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WEX Inc. (WEX) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

WEX • • Industrial / General
TechnologyInfrastructure SoftwarePayment Processing & Digital CommerceEnterprise Payment Processors
AboutWEX Inc. provides financial technology services in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Fleet Solutions, Travel and Corporate Solutions, and Health and Employee Benefit Solutions. The Fleet Solutions segment offers fleet vehicle payment processing services. Its services include customer, account activation, and account retention services; authorization and billing inquiries, and account maintenance services; credit and collections services; merchant services; analytics solutions with access to web-based data analytics platform that offers insights to fleet managers; and ancillary services and tools to fleets to manage expenses and capital requirements. This segment markets its products directly and indirectly to commercial and government vehicle fleet customers with small, medium, and large fleets, as well as with over-the-road and long haul fleets; and indirectly through co-branded and private label relationships. The Travel and Corporate Solutions segment provides payment solutions, including embedded payments; and accounts payable automation and spend management solutions. Its products include virtual cards that are used for transactions where no card is presented. This segment markets its products directly and indirectly to commercial and government organizations. The Health and Employee Benefit Solutions segment offers healthcare payment products and software-as-a-service consumer directed platforms for healthcare market, as well as payroll related and employee benefit products in Brazil. This segment markets its products through health plans, third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll companies benefits consultants, software providers, and individuals. The company was formerly known as Wright Express Corporation and changed its name to WEX Inc. in October 2012. WEX Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Portland, Maine.Show more
  • Revenue $2.63B +3.1%
  • EBITDA $1.01B +9.1%
  • Net Income $310M +16.1%
  • EPS (Diluted) 7.50 +21.8%
  • Gross Margin 60.52% -2.1%
  • EBITDA Margin 38.34% +5.8%
  • Operating Margin 26.11% +2.8%
  • Net Margin 11.78% +12.6%
  • ROE 18.71% +21.8%
  • ROIC 10.24% -22.9%
  • Debt/Equity 2.99 +40.5%
  • Interest Coverage 2.91 -8.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 25.6%
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Share count reduced 4.6% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 3.0x
  • ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y12.39%
5Y8.8%
3Y12.4%
TTM-1.15%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y4.35%
5Y25.61%
3Y1357.47%
TTM-14.16%

