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Walgreens Boots Alliance (Walgreens Boots Alliance) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 3.66 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-28), Walgreens Boots Alliance's current share price is $17.70. Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $4.83. Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 3.66.

The historical rank and industry rank for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

WBA' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.66   Med: 16.76   Max: 41.26
Current: 3.66

During the past years, Walgreens Boots Alliance's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 41.26. The lowest was 3.66. And the median was 16.76.

WBA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
91.46% of 164 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 24.535 vs WBA: 3.66

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $-1.147. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $4.83 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2024.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* 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.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Walgreens Boots Alliance Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.44 8.14 9.97 6.56 4.93

Walgreens Boots Alliance Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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Competitive Comparison of Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Walgreens Boots Alliance Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=17.70/4.83
=3.66

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Walgreens Boots Alliance's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Feb. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2024)
=-1.147/129.4194*129.4194
=-1.147

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 129.4194.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201405 1.077 100.373 1.389
201408 1.135 100.352 1.464
201411 0.728 99.635 0.946
201502 0.946 99.032 1.236
201505 1.429 100.333 1.843
201508 1.038 100.548 1.336
201511 0.357 100.135 0.461
201602 1.871 100.040 2.420
201605 1.706 101.355 2.178
201608 2.054 101.617 2.616
201611 0.135 101.829 0.172
201702 2.392 102.779 3.012
201705 1.461 103.256 1.831
201708 1.493 103.587 1.865
201711 0.618 104.072 0.769
201802 1.926 105.052 2.373
201805 1.930 106.148 2.353
201808 2.487 106.383 3.026
201811 -0.011 106.338 -0.013
201902 0.443 106.649 0.538
201905 1.720 108.048 2.060
201908 2.135 108.245 2.553
201911 0.755 108.519 0.900
202002 1.248 109.139 1.480
202005 0.751 108.175 0.898
202008 1.931 109.662 2.279
202011 0.883 109.793 1.041
202102 1.271 110.968 1.482
202105 1.667 113.576 1.900
202108 1.000 115.421 1.121
202111 0.743 117.269 0.820
202202 0.773 119.703 0.836
202205 1.454 123.323 1.526
202208 -0.470 124.958 -0.487
202211 -0.135 125.607 -0.139
202302 0.287 126.928 0.293
202305 -0.631 128.314 -0.636
202308 0.643 129.538 0.642
202311 -0.912 129.548 -0.911
202402 -1.147 129.419 -1.147

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Walgreens Boots Alliance  (NAS:WBA) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Walgreens Boots Alliance (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 U.S., 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 U.S. 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
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
Inderpal S Bhandari director C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., DEERFIELD IL 60015
Steven J Shulman director 1564 NE EXPRESSWAY, ATTN: BJ PURCELL, ATLANTA GA 30329
Holly May officer: EVP, Global Chief HR Officer 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054

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