Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA) is a publicly traded pharmaceutical retailers business based in the US. It opened the day at $21.19 after a previous close of $21.02. During the day the price has varied from a low of $20.74 to a high of $21.22. The latest price was $20.915 (25 minute delay). Walgreens Boots Alliance is listed on the NASDAQ and employs 325,000 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Walgreens Boots Alliance P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Walgreens Boots Alliance's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 12.0008. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Walgreens Boots Alliance's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Walgreens Boots Alliance's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $2.9 billion (£2.3 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Walgreens Boots Alliance's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's total ESG risk: 17.83
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Walgreens Boots Alliance's overall score of 17.83 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 13rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Walgreens Boots Alliance is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
To gain some more context, you can compare Walgreens Boots Alliance's total ESG risk score against those of similar companies.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's environmental score: 1.25/100
Walgreens Boots Alliance's environmental score of 1.25 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Walgreens Boots Alliance is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's social score: 11.92/100
Walgreens Boots Alliance's social score of 11.92 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Walgreens Boots Alliance is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's governance score: 4.15/100
Walgreens Boots Alliance's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Walgreens Boots Alliance is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, Walgreens Boots Alliance scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Walgreens Boots Alliance hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
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