EPS CAGR

10Y3.77%
5Y16.14%
3Y35.72%
TTM-2.41%

ROCE

10Y Avg6.85%
5Y Avg7.64%
3Y Avg11.3%
Latest13.25%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+854.64M1.01B1.25B1.49B1.72B1.56B1.85B2.35B2.55B2.63B
Revenue Growth %0.05%0.18%0.23%0.2%0.15%-0.1%0.19%0.27%0.08%0.03%
Cost of Goods Sold+405.1M458.81M514.28M547.93M659.77M673.17M702.2M930.5M973.3M1.04B
COGS % of Revenue0.47%0.45%0.41%0.37%0.38%0.43%0.38%0.4%0.38%0.39%
Gross Profit+449.54M553.68M734.29M944.71M1.06B886.69M1.15B1.42B1.57B1.59B
Gross Margin %0.53%0.55%0.59%0.63%0.62%0.57%0.62%0.6%0.62%0.61%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.02%0.23%0.33%0.29%0.13%-0.17%0.3%0.24%0.11%0.01%
Operating Expenses+220.75M395.16M500.87M564.07M678.08M978.37M806.4M950.3M927.6M904.2M
OpEx % of Revenue0.26%0.39%0.4%0.38%0.39%0.63%0.44%0.4%0.36%0.34%
Selling, General & Admin20.62M316.38M347.99M438.55M535.68M558.79M646M655.7M755.8M716.8M
SG&A % of Revenue0.02%0.31%0.28%0.29%0.31%0.36%0.35%0.28%0.3%0.27%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses200.13M78.77M152.88M125.52M142.4M419.57M160.4M294.6M171.8M187.4M
Operating Income+228.79M158.53M233.42M380.64M385.84M-91.67M342M469.8M647.1M686.3M
Operating Margin %0.27%0.16%0.19%0.26%0.22%-0.06%0.18%0.2%0.25%0.26%
Operating Income Growth %-0.25%-0.31%0.47%0.63%0.01%-1.24%4.73%0.37%0.38%0.06%
EBITDA+311.87M300.18M437.15M580.44M622.97M170.25M614.6M733.7M923.3M1.01B
EBITDA Margin %0.36%0.3%0.35%0.39%0.36%0.11%0.33%0.31%0.36%0.38%
EBITDA Growth %-0.17%-0.04%0.46%0.33%0.07%-0.73%2.61%0.19%0.26%0.09%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)83.08M141.65M203.72M199.81M237.13M261.93M272.6M263.9M276.2M321.3M
EBIT231.1M162.35M281.48M343.64M351.19M-144M293.1M308M573.4M653.7M
Net Interest Income+-46.19M-113.42M-107.07M-105.02M-134.68M-157.08M-89.2M-47.5M-204.6M-235.9M
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense46.19M113.42M107.07M105.02M134.68M157.08M89.2M47.5M204.6M235.9M
Other Income/Expense-43.88M-109.59M-59.01M-142.02M-169.32M-209.41M-138.1M-209.3M-278.3M-268.5M
Pretax Income+184.91M48.93M174.42M238.62M216.52M-301.08M203.9M260.5M368.8M417.8M
Pretax Margin %0.22%0.05%0.14%0.16%0.13%-0.19%0.11%0.11%0.14%0.16%
Income Tax+75.3M28.59M15.45M68.84M61.22M-20.6M67.8M93.1M102.2M108.2M
Effective Tax Rate %0.55%0.48%0.92%0.71%0.46%0.81%0%0.77%0.72%0.74%
Net Income+101.9M23.5M160.06M168.29M99.01M-243.64M100K201.4M266.6M309.6M
Net Margin %0.12%0.02%0.13%0.11%0.06%-0.16%0%0.09%0.1%0.12%
Net Income Growth %-0.5%-0.77%5.81%0.05%-0.41%-3.46%1%2013%0.32%0.16%
Net Income (Continuing)109.61M20.34M158.97M169.78M155.29M-280.48M136.1M167.4M266.6M309.6M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest12.44M8.56M9.22M10.23M166.45M130.24M254.11M000
EPS (Diluted)+2.621.483.733.863.55-6.403.004.506.167.50
EPS Growth %-0.49%-0.44%1.52%0.03%-0.08%-2.8%1.47%0.5%0.37%0.22%
EPS (Basic)2.631.493.733.903.59-6.403.044.546.237.59
Diluted Shares Outstanding38.84M40.91M43.02M43.57M43.77M43.84M45.31M44.72M43.3M41.3M
Basic Shares Outstanding38.77M40.81M42.98M43.16M43.32M43.84M44.72M44.4M42.8M40.8M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+1.89B2.37B3.21B3.4B3.84B3.5B5.3B6.82B8.94B8.52B
Cash & Short-Term Investments298.55M214.46M531.43M541.5M981.38M1.33B2.21B3.26B4B4.36B
Cash Only279.99M190.93M508.07M541.5M981.38M1.33B1.26B1.86B975.8M595.8M
Short-Term Investments18.56M23.52M23.36M000948.68M1.4B3.02B3.76B
Accounts Receivable1.51B2.05B2.46B2.58B2.78B2.09B3.03B3.44B3.57B3.01B
Days Sales Outstanding644.3740.72717.94631.92588.23489.53596.71534.43511.32417.83
Inventory0-11.71M0123.4M000000
Days Inventory Outstanding---82.2------
Other Current Assets87.72M97.42M150.24M123.4M83.1M81.13M68.59M117.89M1.37B1.15B
Total Non-Current Assets+1.96B3.71B3.53B3.37B4.46B4.68B5.01B4.71B4.95B4.81B
Property, Plant & Equipment138.59M167.28M163.91M187.87M280.83M273.37M259.01M269.12M304.7M261.2M
Fixed Asset Turnover6.17x6.05x7.62x7.95x6.14x5.71x7.14x8.73x8.36x10.06x
