Western Union Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

Western Union has a total shareholder equity of $652.7M and total debt of $2.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 396.3%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $7.7B and $7.0B respectively. Western Union's EBIT is $770.4M making its interest coverage ratio 7.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.1B.

Key information

396.3%

Debt to equity ratio

US$2.59b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio7.6x
CashUS$1.10b
EquityUS$652.70m
Total liabilitiesUS$7.02b
Total assetsUS$7.68b

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Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: W3U's short term assets ($1.3B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($5.0B).

Long Term Liabilities: W3U's short term assets ($1.3B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($2.1B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: W3U's net debt to equity ratio (228.1%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: W3U had negative shareholder equity 5 years ago, but is now positive and has therefore improved.

Debt Coverage: W3U's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (20.8%).

Interest Coverage: W3U's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (7.6x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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