Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Tops Q1 EPS by 1c, Raises Low End of FY EPS Guidance

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Reports Fiscal 2018 First Quarter Results

January 4, 2018 7:00 AM EST

First quarter highlights

GAAP diluted net earnings per share were $0.81, down 16.5 percent from the year-ago quarter mainly due to impairment of the company's equity method investment in Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Adjusted diluted net earnings per share were $1.28, an increase of 16.4 percent, up 15.5 percent on a constant currency basis GAAP net earnings attributable to Walgreens Boots Alliance decrease 22.1 percent, to $821 million; Adjusted net earnings attributable to Walgreens Boots Alliance increase 7.8 percent to $1.3 billion, up 7.2 percent on a constant currency basis Sales increase 7.9 percent to $30.7 billion, an increase of 7.2... More