Western Union Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results
- Q3 revenue grew 1% on a reported basis and 7% on a constant currency basis
- Adjusted EPS increased 2% year-over-year
- Branded Digital business achieved 3% revenue growth in Q3
- Company improved its full-year 2023 outlook
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Q3 GAAP revenue of
grew$1.10 billion 1% on a reported basis, or7% on an adjusted basis -
Q3 GAAP EPS of
and Q3 adjusted EPS of$0.46 both increased$0.43 2% year-over-year -
Branded Digital business achieved
3% revenue growth in Q3 on double-digit transaction growth - Company improves full-year 2023 outlook
The Company’s third-quarter revenue of
“Third quarter results exceeded our expectations and demonstrate a continued positive trajectory against our ‘Evolve 2025’ goals. This quarter’s strong results were driven by continued revenue growth from the change in Iraqi monetary policy and by achieving positive global branded digital revenue growth a full quarter ahead of our expectations,” said Devin McGranahan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Western Union.
McGranahan added, “This quarter also saw our global retail business achieve flat transaction growth, which represents a significant improvement in performance relative to the last several years.1 As we exit 2023 and look forward to 2024, we remain focused on achieving our goal to be the world leader in serving the aspiring populations around the world with payments and accessible financial services.”
GAAP EPS in the third quarter was
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1 Q3 C2C retail transaction flat transaction growth excludes the impact related to the monetary policy change in
Q3 Business Results
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C2C revenues grew
4% on a reported basis, or3% constant currency, while transactions increased5% compared to the prior year period. Regionally, revenue growth was driven by MEASA, due toIraq , and LACA with sequential improvement in bothNorth America andEurope & CIS.
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Branded digital revenue increased
3% on a reported and constant currency basis, and represented21% and28% of total C2C revenues and transactions, respectively. Transactions grew12% in the quarter driven by the Company’s ‘Evolve 2025’ go-to-market strategy.
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On July 1, 2023, the Company completed the third and final closing of its Business Solutions business, which included the European Union operations, and resulted in a gain of
. All cash consideration was received at the first closing.$18 million
Q3 Financial Results
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GAAP operating margin in the quarter was
19.2% , compared to21.3% in the prior year period. The adjusted operating margin was19.6% compared to20.6% in the prior year period. The decrease in the GAAP and adjusted operating margin was primarily due to higher variable costs and technology spend associated with the Company’s ‘Evolve 2025’ strategy, partially offset by lower marketing spend.
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The GAAP effective tax rate in the quarter was
16.3% , compared to10.2% in the prior year period. The adjusted effective tax rate was16.6% in the quarter, compared to15.5% in the prior year period.
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Year-to-date, cash flow from operating activities was
, including a$519 million transition tax payment in the second quarter related to the 2017 U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Company has returned$119 million to shareholders year-to-date, consisting of$363 million in dividends and$263 million in share repurchases.$100 million
2023 Outlook
Today, the Company improved its 2023 full-year revenue and EPS outlook. The outlook assumes no material changes in macroeconomic conditions, including changes in foreign currencies or Argentinian inflation.
The 2023 outlook is as follows:
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Non-GAAP Measures
Western Union presents a number of non-GAAP financial measures because management believes that these metrics provide meaningful supplemental information in addition to the GAAP metrics and provide comparability and consistency to prior periods. Constant currency results assume foreign revenues are translated from foreign currencies to the
Reconciliations of non-GAAP to comparable GAAP measures are available in the accompanying schedules and in the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website at https://ir.westernunion.com.
GAAP figures reflect an expected partial year of Business Solutions ownership, including contractual payments to the buyers, representing profits between the first and third closings. Adjusted constant currency revenue growth metrics exclude contributions from Business Solutions. Adjusted operating profit metrics exclude the following items, as applicable: contributions from Business Solutions, operating expense redeployment program costs, acquisition and separation costs, and
Additional Statistics
Additional key statistics for the quarter and historical trends can be found in the supplemental tables included with this press release. All amounts included in the supplemental tables to this press release are rounded to the nearest tenth of a million, except as otherwise noted. As a result, the percentage changes and margins disclosed herein may not recalculate precisely using the rounded amounts provided.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Western Union is committed to making a positive impact. For more details on how Western Union is addressing some of the most pressing issues facing society, our shared environment, and our Company, please view our latest ESG report: https://corporate.westernunion.com/esg.
