Walgreens Boots Alliance reported Thursday fiscal first-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations, helped by stronger-than-expected pharmacy sales.
Walgreens shares were up about 3% in premarket trading.
Here’s what Walgreens reported compared with what analysts were expecting for the first quarter ended Nov. 30, based on Refinitiv data:
- Earnings per share: $1.22 cents, adjusted vs. $1.03 expected
- Revenue: $36.31 billion vs. $34.95 billion expected
In the first quarter, Walgreens posted net loss of $308 million, or 36 cents per share, compared with a net income of $845 million, or 95 cents per share, a year earlier.
