The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Walgreens Boots Alliance's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 0.68.
Walgreens Boots Alliance has a current ratio of 0.68. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Walgreens Boots Alliance has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.
The historical rank and industry rank for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
WBA'
s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.63 Med: 0.74 Max: 1.52
Current: 0.68
During the past 13 years, Walgreens Boots Alliance's highest Current Ratio was 1.52. The lowest was 0.63. And the median was 0.74.
WBA's Current Ratio is ranked worse than 85% of 680
companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 1.39
vs WBA: 0.68
Walgreens Boots Alliance Current Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Walgreens Boots Alliance's Current Ratio
For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current 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 Current Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Walgreens Boots Alliance's Current Ratio falls into.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Current Ratio Calculation
The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as
* 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) Current Ratio Explanation
The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.
Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.
The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.
If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Current Ratio Related Terms
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Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the US, 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 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.
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