Investor and Analyst Conference Call and Presentation
The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET today.
The webcast and presentation will be available at https://ir.westernunion.com. Registration for the event is required, so please register at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. A webcast replay will be available shortly after the event.
To listen to the conference call via telephone in the
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About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is committed to helping people around the world who aspire to build financial futures for themselves, their loved ones and their communities. Our leading cross-border, cross-currency money movement, payments and digital financial services empower consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments—across more than 200 countries and territories and nearly 130 currencies—to connect with billions of bank accounts, millions of digital wallets and cards, and a global footprint of hundreds of thousands of retail locations. Our goal is to offer accessible financial services that help people and communities prosper. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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Revenues (GAAP) - YoY % change | (11)% |
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Transactions (in millions) | 66.9 |
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274.1 |
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Cross-border principal, as reported - YoY % change | (13)% |
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NA region revenues (GAAP) | (aa), (bb) | (5)% |
(7)% |
(4)% |
(8)% |
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Adjusted NA region revenues (non-GAAP) | (aa), (bb) | (5)% |
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(8)% |
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NA region transactions | (aa), (bb) | (5)% |
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EU & CIS region revenues (GAAP) | (aa), (cc) | (23)% |
(23)% |
(20)% |
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(12)% |
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(10)% |
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EU & CIS region transactions | (aa), (cc) | (32)% |
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MEASA region revenues (GAAP) | (aa), (dd) | (5)% |
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APAC region revenues (GAAP) | (aa), (ff) | (16)% |
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Adjusted APAC region revenues (non-GAAP) | (aa), (ff) | (11)% |
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* See the “Notes to Key Statistics” section of the press release for the applicable Note references and the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures, unless already reconciled herein. |
THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY | ||||||||||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2023 |
2022 |
% Change |
2023 |
2022 |
% Change |
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Revenues | $ | 1,097.8 |
$ | 1,089.6 |
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$ | 3,304.7 |
$ | 3,383.6 |
(2)% |
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Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of services | 687.2 |
637.3 |
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2,015.6 |
1,945.4 |
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Selling, general, and administrative | 199.7 |
220.5 |
(9)% |
630.9 |
704.9 |
(11)% |
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Total expenses | 886.9 |
857.8 |
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2,646.5 |
2,650.3 |
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Operating income | 210.9 |
231.8 |
(9)% |
658.2 |
733.3 |
(10)% |
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Other income/(expense): | ||||||||||||||||
Gain on divestiture of business (a) | 18.0 |
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(b) | 18.0 |
151.4 |
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Interest income | 3.6 |
4.9 |
(27)% |
11.0 |
7.3 |
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Interest expense | (27.0) |
(25.2) |
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(79.0) |
(74.8) |
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Other expense, net | (1.2) |
(17.8) |
(93)% |
(6.5) |
(25.1) |
(74)% |
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Total other income/(expense), net | (6.6) |
(38.1) |
(b) | (56.5) |
58.8 |
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Income before income taxes | 204.3 |
193.7 |
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601.7 |
792.1 |
(24)% |
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Provision for income taxes | 33.3 |
19.8 |
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102.7 |
130.9 |
(22)% |
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Net income | $ | 171.0 |
$ | 173.9 |
(2)% |
$ | 499.0 |
$ | 661.2 |
(25)% |
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Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.46 |
$ | 0.45 |
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$ | 1.33 |
$ | 1.70 |
(22)% |
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Diluted | $ | 0.46 |
$ | 0.45 |
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$ | 1.33 |
$ | 1.70 |
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Weighted-average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 373.9 |
386.5 |
374.5 |
388.8 |
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Diluted | 375.0 |
387.6 |
375.4 |
389.9 |
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(a) | On March 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023, the Company completed the first and final closes, respectively, of the sale of its Business Solutions business to Goldfinch Partners LLC and The Baupost Group LLC (collectively, "the Buyer"). | |||||||||||||||||
