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Key Information for Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Investors Today

Walgreens Boots Alliance logged a 2.8% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $22.5 per share. On average, analysts give it a target price of $29.89.

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. operates as a pharmacy-led health and beauty retail company. The large-cap company is based in the United States. Walgreens Boots Alliance currently returns an annual dividend yield of 8.8%.

Make Sure to Consider the Following Before Buying Walgreens Boots Alliance:

  • Walgreens Boots Alliance has moved -33.0% over the last year.

  • WBA has a forward P/E ratio of 6.3 based on its EPS guidance of 3.55.

  • Over the last 6 years, earnings per share (EPS) have been growing at a compounded average rate of -16.7%.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -2.96.

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.92

Walgreens Boots Alliance Has a Deteriorating Pattern of Cash Flows

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2022-10-13 3,899,000 -400,000 4,299,000 -33.67
2021-10-14 5,555,000 -926,000 6,481,000 -4.24
2020-10-15 5,484,000 -1,284,000 6,768,000 -5.73
2019-10-28 5,594,000 -1,585,000 7,179,000 -20.02
2018-10-11 8,264,000 -712,000 8,976,000 5.07
2017-10-25 7,251,000 -1,292,000 8,543,000

Walgreens Boots Alliance's free cash flows may average out to $7.04 Billion over the last 6 years, but its persistently negative year-on-year growth could be a red flag. Indeed, its free cash flow CAGR is 0.0% and its coefficient of variability is 17090525454.4%.

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