Western Union WU
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Western Union (WU) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2010)

Updated

Western Union (WU) posted Share-based Compensation of $6.7 million for Q4 2010, down 4.3% from $7 million a year earlier and down 22.1% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Western Union (WU) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2010) Analysis & Trends

For FY2010, Western Union's Share-based Compensation came in at $35.9 million, up 12.5% from FY2009.

  • In prior years, Western Union's Share-based Compensation was $31.9 million in FY2009.
  • The Q4 2010 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation in data going back to Q1 2009.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 12.3%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior quarters was $8.6 million (Q3 2010), $10.2 million (Q2 2010) and $10.4 million (Q1 2010).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Visa 691.47 Bn 691.47 Bn - 200.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 563.07 Bn 563.07 Bn - 199.00 Mn
3 Wise 10.86 Bn 10.86 Bn - 95.50 Mn
4 Remitly Global 5.06 Bn 2.72 Bn 307.34 Mn 34.49 Mn
5 Western Union 1.91 Bn -2.10 Bn 336.50 Mn -
6 International Money Express 273.40 Mn -346.75 Mn - 2.63 Mn
7 Currenc 131.25 Mn -120.04 Mn 3.70 Mn 767,721.00
8 Sentage Holdings 4.77 Mn 689,111.05 - -
9 American Express 214.16 Bn 13.64 Bn - 137.00 Mn
10 Capital One Financial 126.74 Bn 126.74 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2010 6.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 8.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 10.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 10.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 7.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 8.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 7.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 8.40 Mn
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