(b) | Calculation not meaningful. |
THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY | ||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||
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September 30, |
December 31, |
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Assets | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,138.2 |
$ | 1,285.9 |
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Settlement assets | 3,480.8 |
3,486.8 |
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of |
90.8 |
109.6 |
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Goodwill | 2,034.6 |
2,034.6 |
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Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of |
406.9 |
457.9 |
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Other assets | 762.4 |
859.9 |
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Assets held for sale (a) | — |
261.6 |
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Total assets | $ | 7,913.7 |
$ | 8,496.3 |
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 433.1 |
$ | 464.0 |
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Settlement obligations | 3,480.8 |
3,486.8 |
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Income taxes payable | 661.7 |
725.3 |
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Deferred tax liability, net | 141.3 |
158.5 |
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Borrowings | 2,309.1 |
2,616.8 |
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Other liabilities | 274.1 |
384.6 |
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Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (a) | — |
182.5 |
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Total liabilities | 7,300.1 |
8,018.5 |
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Stockholders' equity: | ||||||
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Common stock, |
3.7 |
3.7 |
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Capital surplus | 1,023.3 |
995.9 |
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Accumulated deficit | (229.3) |
(353.9) |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (184.1) |
(167.9) |
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Total stockholders' equity | 613.6 |
477.8 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 7,913.7 |
$ | 8,496.3 |
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(a) | Includes balances associated with the Company’s Business Solutions business, which were held for sale as of December 31, 2022. The Company completed the final closing of its Business Solutions business on July 1, 2023. |
THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY | ||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||
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Nine Months Ended | ||||||
September 30, | ||||||
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2022 |
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Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||
Net income | $ | 499.0 |
$ | 661.2 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation | 29.9 |
31.8 |
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Amortization | 108.6 |
105.7 |
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Gain on divestiture of business, excluding transaction costs | (18.0) |
(155.8) |
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Other non-cash items, net | 64.7 |
54.0 |
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Increase/(decrease) in cash, excluding the effects of divestitures, resulting from changes in: | ||||||
Other assets | (91.1) |
(166.4) |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (47.5) |
50.6 |
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Income taxes payable | (60.0) |
(29.6) |
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Other liabilities | 33.0 |
(29.1) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | 518.6 |
522.4 |
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Payments for capitalized contract costs | (34.3) |
(58.4) |
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Payments for internal use software | (66.7) |
(68.0) |
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Purchases of property and equipment | (16.2) |
(21.1) |
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Purchases of settlement investments | (382.0) |
(663.3) |
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Proceeds from the sale of settlement investments | 207.6 |
544.1 |
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Maturities of settlement investments | 112.9 |
131.9 |
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Purchases of non-settlement investments | — |
(400.0) |
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Proceeds from the sale of non-settlement investments | 100.0 |
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Proceeds from divestiture, net of cash divested | — |
896.4 |
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Other investing activities | 2.2 |
5.1 |
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Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities | (76.5) |
366.7 |
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Cash dividends and dividend equivalents paid | (266.0) |
(275.5) |
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Common stock repurchased | (97.1) |
(193.1) |
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Net repayments of commercial paper | (10.0) |
(100.0) |
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Principal payments on borrowings | (300.0) |
(300.0) |
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Proceeds from exercise of options | 0.3 |
9.5 |
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Net change in settlement obligations | (162.2) |