Goodwill1.12B1.84B1.88B1.83B2.44B2.69B2.91B2.73B3.02B2.98B
Intangible Assets465.61M1.27B1.15B1.03B1.58B1.55B1.64B1.47B1.46B1.26B
Long-Term Investments5.01M10.77M72.43M24.41M50.96M57.2M80.37M131.21M66.8M80.5M
Other Non-Current Assets225.58M333.52M255.41M284.23M95.18M92.27M110.94M95.89M87.2M202.7M
Total Assets+3.86B6.08B6.74B6.77B8.3B8.18B10.31B11.53B13.88B13.32B
Asset Turnover0.22x0.17x0.19x0.22x0.21x0.19x0.18x0.20x0.18x0.20x
Asset Growth %-0.06%0.58%0.11%0%0.23%-0.01%0.26%0.12%0.2%-0.04%
Total Current Liabilities+534.99M940.58M1.13B2.31B3.05B2.74B4.4B6.29B8.52B8.33B
Accounts Payable378.81M617.12M752.37M814.74M852.96M647.09M880.08M1.23B1.32B952.7M
Days Payables Outstanding341.32490.94533.98542.74471.88350.86457.46480.53496.37335.1
Short-Term Debt00397.22M216.52M261.71M169.18M171.27M214.44M1.04B1.29B
Deferred Revenue (Current)-1000K-1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K01000K1000K0
Other Current Liabilities182.61M-331.58M1.02B954.51M1.93B1.92B3.35B4.84B3.75B5.1B
Current Ratio3.54x2.52x2.83x1.47x1.26x1.28x1.20x1.08x1.05x1.02x
Quick Ratio3.54x2.53x2.83x1.42x1.26x1.28x1.20x1.08x1.05x1.02x
Cash Conversion Cycle---171.39------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+2.23B3.63B3.88B2.66B3.16B3.41B3.81B3.59B3.54B3.51B
Long-Term Debt1.11B1.99B2.03B2.13B2.69B2.87B2.7B2.52B2.83B3.08B
Capital Lease Obligations000067.91M82.97M81.05M70.64M060.4M
Deferred Tax Liabilities83.91M243.81M119.28M151.69M218.74M220.12M192.97M142.16M129.5M145.6M
Other Non-Current Liabilities840.95M1.64B455.16M377.49M181.91M205.55M785.97M763.61M585.3M166M
Total Liabilities2.76B4.57B5.02B4.97B6.21B6.15B8.21B9.88B12.06B11.83B
Total Debt+1.2B2.2B2.42B2.35B3.02B3.13B2.95B2.81B3.87B4.45B
Net Debt921.83M2.01B1.92B1.81B2.03B1.8B1.69B947.55M2.89B3.85B
Debt / Equity1.10x1.46x1.41x1.31x1.44x1.54x1.41x1.70x2.12x2.99x
Debt / EBITDA3.85x7.35x5.55x4.05x4.84x18.36x4.80x3.83x4.19x4.41x
Net Debt / EBITDA2.96x6.71x4.39x3.12x3.27x10.55x2.75x1.29x3.13x3.82x
Interest Coverage4.95x1.40x2.18x3.62x2.86x-0.58x3.83x9.89x3.16x2.91x
Total Equity+1.1B1.51B1.72B1.8B2.09B2.04B2.09B1.65B1.82B1.49B
Equity Growth %0%0.37%0.14%0.04%0.17%-0.03%0.03%-0.21%0.1%-0.18%
Book Value per Share28.2136.8039.9941.2247.8346.4246.1936.8842.0536.05
Total Shareholders' Equity1.08B1.5B1.71B1.79B1.93B1.9B1.84B1.65B1.82B1.49B
Common Stock431K472K473K475K477K485K492K495K500K500K
Retained Earnings1.18B1.24B1.4B1.48B1.54B1.29B1.29B1.49B1.76B2.07B
Treasury Stock-172.34M-172.34M-172.34M-172.34M-172.34M-172.34M-172.34M-463.18M-760.8M-1.42B
Accumulated OCI-103.45M-122.84M-90.8M-117.29M-115.45M-82.94M-122.52M-306.34M-229.2M-312.3M
Minority Interest12.44M8.56M9.22M10.23M166.45M130.24M254.11M000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+445.1M-151.13M132.95M400.23M663.17M857.02M150.4M679.4M907.9M481.4M
Operating CF Margin %0.52%-0.15%0.11%0.27%0.38%0.55%0.08%0.29%0.36%0.18%
Operating CF Growth %0.5%-1.34%1.88%2.01%0.66%0.29%-0.82%3.52%0.34%-0.47%
Net Income109.61M57.48M159.17M169.78M155.29M-280.48M136.14M167.5M266.6M309.6M
Depreciation & Amortization86.17M141.65M203.72M199.81M237.13M261.93M272.64M263.9M276.2M321.3M
Stock-Based Compensation12.42M19.74M30.49M33.89M45.81M63.86M74.8M97.9M127M112.2M
Deferred Taxes37.36M19.5M-888K31.33M19.67M-29.34M12.88M-60.2M-21.3M0
Other Non-Cash Items45.37M52.3M85.17M104.5M104.47M251.93M72.96M405.8M264.8M109.6M
Working Capital Changes154.16M-441.8M-344.71M-139.08M100.81M589.13M-418.98M-195.5M-5.4M-371.3M
Change in Receivables199.72M-436.07M-542.02M-201.64M-67.64M592.95M-959.13M-602.7M-195.1M325.2M
Change in Inventory9.03M-1.04M-2.38M68.25M0164.8M959.13M000
Change in Payables-33.2M75.81M194.54M-3.59M139.19M-183.71M252.97M348.7M115.4M-396.3M
Cash from Investing+-126.66M-1.16B-163.5M-254.18M-990.61M-329.09M-1.6B-716.7M-2.14B-960.6M
Capital Expenditures-63.49M-65.8M-79.28M-87.15M-102.86M-80.47M-86.04M-112.9M-143.6M-147.3M
