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Walgreens Boots Alliance (Walgreens Boots Alliance) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.57 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Walgreens Boots Alliance's current share price is $17.70. Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $31.04. Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.57.

The historical rank and industry rank for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBA' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.57   Med: 2.94   Max: 5.68
Current: 0.57

During the past years, Walgreens Boots Alliance's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.68. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 2.94.

WBA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
84.82% of 303 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 1.94 vs WBA: 0.57

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $15.631. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $31.04 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2024.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Walgreens Boots Alliance Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.09 1.49 1.84 1.15 0.80

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
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.15 0.97 0.80 0.64 0.68

Competitive Comparison of Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=17.70/31.04
=0.57

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Walgreens Boots Alliance's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Feb. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2024)
=15.631/129.4194*129.4194
=15.631

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 129.4194.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201405 22.390 100.373 28.869
201408 21.584 100.352 27.836
201411 21.822 99.635 28.345
201502 28.198 99.032 36.851
201505 28.905 100.333 37.285
201508 28.315 100.548 36.445
201511 28.286 100.135 36.558
201602 27.329 100.040 35.355
201605 28.546 101.355 36.450
201608 27.590 101.617 35.139
201611 27.175 101.829 34.538
201702 27.822 102.779 35.034
201705 28.595 103.256 35.841
201708 26.826 103.587 33.516
201711 26.179 104.072 32.555
201802 27.585 105.052 33.983
201805 27.948 106.148 34.075
201808 27.314 106.383 33.229
201811 27.144 106.338 33.036
201902 27.095 106.649 32.880
201905 26.721 108.048 32.006
201908 26.259 108.245 31.396
201911 26.643 108.519 31.774
202002 26.942 109.139 31.948
202005 23.830 108.175 28.510
202008 23.841 109.662 28.136
202011 23.219 109.793 27.369
202102 24.424 110.968 28.485
202105 25.554 113.576 29.119
202108 27.062 115.421 30.344
202111 30.403 117.269 33.553
202202 30.913 119.703 33.422
202205 30.376 123.323 31.878
202208 29.232 124.958 30.276
202211 23.861 125.607 24.585
202302 24.562 126.928 25.044
202305 24.399 128.314 24.609
202308 23.181 129.538 23.160
202311 22.597 129.548 22.575
202402 15.631 129.419 15.631

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Walgreens Boots Alliance  (NAS:WBA) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Walgreens Boots Alliance (Walgreens Boots Alliance) Business Description

Address
108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015
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