NASDAQ$WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc · Q3 2020 earnings
Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Financial performance was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but progress was accelerated on strategic priorities.
Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a challenging third quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly impacted sales and operating income. The company took actions to mitigate these impacts and accelerated investments in strategic priorities, increasing its annual cost savings target. While sales saw a slight increase, the company reported an operating loss due to impairment charges in Boots UK.
- Sales increased 0.1 percent to $34.6 billion, up 1.2 percent on a constant currency basis.
- Operating loss of $1.6 billion, compared to operating income of $1.2 billion a year ago, mainly due to the non-cash impairment charges of $2 billion in Boots UK.
- Adjusted EPS decreased 43.8 percent from $1.47 to $0.83.
- Company increased annual cost savings target from the Transformational Cost Management Program to in excess of $2.0 billion by fiscal 2022.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Walgreens · Revenue · Quarterly
$34.6B
Revenue by segment
Walgreens · $29.3B total across 2 segments · Q3 2020
- U.S. Pharmacy$27.4B—93.5%
- International$1.9B—6.5%
Forward guidance
The company introduced fiscal 2020 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.65 to $4.75, including estimated adverse COVID-19 impacts of $1.03 to $1.14 per share. This guidance assumes continued adverse impacts from COVID-19 in the fourth quarter.
Tailwinds
- More robust sales growth is expected in the Retail Pharmacy USA division.
- Company increased annual cost savings target from the Transformational Cost Management Program to in excess of $2.0 billion by fiscal 2022
- Company accelerated investments in strategic priorities, preparing for future growth
- The company is seeing encouraging response from customers to its digital marketing initiatives
- Walgreens total digitally initiated sales increased by 22.7 percent
Headwinds
- Company introduced fiscal 2020 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.65 to $4.75, including estimated adverse COVID-19 impacts of $1.03 to $1.14 per share
- In the UK, retail conditions are expected to remain very depressed, despite gradual easing of restrictions.
- retail margins are expected to remain compressed in comparison to fiscal 2019.
- Operating loss of $1.6 billion, compared to operating income of $1.2 billion a year ago
- Adjusted EPS decreased 43.8 percent from $1.47 to $0.83
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 16 quarterly earnings reports
-0.1%
Avg return
Earnings day
+0.4%
Avg return
5 days after
-1.9%
Avg return
30 days after
53%
33 / 62 earnings
Positive
+29.1%
Q1 2025
Best reaction
-22.7%
Q3 2024
Worst reaction
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| Q4 2025 | — | — | — | |
| Q3 2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +2.7% | |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1% | +0.5% | +4.1% | |
| Q1 2025 | +29.1% | +36.1% | +10.0% | |
| Q4 2024 | +23.0% | +18.7% | -2.0% | |
| Q3 2024 | -22.7% | -26.0% | -24.5% | |
| Q2 2024 | -7.0% | -10.9% | -15.7% | |
| Q1 2024 | -2.2% | -0.6% | -11.4% | |
| Q4 2023 | +2.9% | +2.1% | -7.3% | |
| Q3 2023 | -7.9% | -10.2% | -3.0% | |
| Q2 2023 | +3.7% | +5.0% | +6.6% | |
| Q1 2023 | -2.3% | -2.1% | -1.1% | |
| Q4 2022 | +4.1% | +3.8% | +29.4% | |
| Q3 2022 | -5.7% | -5.7% | -2.9% | |
| Q2 2022 | -7.6% | -8.4% | -10.6% | |
| Q1 2022 | -0.3% | +0.6% | -10.0% | |
| Q4 2021 | +3.5% | +1.5% | +4.8% | |
| Q3 2021 | -8.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2021 | +3.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2021 | +5.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2020 | +4.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2020 | -5.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2020 | -5.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2020 | -7.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2019 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2019 | +4.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2019 | -13.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2019 | -8.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2018 | +1.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2018 | -9.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2018 | -0.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2018 | -3.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2017 | -0.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2017 | +1.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2017 | -1.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2017 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2016 | +5.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2016 | -3.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2016 | -3.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | +1.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -11.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +8.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +4.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +4.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +4.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +3.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -0.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +1.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -1.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +1.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +1.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -3.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -1.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +4.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -0.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +1.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +1.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | +0.5% | — | — |
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