Walgreens Boots Alliance (Walgreens Boots Alliance) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $668 Mil (As of Feb. 2024)

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Walgreens Boots Alliance's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Aug. 2023 ($728.00 Mil) to Nov. 2023 ($784.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Nov. 2023 ($784.00 Mil) to Feb. 2024 ($668.00 Mil).

Walgreens Boots Alliance's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Aug. 2021 ($559.00 Mil) to Aug. 2022 ($1,358.00 Mil) but then declined from Aug. 2022 ($1,358.00 Mil) to Aug. 2023 ($728.00 Mil).

Walgreens Boots Alliance Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Annual Data

Trend

Aug14

Aug15

Aug16

Aug17

Aug18

Aug19

Aug20

Aug21

Aug22

Aug23

Cash And Cash Equivalents

1,023.00

469.00

559.00

1,358.00

728.00

Walgreens Boots Alliance Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Cash And Cash Equivalents																1,088.00	871.00	728.00	784.00	668.00

Walgreens Boots Alliance Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NAS:WBA) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance (Walgreens Boots Alliance) Business Description

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Address

108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015

Website

https://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com

Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the U.S., with over 8,500 locations. Nearly three quarters of Americans live within five miles of a Walgreens location. Roughly two thirds of revenue is generated from prescription drug sales; Walgreens makes up 20% of total prescription revenue in the U.S. Walgreens also generates sales from retail products (general wellness consumables and its own branded merchandise), European drug wholesale, and healthcare. With more locations incorporating additional services like Health Corner and Village Medical, Walgreens creates an omnichannel experience for patients and positions itself as a one-stop healthcare provider.

Executives

Nancy M Schlichting	director	200 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Timothy C Wentworth	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY, ONE EXPRESS WAY, ST. LOUIS MO 63121
Richard P. Gates	officer: SVP, Chief Pharmacy Officer	C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Neal J. Sample	officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Todd Heckman	officer: Interim Global Controller	C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Polen Thomas E Jr	director	BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
John Patrick Driscoll	officer: EVP, Pres. U.S. Healthcare	C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Rosalind G Brewer	director, officer: CEO	C/O MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY, 1225 17TH STREET, SUITE 3200, DENVER CO 80202
Kevin M. Ban	officer: EVP, Chief Medical Officer	C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Bryan C Hanson	director	ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 345 E. MAIN STREET, WARSAW IN 46580
Henry Lee Cooper	officer: EVP, Pres. Walgreens Pharmacy	C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Tracey D Brown	officer: SVP, Pres., Walgreens Retail	675 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Inderpal S Bhandari	director	C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., DEERFIELD IL 60015
Steven J Shulman	director	1564 NE EXPRESSWAY, ATTN: BJ PURCELL, ATLANTA GA 30329
Holly May	officer: EVP, Global Chief HR Officer	6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054