-0.66		0.88	0.8	-0.74
Net Invested Capital	0.0	-0.33	0.1	-0.33	-0.47	-0.72	-0.31	-0.11	0.32	-0.14	-0.51	-0.43	-0.71	-0.33	-0.57	0.45	0.5	0.75	-0.54	0.63	-0.87	-0.68	0.88		0.91	-0.79
Net Working Capital	-0.02	-0.23	0.05	-0.34	-0.52	-0.7	-0.44	-0.14	0.3	0.0	-0.44	-0.54	-0.68	-0.44	-0.52	0.35	0.67	0.7	-0.46	0.78	-0.8	-0.72	0.8	0.91		-0.87
Capital Stock	0.08	0.1	0.04	0.31	0.48	0.66	0.45	0.26	-0.37	0.07	0.29	0.73	0.64	0.43	0.45	-0.27	-0.75	-0.61	0.43	-0.79	0.69	0.9	-0.74	-0.79	-0.87

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The naive approach to look at Book Value per Share is to compare it to current stock price. If Book Value per Share is higher than the currently traded stock price, the company can be considered undervalued. However, investors must be aware that conventional calculation of Book Value does not include intangible assets such as goodwill, intellectual property, trademarks or brands and may not be an appropriate measure for many firms.

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Western Common Stock Shares Outstanding

Common Stock Shares Outstanding

469.74 Million

At this time, Western Union's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

In accordance with the recently published financial statements, the book value per share of Western Union Co is about 2.867 times. This is 96.52% lower than that of the Financial Services sector and 85.02% lower than that of the Financials industry. The book value per share for all United States stocks is 99.85% higher than that of the company.

Western Book Value Per Share Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Western Union's direct or indirect competition against its Book Value Per Share to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Western Union could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Western Union by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Western Union is currently under evaluation in book value per share category among its peers.

Western Union ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Western Union's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Western Union's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Western Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	1.29
	Return On Asset	0.0582
	Profit Margin	0.22 %
	Operating Margin	0.16 %
	Current Valuation	3.09 B
	Shares Outstanding	334.84 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.29 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	96.06 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	25.79 M
	Price To Earning	6.92 X
	Price To Book	3.50 X
	Price To Sales	0.81 X
	Revenue	4.21 B
	Gross Profit	1.61 B
	EBITDA	917.5 M
	Net Income	934.2 M
	Cash And Equivalents	1.29 B
	Cash Per Share	3.05 X
	Total Debt	3.13 B
	Debt To Equity	4.94 %
	Current Ratio	0.45 X
	Book Value Per Share	2.87 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	406.3 M
	Short Ratio	4.46 X
	Earnings Per Share	2.74 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	2.07 X
	Target Price	11.93
	Number Of Employees	9.1 K
	Beta	0.73
	Market Capitalization	3.39 B
	Total Asset	8.37 B
	Retained Earnings	35.2 M
	Working Capital	1.08 B
	Current Asset	1.4 B
	Current Liabilities	1.09 B
	Annual Yield	0.09 %
	Five Year Return	4.22 %
	Net Asset	8.37 B
	Last Dividend Paid	0.94

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