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WBA (Walgreens Boots Alliance) Financial Strength : 4 (As of May. 2025)


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What is Walgreens Boots Alliance Financial Strength?

Walgreens Boots Alliance has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was 0.10. Walgreens Boots Alliance's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was 0.19. As of today, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Altman Z-Score is 2.29.


Competitive Comparison of Walgreens Boots Alliance's Financial Strength

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walgreens Boots Alliance's Financial Strength falls into.


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Walgreens Boots Alliance Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Interest Expense for the months ended in May. 2025 was $-126 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in May. 2025 was $13 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was $26,172 Mil.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: May. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: May. 2025 )
=-1*13/-126
=0.10

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: May. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2862 + 26172) / 155944
=0.19

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Walgreens Boots Alliance has a Z-score of 2.29, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Walgreens Boots Alliance is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.29 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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  (NAS:WBA) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Walgreens Boots Alliance has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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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 US, with over 8,000 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 US. 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
Stefano Pessina director, officer: Executive Vice Chairman 24 BOULEVARD DU TENAO, MONTE CARLO O9 98000
Inderpal S Bhandari director C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., DEERFIELD IL 60015
Manmohan Mahajan officer: SVP, Global Controller and CAO C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
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