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WBA (Walgreens Boots Alliance) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -34.84% (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is Walgreens Boots Alliance Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was $39,470 Mil. Walgreens Boots Alliance's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $-13,738 Mil. Walgreens Boots Alliance's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was -34.84%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

WBA' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -36.5   Med: 5.45   Max: 9.89
Current: -36.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Walgreens Boots Alliance was 9.89%. The lowest was -36.50%. And the median was 5.45%.

WBA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
89.2% of 685 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.67 vs WBA: -36.36

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Walgreens Boots Alliance's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Walgreens Boots Alliance Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Walgreens Boots Alliance Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.46 3.77 6.41 -7.67 -34.84

Walgreens Boots Alliance Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.67 0.10 -25.71 -27.40 -34.84

Competitive Comparison of Walgreens Boots Alliance's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walgreens Boots Alliance's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Walgreens Boots Alliance Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

Walgreens Boots Alliances Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-13737/39470
=-34.80 %

Walgreens Boots Alliance's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-13,738 Mil.



Walgreens Boots Alliance  (NAS:WBA) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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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 8,500 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.
Executives
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
Steven J Shulman director 1564 NE EXPRESSWAY, ATTN: BJ PURCELL, ATLANTA GA 30329

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