Worldline (WRDLY)
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Rating:50Neutral
Price Target:
$0.19
▼(-76.83% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/03/26
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (sharp profitability deterioration, equity erosion, and weakening cash generation). Technicals show some stabilization with price above key moving averages, while valuation is mixed due to negative earnings and an unusually high yield. Earnings call tone is balanced: clear recovery actions and liquidity measures, but guidance implies continued near-term cash pressure.
Positive Factors
Scale & transaction volume
Very large processing volumes and a steady NPS indicate durable platform scale and client retention. High transaction throughput supports network effects, recurring transaction fees, and fixed-cost absorption, making revenue generation and margin resilience more sustainable over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Large impairments and equity erosion
Very large non‑cash impairments materially reduced equity and the book value cushion, worsening leverage metrics and weakening loss-absorbing capacity. This constrains strategic flexibility, heightens refinancing sensitivity, and increases the need for continued disposals or capital actions to restore balance-sheet strength.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Scale & transaction volume
Very large processing volumes and a steady NPS indicate durable platform scale and client retention. High transaction throughput supports network effects, recurring transaction fees, and fixed-cost absorption, making revenue generation and margin resilience more sustainable over the medium term.
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Worldline (WRDLY) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$790.82M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)7.33K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)-0.51
Revenue Growth-9.45%
EPS Growth-1693.32%
CountryUS
Employees18,112
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-9.19
Shares Outstanding646,502,870
10 Day Avg. Volume10,128
30 Day Avg. Volume7,327
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio>-0.01
Price to Book (P/B)0.13
Price to Sales (P/S)0.11
P/FCF Ratio2.69
Enterprise Value/Market Cap2.94
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.58
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit1.08
Enterprise Value/Ebitda3.35
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.03
Revenue Forecast (FY)$4.35B
Worldline Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Worldline SA provides payments and transactional services to financial institutions, merchants, corporations, and government agencies in France, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Merchant Services; Financial Service...
How the Company Makes Money
Worldline primarily makes money by charging fees for processing and enabling electronic payments and related transaction services. A major revenue stream is merchant services/acquiring: Worldline enables merchants to accept card and digital paymen...
Worldline Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 25, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call conveyed a balanced picture: management met its committed 2025 financial guidance, made tangible progress on transformation (North Star), recorded operational wins (record transaction volumes, stable NPS, improved SMB churn) and advanced a significant pruning program and planned EUR 500m capital increase to strengthen the balance sheet. Offsetting these positives are meaningful near-term challenges — FY2025 organic revenue decline (~-2.4%), negative free cash flow, substantial non-cash goodwill and related impairments (several billion euros), continued pressure in Financial Services and certain geographies, and expected negative free cash flow in 2026 before benefits from transformation materialize. Overall, the company appears stabilized and executing a clear recovery plan, but material legacy impairments, cash/leveraging considerations and remediation costs mean the near-term picture remains mixed.Positive Updates
Met Full-Year Financial Guidance
Reported pre-IFRS5 revenue of EUR 4.5 billion for FY2025 with an organic decline of -2.4%, and adjusted EBITDA of EUR 841 million (18.7% margin) — within the guidance range of EUR 830–855 million.
Negative Updates
Revenue Decline and Segment Weakness
Organic revenue declined -2.4% in FY2025 (pre-IFRS5). On the published scope, Merchant Services declined -1.4% and Financial Services declined -7.7%, reflecting adverse mix and contract terminations in Financial Services.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Met Full-Year Financial Guidance
Reported pre-IFRS5 revenue of EUR 4.5 billion for FY2025 with an organic decline of -2.4%, and adjusted EBITDA of EUR 841 million (18.7% margin) — within the guidance range of EUR 830–855 million.
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Company Guidance
The company guided that 2026 will be a year of stabilization with a fully pruned perimeter expecting low single‑digit organic revenue growth, free cash flow of roughly -€80m to -€70m and a target reported leverage of less than 2x; management presented a post‑pruned 2025 baseline of €3.57bn sales, €631m adjusted EBITDA and €72m free cash (reported leverage ~2.5x) and reiterated the 2025 reported results of €4.5bn revenue (‑2.4% organic), €841m adjusted EBITDA (18.7% margin) and €‑9m free cash flow, cash on hand ~€1.1bn (continuing ops ~€900m), net debt ~€2.1–2.2bn, and normalized net income €175m (EPS €0.063); strategic actions include a planned €500m capital increase (reserve + rights issue), announced/pruned disposals expected to generate roughly €540–600m of proceeds, an undrawn RCF of €1.125bn, upcoming 2026 maturities (notably a €414m convertible), and longer‑term targets of ~4% CAGR to 2030 with adjusted EBITDA ~€1bn (or >€900m on the fully pruned scope) and €300–350m cash conversion (30–35%).Worldline Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
28
Negative
Balance Sheet
52
Neutral
Cash Flow
43
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 3.87B | 4.63B | 4.61B | 4.36B | 3.69B |
| Gross Profit | 1.59B | 2.61B | 2.52B | 1.92B | 1.33B |
| EBITDA | 702.34M | 372.00M | -276.00M | 831.50M | 743.50M |
| Net Income | -4.95B | -297.00M | -817.30M | 299.20M | -751.40M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 13.14B | 19.42B | 21.73B | 21.86B | 20.04B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 941.20M | 1.80B | 1.95B | 1.92B | 1.13B |
| Total Debt | 3.12B | 4.03B | 4.05B | 4.13B | 4.56B |
| Total Liabilities | 9.10B | 10.20B | 12.17B | 11.32B | 10.13B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.25B | 8.25B | 8.58B | 9.38B | 9.04B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 159.93M | 321.60M | 458.90M | 724.10M | 727.50M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 398.43M | 603.10M | 791.80M | 1.05B | 953.10M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -365.00M | -245.80M | -212.40M | 29.50M | -537.70M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -439.16M | -585.20M | -415.80M | -606.60M | -416.40M |
Worldline Technical Analysis
Positive
0.82
Price Trends
0.15
Positive
0.14
Positive
0.19
Positive
Market Momentum
<0.01
Negative
57.28
Neutral
64.76
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For WRDLY, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 0.82 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.17, above the 50-day MA of 0.15, and above the 200-day MA of 0.19, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of <0.01 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 57.28 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 64.76 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for WRDLY.
Worldline Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 Outperform | $2.06B | 22.82 | 9.45% | ― | 13.79% | 11.28% | |
75 Outperform | $1.72B | 24.11 | 10.01% | ― | 7.19% | -36.03% | |
70 Outperform | $4.31B | 21.17 | 13.99% | ― | 7.06% | -22.01% | |
69 Neutral | $3.47B | 17.54 | 37.04% | ― | 46.60% | 66.04% | |
62 Neutral | $2.70B | 10.16 | 24.04% | ― | 7.22% | 6.31% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
50 Neutral | $790.82M | -0.02 | -142.62% | ― | -9.45% | -1693.32% |
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