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An operating expense is an expense a business incurs through its normal business operations. Often abbreviated as OPEX.

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Shares outstanding refer to a company's stock currently held by all its shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company's officers and insiders.

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Market Cap

Also known as Price/Sales Ratio. Calculated using Average market cap for the quarter / Annualized quarterly revenue.

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Walgreens

Duane Reade is a subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance, is a chain of pharmacy and convenience stores, primarily located in New York City, known for its high volume small store layouts in densely populated Manhattan locations.

Duane Reade

Boots UK is a pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Thailand and other territories. Boots became a subsidiary of the new company, Walgreens Boots Alliance, on 31 December 2014.

Boots UK

Alliance Healthcare was formerly Alliance UniChem, wholesales, distributes, and retails pharmaceutical, surgical, medical, and healthcare products throughout Europe. The company supplies more than 110,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals from over 288 distribution centres in 11 countries. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance, which was formed by the merger of Walgreens with its former parent Alliance Boots in 2014. Alliance Boots had itself been formed in 2006 by the merger of Boots Group and Alliance UniChem on 31 July 2006. Alliance UniChem was rebranded Alliance Healthcare in 2009.

Alliance Healthcare

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare and retail pharmacy services. It operates through the following segments: United States Retail Pharmacy, International, and United States Healthcare. The US Retail Pharmacy segment includes the operation of retail drugstores, health and wellness services, specialty and home delivery pharmacy services, and equity method investment. The International segment offers pharmacy-led health and beauty retail businesses outside the US and the pharmaceutical wholesaling and distribution business in Germany. The US Healthcare segment delivers improved health outcomes and lower costs for payors and providers through owned and partnered assets. The company was founded by Charles R. Walgreen and John Boot in 1909 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

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Walgreens reports Q1 earnings decline, eyes growth opportunities ahead

Walgreens faces challenges from COVID impacts and investments but is on track to achieve full-year guidance.
Strategic acquisitions and scaling U.S. Healthcare present opportunities for growth and profitability.
Despite first-half declines, the company anticipates improvements in margins and performance in the second half.
Efforts to optimize cash flow and investments position Walgreens for future growth and success.

Walgreens reports 4.5% sales growth in Q2 2023 earnings

Walgreens remains cautiously optimistic about managing potential changes in health plans and anticipates a strong second half of the year. The company is targeting debt reduction and small tuck-on acquisitions in healthcare as capital allocation priorities.

Walgreens (WBA) reports mixed Q3 performance, focuses on profitability

Walgreens (WBA) Q3 2023 earnings call highlights mixed performance with a focus on profitability enhancement.
Strategic partnerships, cost management programs, and capital allocation priorities support long-term value creation.
Challenges in margin pressures, script growth, and operational issues require immediate actions for profitability.
Opportunities lie in unlocking profitability, market developments, and demand for risk-based health care services.

Walgreens appoints new CEO to drive cost savings and script growth opportunities

Walgreens is strategically positioning itself for operational efficiency and cost savings in fiscal year 2024. The company's new CEO, Tim Wentworth, is expected to drive healthcare expertise and cost-effective outcomes. Despite challenges like lower contributions and segment declines, Walgreens is leveraging opportunities for script growth and financial improvement.

Walgreens Q1 Earnings: Navigating Challenges, Focused on Value Creation

Walgreens is navigating challenges in the pharmacy sector while focusing on strategic initiatives to drive value creation and sustainable growth. The company's emphasis on partnerships, cost-saving actions, and a shift towards value-based reimbursement models positions them for future success in the evolving healthcare landscape.

Walgreens reports solid Q2 results, focuses on growth strategies

Walgreens navigates retail challenges with strong operational performance. Focus on cost discipline, portfolio optimization, and cash flow improvement. Strategic decisions to drive growth and unlock value in healthcare areas.

Walgreens Q3 Earnings Miss Expectations Amid Challenges

Walgreens' Q3 2024 earnings call highlighted a challenging quarter with missed expectations, driven by pressures in the retail pharmacy sector and adverse market conditions. CEO Tim Wentworth emphasized ongoing strategic reviews and cost management initiatives as key to navigating these challenges. The company remains committed to transforming its business model to better serve customers and improve operational efficiency.

Walgreens (WBA) reports Q4 earnings, focuses on growth strategies

Walgreens (WBA) focused on financial stability, cost efficiency, and strategic growth initiatives in Q4 2024 earnings call.
The company aims to address challenges like disruptions, inflation, and underperforming stores while leveraging strengths in cash flow and cost-cutting.
Opportunities in store optimization, digital enhancement, and asset monetization are key areas for future growth.
Overall, Walgreens is navigating challenges, leveraging strengths, and pursuing opportunities to enhance financial performance and resilience.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) said on Thursday that its earnings and revenue came in better than expected in the fiscal first quarter. The company attributed its hawkish quarterly performance to robust pharmacy sales in recent months.

