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Dec 31, 2021

Western Union Q4 2021 Earnings Report

Reported fourth quarter and full year financial results, with digital money transfer revenue growing 22% for the full year and announcing a new $1 billion share repurchase authorization.

Key Takeaways

Western Union's Q4 2021 revenue increased by 1% to $1.3 billion, driven by digital money transfer and Business Solutions, although retail money transfer declined. GAAP EPS was $0.42, while adjusted EPS reached $0.64. The company announced a new $1 billion share repurchase program and a dividend of $0.235 per share.

Digital money transfer revenues increased 13% on a reported basis.

Western Union Business Solutions revenues increased 22% on a reported and constant currency basis.

GAAP operating margin in the quarter was 24.7%, compared to 17.9% in the prior year period.

Company returned $268 million to shareholders in the fourth quarter.

Total Revenue
$1.29B
Previous year: $1.27B
+1.0%
EPS
$0.64
Previous year: $0.45
+42.2%
C2C Transactions
78.3M
Previous year: 78.4M
-0.1%
C2C Revenue Growth
-1%
0
Gross Profit
$570M
Previous year: $513M
+11.1%
Cash and Equivalents
$1.21B
Previous year: $1.43B
-15.4%
Free Cash Flow
$348M
Previous year: $280M
+24.3%
Total Assets
$8.82B
Previous year: $9.5B
-7.1%

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Forward Guidance

The Company expects the following financial outlook for full year 2022, which assumes no material change in macro-economic conditions.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income