NASDAQ$WBA

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc · Q3 2022 earnings

Q3 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Walgreens reported third quarter results broadly in line with expectations, with strong execution across segments.

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a decrease in third quarter sales by 4.2 percent to $32.6 billion. EPS decreased 73.8 percent to $0.33, while adjusted EPS decreased 30.0 percent to $0.96. The company is maintaining its full year adjusted EPS guidance of low-single digit growth.

  • Third quarter EPS from continuing operations decreased 73.8 percent to $0.33, compared with EPS of $1.27 in the year-ago quarter.
  • Third quarter sales from continuing operations decreased 4.2 percent over the year-ago quarter to $32.6 billion.
  • Walgreens Health pro forma sales up 65 percent compared to year-ago standalone results.
  • Transformational Cost Management Program now expected to deliver $3.5 billion in annual cost savings by fiscal 2024, up from $3.3 billion previously.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$32.6B

Previous: $34B-4.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.96

Previous: $1.38-30.4%
Capital Expenditures

$371M

Previous: $309M+20.1%
Free Cash Flow

$1.3B

Previous: $1.4B-7.1%
Net Income

$289M

Previous: $1.2B-75.9%
Operating Income

-$320M

Previous: $1.1B-129.1%
Gross Profit

$6.57B

Previous: $7.15B-8.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.29B

Previous: $1.35B+69.9%
Total Assets

$92.8B

Previous: $91.9B+0.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$96M

Previous: $50M+92.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Walgreens · Revenue · Quarterly

$32.6B

Q3 2022-4.2%vs Q3 2021
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Walgreens · $27.3B total across 2 segments · Q3 2022

  • U.S. Pharmacy
    $26.7B+22.7%
  • U.S. Healthcare
    $596M

Forward guidance

Walgreens Boots Alliance is maintaining full year adjusted EPS guidance of low-single digit growth, as year-to-date performance is tracking broadly in line with expectations.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 16 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2022

Historical avgQ3 2022

-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

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
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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