The Western Union: Q4 Earnings Insights

The Western Union WU reported its Q4 earnings results on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 04:05 PM.

Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

The Western Union beat estimated earnings by 23.08%, reporting an EPS of $0.64 versus an estimate of $0.52.

Revenue was up $13.00 million from the same period last year.

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.06, which was followed by a 1.31% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at The Western Union's past performance:

Quarter	Q3 2021	Q2 2021	Q1 2021	Q4 2020
EPS Estimate	0.57	0.47	0.45	0.42
EPS Actual	0.63	0.48	0.44	0.45
Revenue Estimate	1.32B	1.26B	1.20B	1.25B
Revenue Actual	1.29B	1.29B	1.21B	1.27B

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

The Western Union management provided guidance for their next quarter, expecting earnings between $1.9 and $2.0 per share for the next quarter.

This represents a 204.69% in quarter-over-quarter growth for The Western Union, a bullish signal to many investors.

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