(31.0) |
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Other financing activities | — |
(0.2) |
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Net cash used in financing activities | (835.0) |
(890.3) |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents, including settlement, and restricted cash | (392.9) |
(1.2) |
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Cash and cash equivalents, including settlement, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 2,040.7 |
2,110.9 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, including settlement, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 1,647.8 |
$ | 2,109.7 |
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Reconciliation of balance sheet cash and cash equivalents to cash flows: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents on balance sheet | $ | 1,138.2 |
$ | 1,176.1 |
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Settlement cash and cash equivalents | 484.4 |
817.2 |
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Restricted cash in Other assets | 25.2 |
52.4 |
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Cash and cash equivalents included in Assets held for sale | — |
64.0 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, including settlement, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 1,647.8 |
$ | 2,109.7 |
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THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY | ||||||||||||||||
SUMMARY SEGMENT DATA | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
(in millions, unless indicated otherwise) | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2023 |
2022 |
% Change |
2023 |
2022 |
% Change |
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Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer-to-Consumer | $ | 1,019.0 |
$ | 982.4 |
|
$ | 3,029.5 |
$ | 3,008.3 |
|
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Business Solutions (a) | — |
42.6 |
(e) | 29.7 |
167.4 |
(82)% |
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Other (b) | 78.8 |
64.6 |
|
245.5 |
207.9 |
|
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Total consolidated revenues | $ | 1,097.8 |
$ | 1,089.6 |
|
$ | 3,304.7 |
$ | 3,383.6 |
(2)% |
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Segment operating income: | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer-to-Consumer | $ | 193.4 |
$ | 193.7 |
|
$ | 601.9 |
$ | 626.5 |
(4)% |
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Business Solutions (a) | — |
15.9 |
(e) | 3.7 |
51.7 |
(e) | ||||||||||
Other (b) | 21.6 |
21.6 |
|
72.1 |
73.4 |
(2)% |
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Total segment operating income | 215.0 |
231.2 |
(7)% |
677.7 |
751.6 |
(10)% |
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— |
0.6 |
(e) | — |
(10.6) |
(e) | |||||||||||
Business Solutions exit costs (c) | — |
— |
(e) | — |
(7.7) |
(e) | ||||||||||
Operating expense redeployment program costs (d) | (4.1) |
— |
(e) | (19.5) |
— |
(e) | ||||||||||
Total consolidated operating income | $ | 210.9 |
$ | 231.8 |
(9)% |
$ | 658.2 |
$ | 733.3 |
(10)% |
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Segment operating income margin | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer-to-Consumer |
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(0.7)% |
|
|
(0.9)% |
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Business Solutions (a) | (e) |
|
(e) |
|
|
(18.5)% |
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Other (b) |
|
|
(5.9)% |
|
|
(5.9)% |
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(a) |
On August 4, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Business Solutions business to the Buyer. The sale was completed in three closings, the first of which occurred on March 1, 2022. The second occurred on December 31, 2022 and the final occurred on July 1, 2023. The remaining operations of the Business Solutions business were included in Revenues and Operating income until their respective closings. During the period between the first and final closings, the Company was required to pay the Buyer a measure of profit from these operations, while owned by the Company, adjusted for other charges, as contractually agreed, which was included in Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. |
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(b) |
Other primarily includes the Company’s bill payment services which facilitate payments from consumers to businesses and other organizations and the Company’s money order services. |
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(c) |
Represents the exit costs incurred in connection with the suspension of operations in |
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(d) |
Represents severance, expenses associated with streamlining the Company's organizational and legal structure, and other expenses associated with the Company's program to redeploy expenses in its cost base through optimizations in vendor management, real estate, marketing, and people strategy, as previously announced in October 2022. |
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(e) |
Calculation not meaningful. |
THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTES TO KEY STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions, unless indicated otherwise) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Union’s management believes the non-GAAP financial measures presented within this press release and related tables provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s results to assist management, investors, analysts, and others in understanding the Company’s financial results and to better analyze operating, profitability, and other financial performance trends in the Company’s underlying business because they provide consistency and comparability to prior periods or eliminate currency volatility, increasing the comparability of the Company's underlying results and trends. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most comparable GAAP financial measure. A non-GAAP financial measure reflects an additional way of viewing aspects of the Company’s operations that, when viewed with the Company’s GAAP results and the reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP financial measure, provides a more complete understanding of the Company’s business. Users of the financial statements are encouraged to review the Company’s financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included below, where not previously reconciled above. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | 3Q22 |
4Q22 |
FY2022 |
1Q23 |
2Q23 |
3Q23 |
YTD 3Q23 |
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Consolidated Metrics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) |
Revenues (GAAP) | $ | 1,089.6 |
$ | 1,091.9 |
$ | 4,475.5 |
$ | 1,036.9 |
$ | 1,170.0 |
$ | 1,097.8 |
$ | 3,304.7 |
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Foreign currency translation impact | (j) | 60.8 |
49.4 |
185.5 |
35.2 |
40.6 |
25.6 |
101.4 |
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Revenues, constant currency (non-GAAP) | 1,150.4 |
1,141.3 |
4,661.0 |
1,072.1 |
1,210.6 |
1,123.4 |
3,406.1 |
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Less Business Solutions revenues, constant currency (non-GAAP) | (j), (m) | (50.4) |
(34.0) |
(216.4) |
(16.0) |
(13.9) |
— |
(29.9) |
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Adjusted revenues (non-GAAP) | $ | 1,100.0 |
$ | 1,107.3 |
$ | 4,444.6 |
$ | 1,056.1 |
$ | 1,196.7 |
$ | 1,123.4 |
$ | 3,376.2 |
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Prior year revenues (GAAP) | $ | 1,286.3 |
$ | 1,284.8 |
$ | 5,070.8 |
$ | 1,155.7 |
$ | 1,138.3 |
$ | 1,089.6 |
$ | 3,383.6 |
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Less prior year revenues from Business Solutions (GAAP) | (m) | (116.8) |
(109.2) |
(421.8) |
(89.1) |
(35.7) |
(42.6) |
(167.4) |
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Adjusted prior year revenues (non-GAAP) | $ | 1,169.5 |
$ | 1,175.6 |
$ | 4,649.0 |
$ | 1,066.6 |
$ | 1,102.6 |
$ | 1,047.0 |
$ | 3,216.2 |
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Revenues (GAAP) - YoY % change | (15)% |
(15)% |
(12)% |
(10)% |
|
|
(2)% |
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Revenues, constant currency (non-GAAP) - YoY% change | (11)% |
(11)% |
(8)% |
(7)% |
|
|
|
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Adjusted revenues (non-GAAP) - YoY % change | (6)% |
(6)% |
(4)% |
(1)% |
|
|
|
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(b) |
Operating income (GAAP) | $ | 231.8 |
$ | 151.6 |
$ | 884.9 |
$ | 204.7 |
$ | 242.6 |
$ | 210.9 |
$ | 658.2 |
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Acquisition and separation costs | (l) | 0.4 |
1.6 |
13.9 |
— |
2.4 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
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(n) | (0.6) |
(0.6) |
10.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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Operating expense redeployment program costs | (p) | N/A |
21.8 |
21.8 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
4.1 |
19.5 |
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Less Business Solutions operating income | (m) | (15.6) |
(6.6) |
(56.6) |
(1.9) |
(1.7) |
— |
(3.6) |
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Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP) | $ | 216.0 |
$ | 167.8 |
$ | 874.0 |
$ | 209.9 |
$ | 251.6 |
$ | 215.5 |
$ | 677.0 |
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Operating margin (GAAP) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Adjusted operating margin (non-GAAP) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(c) |
Net income (GAAP) | $ | 173.9 |
$ | 249.4 |
$ | 910.6 |
$ | 151.8 |
$ | 176.2 |
$ | 171.0 |
$ | 499.0 |
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Acquisition and separation costs | (l) | 0.4 |
1.6 |
13.9 |
— |
2.4 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
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Business Solutions gain | (m) | — |
(96.9) |
(248.3) |
— |
— |
(18.0) |
(18.0) |
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(n) | (0.6) |
(0.6) |
10.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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Operating expense redeployment program costs | (p) | N/A |
21.8 |
21.8 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
4.1 |
19.5 |
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Income tax benefit from reversal of significant uncertain tax positions | (o) | (13.2) |
(68.5) |
(81.7) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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Income tax expense from other adjustments | (l), (m), (n), (p) | 3.0 |
14.7 |
58.4 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
9.2 |
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Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) | $ | 163.5 |
$ | 121.5 |
$ | 684.7 |
$ | 162.6 |
$ | 190.7 |
$ | 159.3 |
$ | 512.6 |
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(d) |
Net income (GAAP) | $ | 173.9 |
$ | 249.4 |
$ | 910.6 |
$ | 151.8 |
$ | 176.2 |
$ | 171.0 |
$ | 499.0 |
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Provision/(benefit) for income taxes | 19.8 |
(32.9) |
98.0 |
29.2 |
40.2 |
33.3 |
102.7 |
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Interest income | (4.9) |
(6.6) |
(13.9) |
(3.2) |
(4.2) |
(3.6) |
(11.0) |
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Interest expense | 25.2 |
26.2 |
101.0 |
25.0 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
79.0 |
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Depreciation and amortization | 44.7 |
