Quarterly Report Card: Special Research on Viad,Visa, WageWorks, Western Union, and Wex Inc.
NEW YORK, March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
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Moments ago, Analysts Review released new research updates concerning several important developing situations including Viad (NYSE: VVI), Visa (NYSE: V), WageWorks (NYSE: WAGE), Western Union (NYSE: WU), and Wex Inc. (NYSE: WEX). Analysts Review provides a single unified platform for investors' to hear about what matters - proudly employing registered CFA® research staff and rigorous compliance procedures. The full research reports are being made available to the public for informational purposes only.
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VVI Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Viad&d=05-Mar-2015&s=VVI ),
V Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Visa&d=05-Mar-2015&s=V ),
WAGE Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=WageWorks&d=05-Mar-2015&s=WAGE ),
WU Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Western%20Union&d=05-Mar-2015&s=WU ),
WEX Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Wex%20Inc.&d=05-Mar-2015&s=WEX ).
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Analyst Update: Quarterly Results, Expansion of Services, and Upcoming Conference
Reviewed by: Rohit Tuli, CFA®
The U.S. indices fell for a second straight day as investors eye private-sector employment gains and await other jobs data. A pre-opening bell report from payroll processor ADP, showed that private employers hired 212,000 workers in February, slightly below the 218,000 new jobs economists were expecting. The S&P 500 was down 9.25 points, or 0.44%, to 2,098.53 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 106.47 points, or 0.58%, to 18,096.90, and Nasdaq closed 12.76 points or 0.26% lower to end the session at 4,967.14. European stocks closed higher, with export-oriented stocks getting a boost following a sharp decline in the euro to an 11-1/2-year low against the dollar after the Institute for Supply Management said its services index rose to 56.9 in February against 56.5 predicted in a Reuters poll. The Euro STOXX 50 ended the day 0.97% higher to 3,583.44 while CAC 40 gained 0.99%, to close at 4,917.35. Mainland China share market closed higher in volatile trade after the HSBC Markit survey showed activity in China's service sector grew modestly in February. Japanese share market ended down, due to strengthening of yen against dollar and taking weak cues from Wall Street overnight.
Viad Corp (Viad) announced its full-year 2014 financial results with revenue of $1.06 billion, up 11.7% YoY. Total segment EBITDA for the year stood at $90.5 million versus $69.7 million in 2013. Net loss for the year stood at $52.4 million or $2.59 per share versus net loss of $21.6 million or $1.06 per share in 2013. The Company also provided outlook for 2015.
Visa Inc. (Visa) announced that its Visa Checkout- an online payment service that enables payments using a computer, tablet or mobile phone, will become available in a total of 16 markets in 2015.
WageWorks, Inc. (WageWorks) announced its Q4 and full-year 2014 financial results. Total revenue for the quarter surged 43% YoY to $78.5 million, led by a 21% YoY increase in its Healthcare segment revenue and 264% YoY increase in in COBRA segment revenue.
Western Union Company's (Western Union) net income for Q4 2014 increased 28% YoY to $221.5 million, while diluted EPS stood at $0.42 versus $0.31 in Q4 2013. The Company also provided outlook for 2015.
WEX Inc. (Wex), a leading provider of corporate payment solutions, will be participating in the upcoming KBW Cards, Payments & Financial Technology Conference to be held on March 10, 2015, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. The presentation of the Company's President and CEO, Melissa Smith, is scheduled at 2:35 p.m. ET.
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