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Equity Bottom-Up

Walgreens Boots Alliance / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), a well-known retail pharmacy giant, has been making headlines due to potential buyout discussions with Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm.</li><li>Walgreens' shares surged after reports surfaced about these ongoing talks.</li><li>This comes amid a challenging business environment marked by margin pressures from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), store closures, and rising operating costs.</li></ul>

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), a well-known retail pharmacy giant, has been making headlines due to potential buyout discussions with Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm.Walgreens' shares surged after reports surfaced about these ongoing talks.This comes amid a challenging business environment marked by margin pressures from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), store closures, and rising operating costs.

Walgreens Buyout Buzz: Why Sycamore Partners May Bet Big on the Struggling Pharmacy Giant!

<ul><li>Walgreens Boots Alliance reported its Fourth Quarter FY 2024 results amidst significant strategic and operational shifts.</li><li>The quarter was marked by a mix of achievements and challenges, aligning with their previously stated objectives of cost cutting, CapEx reduction, and improvements in working capital, all contributing to a positive cash flow in the quarter.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported its Fourth Quarter FY 2024 results amidst significant strategic and operational shifts.The quarter was marked by a mix of achievements and challenges, aligning with their previously stated objectives of cost cutting, CapEx reduction, and improvements in working capital, all contributing to a positive cash flow in the quarter.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.: Capital Discipline & Store Optimization To Orchestrate A Turnaround? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Walgreens Boots Alliance recently reported on its performance for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2024.</li><li>The results presented in this discussion reflect mixed outcomes in various areas of the company’s businesses.</li><li>It is essential to provide a comprehensive view of the positive developments as well as the drawbacks evident in the quarter under review.</li></ul>

Walgreens Boots Alliance recently reported on its performance for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2024.The results presented in this discussion reflect mixed outcomes in various areas of the company’s businesses.It is essential to provide a comprehensive view of the positive developments as well as the drawbacks evident in the quarter under review.

Walgreens Boots Alliance: Enhancing Digital & Operational Efficiency To Expand Margins! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>The Walgreens Boots Alliance's latest earnings revealed that the company's second-quarter operational results aligned with expectations despite ongoing challenges in the U.S. retail environment.</li><li>The company reported an adjusted EPS of $1.20, reflecting discipline in cost and good execution in the U.S. Retail Pharmacy segment, along with solid performance internationally.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

The Walgreens Boots Alliance's latest earnings revealed that the company's second-quarter operational results aligned with expectations despite ongoing challenges in the U.S. retail environment.The company reported an adjusted EPS of $1.20, reflecting discipline in cost and good execution in the U.S. Retail Pharmacy segment, along with solid performance internationally.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.: Redefining Relationships & Creating Value with Payers! - Major Drivers

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>On 31 January, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/walmart-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11134:1" rel="noopener">Walmart (WMT US)</a> announced a 3:1 stock split. For cognoscenti, that meant a Dow Jones Industrial Avg might be in the offing.</li>
<li>The last change to the index was in Aug-2020, spurred by the 4:1 split for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apple-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:666:1" rel="noopener">Apple (AAPL US)</a>. This time, the likely deletion candidate was <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/walgreens-boots-alliance-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1118:1" rel="noopener">Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA US)</a>. </li>
<li>Indeed, last week, the Index Keepers announced <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amazon-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:409:1" rel="noopener">Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US)</a> would replace Walgreens Boots Alliance on 26 Feb (i.e. WBA would be booted on the close of 23 Feb).</li>
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On 31 January, Walmart (WMT US) announced a 3:1 stock split. For cognoscenti, that meant a Dow Jones Industrial Avg might be in the offing.
The last change to the index was in Aug-2020, spurred by the 4:1 split for Apple (AAPL US). This time, the likely deletion candidate was Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA US). 
Indeed, last week, the Index Keepers announced Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US) would replace Walgreens Boots Alliance on 26 Feb (i.e. WBA would be booted on the close of 23 Feb).


Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA US) - How Do Dow Jones Deletes Do Historically?

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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., operates retail drugstores that offer a wide variety of prescription and non-prescription drugs as well as general goods. Walgreens' also offers health services, including primary and acute care, wellness, pharmacy and disease management services and health and fitness.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA US)

Walgreens Buyout Buzz: Why Sycamore Partners May Bet Big on the Struggling Pharmacy Giant!

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), a well-known retail pharmacy giant, has been making headlines due to potential buyout discussions with Sycamore...

Baptista Research

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.: Capital Discipline & Store Optimization To Orchestrate A Turnaround? - Major Drivers

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported its Fourth Quarter FY 2024 results amidst significant strategic and operational shifts. The quarter was marked...

Baptista Research

Walgreens Boots Alliance: Enhancing Digital & Operational Efficiency To Expand Margins! - Major Drivers

Walgreens Boots Alliance recently reported on its performance for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2024. The results presented in this discussion...

Baptista Research

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.: Redefining Relationships & Creating Value with Payers! - Major Drivers

The Walgreens Boots Alliance's latest earnings revealed that the company's second-quarter operational results aligned with expectations despite...

Baptista Research

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA US) - How Do Dow Jones Deletes Do Historically?

Walgreens was given the boot from the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday at the close. Historically, DELETEs outperform their ADDs and DJIA in...

Travis Lundy

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