Walgreens says pharmacy sales remained strong in the fiscal first quarter

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) CEO Stefano Pessina on Q1 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

We previously highlighted WBA as a swing trade, and now see shares breaking out. The company is delivering results in its cost management strategies.

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The pharmacy giant turned in a better-than-expected performance in Q1 despite COVID-19 headwinds.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. reported on Thursday (Jan. 7) as part of its Q1 fiscal 2021 results that its Retail Pharmacy USA division had $27.2 billion in sales, marking a 3.9 percent rise from the year-ago quarter, including the effect of "store optimization programs" unveiled in the past, according to an announcement. Sales in comparable stores […]

Walgreens Retail Pharmacy USA Reports $27.2 Billion In Sales

Walgreens (WBA) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 19.61% and 3.95%, respectively, for the quarter ended November 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

Walgreens said its U.S. pharmacy sales picked up in the fiscal first quarter, despite less foot traffic, lower sales of cough, cold and flu medications and fewer new prescriptions as people skipped the doctor's office and socially distanced during the pandemic.

Walgreens shares surge after its earnings top estimates, fueled by higher drug sales

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. stock rose 4% in Thursday premarket trading after the pharmacy retailer reported fiscal first quarter adjusted earnings per share and sales that beat the Street. Walgreens reported a net loss of $308.0 million, or 36 cents per share, after net income of $845.0 million, or 95 cents per share, a year ago.

Walgreens stock rises after adjusted earnings, sales beat expectations

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) moved higher by 3% in pre-market trading after the company reported Q1 results. Quarterly Results Earnings per share fell 10.95% year over year to $1.22, which beat the estimate of $1.03.

Walgreens Boots Alliance: Q1 Earnings Insights

Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc posted a loss on Thursday compared with profit a year earlier, due to a $1.5 billion charge from the its equity earnings in AmerisourceBergen.

Walgreens posts loss on $1.5 billion charge

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #earnings--Walgreens Boots Alliance announces financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2021; accelerates healthcare and omnichannel investments.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Fiscal 2021 First Quarter Results Exceed Expectations

Walgreens Boots Alliance plans to use billions of dollars in proceeds from the sale of its healthcare distribution business on developing its pharmacies for the future.

Walgreens Pessina: We'll Spend Distributor Sale Proceeds On ‘Pharmacy Of The Future'

AmerisourceBergen

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) disclosed on Wednesday that it had signed an agreement with healthcare products distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp (NYSE: ABC) to sell a majority stake in its Alliance Healthcare business. The deal is valued at $6.5 billion and is expected to close by the end of the fiscal year 2021.

Walgreens Sells Pharmacy Wholesale Unit To AmerisourceBergen For $6.5B

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has turbo-charged its investment into VillageMD to facilitate the opening of between 600 and 700 new Village Medical at Walgreens primacy care clinics in the next four years, according to a press release. The companies intend to build "hundreds more" in the coming years, too, the release noted.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Accelerates Rollout Of Primary Care Clinics

DEERFIELD, Ill. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and VillageMD today announced that WBA has accelerated its investment in VillageMD.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Accelerates VillageMD Investment and Large-Scale Rollout of Primary Care Clinics

In an announcement on Wednesday, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) said it will sell its distribution business to AmerisourceBergen Corp (NYSE: ABC) for £4.78 billion. Walgreens shares were seen more than 2% up in premarket trading on Wednesday and jumped another 2.5% in the next few hours.

Walgreens to sell its distribution unit to AmerisourceBergen for £4.78 billion

The shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) are up 2.5% to trade at $42.18 this morning, after it was reported that the company is selling its Alliance Healthcare businesses to AmerisourceBergen (ABC).

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The large drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen will acquire the majority of Walgreens Boots Alliance's “Alliance Healthcare business” for $6.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.

Walgreens To Sell Wholesale Drug Operation To AmerisourceBergen For $6.5 Billion

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens expects to complete the administration of COVID-19 vaccine first doses in skilled nursing facilities by Monday, Jan. 25. The company is also rapidly expanding access to vaccinations among assisted living facilities and additional vulnerable populations outlined by states and local jurisdictions as part of expanded distribution plans. “Since receiving our first allotments of vaccines in late December, Walgreens has remained on track in vaccinating our

Walgreens Expects to Complete Administration of COVID-19 Vaccine First Doses in Skilled Nursing Facilities by January 25

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) announces its next round of earnings this Thursday, January 07. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Thursday's Q1 earnings announcement.

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AmerisourceBergen also raised its guidance, sending shares up more than 6% in early Wednesday trade

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