46.4 |
183.8 |
46.6 |
45.9 |
46.0 |
138.5 |
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Other expense, net | 17.8 |
12.4 |
37.5 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
6.5 |
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Business Solutions gain | (m) | — |
(96.9) |
(248.3) |
— |
— |
(18.0) |
(18.0) |
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Acquisition and separation costs | (l) | 0.4 |
1.6 |
13.9 |
— |
2.4 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
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(n) | (0.6) |
(0.6) |
10.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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Operating expense redeployment program costs | (p) | N/A |
21.8 |
21.8 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
4.1 |
19.5 |
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Less Business Solutions operating income | (m) | (15.6) |
(6.6) |
(56.6) |
(1.9) |
(1.7) |
— |
(3.6) |
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Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) | (k) | $ | 260.7 |
$ | 214.2 |
$ | 1,057.8 |
$ | 256.5 |
$ | 297.5 |
$ | 261.5 |
$ | 815.5 |
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(e) |
Effective tax rate (GAAP) |
|
(15)% |
|
|
|
|
|
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Reversal of significant uncertain tax positions | (o) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Other adjustments | (l), (m), (n), (p) | (2)% |
(2)% |
(3)% |
(2)% |
(3)% |
|
(2)% |
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Adjusted effective tax rate (non-GAAP) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(f) |
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP) ($- dollars) | $ | 0.45 |
$ | 0.65 |
$ | 2.34 |
$ | 0.40 |
$ | 0.47 |
$ | 0.46 |
$ | 1.33 |
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Pretax impacts from the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and separation costs | (l) | — |
— |
0.03 |
— |
0.01 |
— |
0.01 |
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Business Solutions gain | (m) | — |
(0.25) |
(0.64) |
— |
— |
(0.05) |
(0.05) |
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(n) | — |
— |
0.03 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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Operating expense redeployment program costs | (p) | N/A |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.05 |
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Income tax expense/(benefit) impacts from the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reversal of significant uncertain tax positions | (o) | (0.03) |
(0.18) |
(0.21) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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Other adjustments | (l), (m), (n), (p) | — |
0.04 |
0.15 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
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Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP) ($- dollars) | $ | 0.42 |
$ | 0.32 |
$ | 1.76 |
$ | 0.43 |
$ | 0.51 |
$ | 0.43 |
$ | 1.37 |
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C2C Segment Metrics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(g) |
Revenues (GAAP) | $ | 982.4 |
$ | 985.2 |
$ | 3,993.5 |
$ | 938.3 |
$ | 1,072.2 |
$ | 1,019.0 |
$ | 3,029.5 |
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Foreign currency translation impact | (j) | 37.1 |
30.9 |
116.9 |
13.8 |
8.5 |
(3.3) |
19.0 |
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Revenues, constant currency (non-GAAP) | $ | 1,019.5 |
$ | 1,016.1 |
$ | 4,110.4 |
$ | 952.1 |
$ | 1,080.7 |
$ | 1,015.7 |
$ | 3,048.5 |
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Prior year revenues (GAAP) | $ | 1,104.5 |
$ | 1,111.5 |
$ | 4,394.0 |
$ | 999.0 |
$ | 1,026.9 |
$ | 982.4 |
$ | 3,008.3 |
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Revenues (GAAP) - YoY % change | (11)% |
(11)% |
(9)% |
(6)% |
|
|
|
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Adjusted revenues (non-GAAP) - YoY % change | (8)% |
(9)% |
(6)% |
(5)% |
|
|
|
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(h) |
Cross-border principal, as reported ($- billions) | $ | 23.0 |
$ | 23.4 |
$ | 93.6 |
$ | 23.0 |
$ | 27.5 |
$ | 26.0 |
$ | 76.5 |
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Foreign currency translation impact | (j) | 1.1 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
(0.3) |
0.2 |
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Cross-border principal, constant currency ($- billions) | $ | 24.1 |
$ | 24.2 |
$ | 96.9 |
$ | 23.5 |
$ | 27.5 |
$ | 25.7 |
$ | 76.7 |
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Prior year cross-border principal, as reported ($- billions) | $ | 26.5 |
$ | 26.5 |
$ | 104.1 |
$ | 23.8 |
$ | 23.4 |
$ | 23.0 |
$ | 70.2 |
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Cross-border principal, as reported - YoY % change | (13)% |
(12)% |
(10)% |
(3)% |
|
|
|
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Cross-border principal, constant currency - YoY % change | (9)% |
(9)% |
(7)% |
(1)% |
|
|
|
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Business Solutions Segment Metrics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(i) |
Revenues (GAAP) | $ | 42.6 |
$ | 29.5 |
$ | 196.9 |
$ | 15.4 |
$ | 14.3 |
$ | — |
$ | 29.7 |
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Foreign currency translation impact | (j) | 7.8 |
4.5 |
19.5 |
0.6 |
(0.4) |
— |
0.2 |
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Revenues, constant currency (non-GAAP) | $ | 50.4 |
$ | 34.0 |
$ | 216.4 |
$ | 16.0 |
$ | 13.9 |
$ | — |
$ | 29.9 |
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Prior year revenues (GAAP) | $ | 116.8 |
$ | 109.2 |
$ | 421.8 |
$ | 89.1 |
$ | 35.7 |
$ | 42.6 |
$ | 167.4 |
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Revenues (GAAP) - YoY % change | (63)% |