CapEx % of Revenue0.07%0.06%0.06%0.06%0.06%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.06%0.06%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing17.51M-5.36M25.5M-4.27M0837K-100K-3.4M-4.5M-5M
Cash from Financing+-319.54M1.22B359.38M-102.73M749.77M-179.26M1.4B681.3M1.57B-260.3M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-155.07M184.58M163.27M-32.73M167.75M-97.16M1.6B1.09B813M-122.8M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+381.61M-216.93M53.67M313.08M560.31M776.55M64.36M563.2M763.9M334.1M
FCF Margin %0.45%-0.21%0.04%0.21%0.33%0.5%0.03%0.24%0.3%0.13%
FCF Growth %0.6%-1.57%1.25%4.83%0.79%0.39%-0.92%7.75%0.36%-0.56%
FCF per Share9.82-5.301.257.1812.8017.711.4212.5917.648.09
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)4.37x-6.43x0.83x2.38x6.70x-3.52x1503.98x3.37x3.41x1.55x
Interest Paid49.03M116.27M128.89M141.48M175.99M0132.2M129.4M247.9M328.5M
Taxes Paid27.19M23.95M6.68M39.23M50.96M050.6M142.8M130.3M131.9M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)9.31%1.81%9.92%9.57%5.09%-11.8%0%10.76%15.37%18.71%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)8.21%4.29%4.89%7.88%7.48%-1.73%6.74%11.04%13.28%10.24%
Gross Margin52.6%54.69%58.81%63.29%61.72%56.84%62.06%60.41%61.8%60.52%
Net Margin11.92%2.32%12.82%11.28%5.74%-15.62%0.01%8.57%10.46%11.78%
Debt / Equity1.10x1.46x1.41x1.31x1.44x1.54x1.41x1.70x2.12x2.99x
Interest Coverage4.95x1.40x2.18x3.62x2.86x-0.58x3.83x9.89x3.16x2.91x
FCF Conversion4.37x-6.43x0.83x2.38x6.70x-3.52x1503.98x3.37x3.41x1.55x
Revenue Growth4.52%18.47%23.32%19.55%15.48%-9.5%18.64%27.02%8.4%3.15%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Payment Processing Revenue------858.99M1.16B1.21B1.2B
Payment Processing Revenue Growth-------34.57%5.00%-1.09%
Account Servicing Revenue------526.86M569.28M646.4M690.6M
Account Servicing Revenue Growth-------8.05%13.55%6.84%
Product and Service, Other------209.37M264.85M373.7M438.9M
Product and Service, Other Growth-------26.50%41.10%17.45%
Finance Fee Revenue----247.32M-255.32M360.47M314.2M298.2M
Finance Fee Revenue Growth-------41.18%-12.84%-5.09%
Fleet Solutions-642.06M822.97M--918.31M----
Fleet Solutions Growth--28.18%-------
Health and Employee Benefit Solutions120.26M161.15M203.53M--363.72M----
Health and Employee Benefit Solutions Growth-34.00%26.30%-------
Travel and Corporate Solutions195.42M215.25M224.05M--277.84M----
Travel and Corporate Solutions Growth-10.15%4.09%-------
Other Revenue---154.97M------
Other Revenue Growth----------
Monthly Fees---61.97M------
Monthly Fees Growth----------
Professional Services---13.35M------
Professional Services Growth----------
Segment Reporting Total854.64M---------
Segment Reporting Total Growth----------
Fleet Payment Solutions538.96M---------
Fleet Payment Solutions Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES691.09M839.92M1.04B1.29B1.54B1.4B1.64B2.06B2.19B2.29B
UNITED STATES Growth-21.54%23.50%24.11%19.31%-8.78%17.24%25.52%6.39%4.36%
Non-US---------338.7M
Non-US Growth----------
AUSTRALIA50.39M53.07M62.03M60.52M------
AUSTRALIA Growth-5.32%16.89%-2.44%------
International113.16M---------
International Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

WEX Inc. (WEX) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.4x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

WEX Inc. (WEX) reported $2.62B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 375% increase from $553.1M in 2011.

WEX Inc. (WEX) grew revenue by 3.1% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, WEX Inc. (WEX) is profitable, generating $283.8M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (11.8% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

WEX Inc. (WEX) has a return on equity (ROE) of 18.7%. This is reasonable for most industries.

WEX Inc. (WEX) generated $642.6M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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