Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Share Price and Company Fundamentals
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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. operates as a pharmacy-led health and beauty retail company. It operates through three segments: Retail Pharmacy USA, Retail Pharmacy International, and Pharmaceutical Wholesale. The Retail Pharmacy USA segment sells prescription drugs and an assortment of retail products, including health, wellness, beauty, personal care, consumable, and general merchandise products through its retail drugstores. It also provides specialty pharmacy services and mail services. As of August 31, 2020, this segment operated 9,021 retail stores under the Walgreens and Duane Reade brands in the United States; and six specialty pharmacies. The Retail Pharmacy International segment sells prescription drugs; and health and wellness, beauty, personal care, and other consumer products through its pharmacy-led health and beauty stores and optical practices, as well as through boots.com and an integrated mobile application. This segment operated 4,428 retail stores under the Boots, Benavides, and Ahumada in the United Kingdom, Thailand, Norway, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Chile; and 550 optical practices, including 165 on a franchise basis. The Pharmaceutical Wholesale segment engages in the wholesale and distribution of specialty and generic pharmaceuticals, health and beauty products, and home healthcare supplies and equipment, as well as provides related services to pharmacies and other healthcare providers. This segment operates in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Turkey, Spain, the Netherlands, Egypt, Norway, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois.
Key Metrics
PE ratio
18.26
PB ratio
1.89
Dividend yield
3.86%
Beta
0.48
Market cap
$41.79B
Enterprise value
$82.58B
Company profile
| Industry / Sector | Pharmaceutical Retailers / Healthcare |
|---|---|
| Full time employees | 223000 |
| Website | http://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com |
| Mailing address | 108 Wilmot Road Deerfield IL 60015 United States |
| Phone / Fax | 847 315 3700 / |
Dividends
Dividend yield
3.86%
Dividend amount
$1.87
Payout ratio
72.20%
5Y Avg. yield
2.96%
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. paid $1.87 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 18 Aug 2021.The dividend payout ratio is 72.20%. The dividend payout ratio is defined as the amout of dividend paid divided by the earnings of the company.WBA dividend payout ratio is between 70-90%. The lower dividend payout ratio is preferrable since it provides company margin to grow the dividends in future.
WBA's forward dividend amount is $1.91 and the forward dividend yield is 3.94%. A forward dividend yield is the percentage of a company's current stock price that it expects to pay out as dividends over a certain time period, generally 12 months. Forward dividend yields are generally used in circumstances where the yield is predictable based on past instances. If not, trailing yields, which indicate the same value over the previous 12 months, are used.
Company Executives
As of Sep 2021, following are the company executives and directors listed on Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc..
| Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Stefano Pessina | Exec. Chairman | 79 | 50.38k |
| Mr. James Kehoe | Exec. VP & Global CFO | 58 | 2.01M |
| Ms. Ornella Barra | Chief Operating Officer | 67 | 2.57M |
| Mr. Alexander W. Gourlay | Sr. Advisor | 60 | 2.71M |
| Ms. Rosalind Gates Brewer | CEO & Director | 58 | |
| Mr. Manmohan Mahajan | Sr. VP, Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officer | 41 | |
| Mr. Francesco Tinto | Global Chief Information Officer & Sr. VP | ||
| Mr. Gerald Gradwell | Sr. VP of Investor Relations | 52 | |
| Ms. Danielle Carim Gray | Exec. VP and Global Chief Legal Officer | ||
| Mr. Aaron C. Radelet | Global Chief Communications Officer & Sr. VP |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
1.57%
Operating margin
2.48%
Return on assets
2.54%
Return on equity
10.02%
Profitability ratios are a class of financial metrics that are used to assess a business's ability to generate earnings relative to its revenue, operating costs, balance sheet assets, and shareholders' equity over time, using data from a specific point in time.
The return on equity signifies how well the management is running the company in terms of capital management. The ideal return on equity is greater than 10%. The return on equity is calculated as net income divided by total share holders equity.
Valuation and Trading Info
The market capitalization of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. is 41.79B and its enterprise value is 82.58B. The enterprise value to revenue ratio of WBA is 0.56.
The WBA's stocks Beta value is 0.48 making it 52% less volatile compared to NASDAQ market index. Technology stocks and small caps tend to have higher betas than the market benchmark. This indicates that adding the stock to a portfolio will increase the portfolio’s risk, but also increase its expected return. On the other hand utility stocks often have low betas because they tend to move more slowly than market averages.
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.'s Stock Symbol?
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WBA".
2. What is Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.'s stock price today?
One share of WBA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.31.
3. How can I contact Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.?
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.'s mailing address is 108 Wilmot Road Deerfield IL 60015 United States. The company can be reached via phone at 847 315 3700.
4. What is Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.'s official website?
The official website of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. is http://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.