(73)% |
(53)% |
(83)% |
(60)% |
* | (82)% |
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Adjusted revenues (non-GAAP) - YoY % change | (57)% |
(69)% |
(49)% |
(82)% |
(61)% |
* | (82)% |
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* Calculation not meaningful. |
2023 Consolidated Outlook Metrics | ||||||||
Notes | Range | |||||||
Revenues (GAAP) - YoY % change | (4)% |
(3)% |
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Foreign currency translation impact | (j) |
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Impact from Business Solutions | (m) |
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Revenues, constant currency, excluding Business Solutions (non-GAAP) - YoY % change |
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Range | ||||||||
Operating margin (GAAP) |
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Operating expense redeployment program costs | (p) |
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Impact from acquisition and separation costs | (l) |
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Impact from Business Solutions | (m) |
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Operating margin, adjusted (non-GAAP) |
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Range | ||||||||
Earnings per share (GAAP) ($- dollars) | $ | 1.67 |
$ | 1.74 |
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Gain on the sale of Business Solutions | (m) | (0.05) |
(0.05) |
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Operating expense redeployment program costs | (p) | 0.08 |
0.08 |
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Acquisition and separation costs | (l) | — |
— |
|||||
Income taxes associated with these adjustments | (l), (m), (p) | (0.02) |
(0.02) |
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Earnings per share, adjusted (non-GAAP) ($- dollars) | $ | 1.68 |
$ | 1.75 |
Non-GAAP related notes: | ||
(j) |
Represents the impact from the fluctuation in exchange rates between all foreign currency denominated amounts and |
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(k) |
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (“EBITDA”) results from taking operating income and adjusting for depreciation and amortization expenses. EBITDA results provide an additional performance measurement calculation which helps neutralize the operating income effect of assets acquired in prior periods. |
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(l) |
Represents the impact from expenses incurred in connection with the Company's acquisition and divestiture activity, including for the review and closing of these transactions. Also includes costs associated with the divestiture of the Business Solutions business, primarily related to severance and non-cash impairments of property and equipment and an operating lease right-of-use asset. |
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(m) |
During 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Business Solutions business to Goldfinch Partners LLC and The Baupost Group LLC (collectively, the "Buyer"). The sale was completed in three closings, the first of which occurred on March 1, 2022 with the entirety of the cash consideration collected at that time and allocated to the closings on a relative fair value basis. The first closing excluded the operations in the European Union and the |
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(n) |
Represents the exit costs incurred in connection with the Company's suspension of its operations in |
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(o) |
Represents non-cash reversals of significant uncertain tax positions. While the Company continues to reverse its uncertain tax positions upon settlements with taxing authorities, the lapse of the applicable statute of limitations, and other events, the Company has excluded certain reversals of uncertain tax positions in the third and fourth quarter of 2022 because of the significance of these reversals on its reported results. |
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(p) |
Represents severance, expenses associated with streamlining the Company's organizational and legal structure, and other expenses associated with the Company's program to redeploy expenses in its cost base through optimizations in vendor management, real estate, marketing, and people strategy as previously announced in October 2022. Previous expenses incurred under the program included non-cash impairments of operating lease right-of-use assets and property and equipment. The expenses are not included in the measurement of segment operating income provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker for purposes of performance assessment and resource allocation. |
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Other notes: | ||
(aa) |
Geographic split for transactions and revenue, including transactions initiated digitally, as earlier defined, is determined entirely based upon the region where the money transfer is initiated. |
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(bb) |
Represents the |
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(cc) |
Represents the |
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(dd) |
Represents the |
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(ee) |
Represents the |
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(ff) |
Represents the |
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(gg) |
Represents transactions conducted and funded through websites and mobile applications marketed under the Company’s brands (“Branded Digital”). |
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Media Relations:
Claire Treacy
media@westernunion.com
Investor Relations:
Tom Hadley
WesternUnion.IR@westernunion.com
Source: The Western Union Company
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