Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected earnings and revenues for the second quarter of 2024.
Web revenue, on an adjusted foundation, elevated to $1.20 per share within the second quarter of 2024 from $1.16 per share within the corresponding interval of final 12 months and got here in above analysts’ forecast. On an unadjusted foundation, it was a internet lack of $5.91 billion or $6.85 per share in Q2, in comparison with a revenue of $703 million or $0.81 per share within the prior 12 months interval.
Web gross sales elevated 6.3% year-over-year to $37.05 billion within the February quarter. Gross sales additionally exceeded estimates. The corporate narrowed its fiscal 2024 adjusted EPS steerage to $3.20 to $3.35, reflecting the difficult retail atmosphere within the U.S., early wind-down of sale-leaseback program, and decrease earnings as a result of Cencora share gross sales.
