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Walgreens (WAG) Senior Unsecured Rating on Review for Downgrade at Moody's

August 6, 2014 2:04 PM EDT

Moody's Investors Service today placed Walgreen Co.'s (NYSE: WAG) Baa1 senior unsecured rating on review for downgrade. At the same time, Moody's affirmed Walgreen's commercial paper rating of Prime-2. The review for downgrade is prompted by Walgreen's announcement of a $3 billion share repurchase program through the end of 2016. The review for downgrade is also prompted by Walgreen's reduced 2016 operating outlook. Moody's estimates that Walgreen's 2016 EPS guidance of $4.25 to $4.60 per share is roughly 20% below its previous 2016 operating income target.

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