Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc

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Walgreens and CVS Health shares are trading at a low valuation multiple. The stocks have fallen 22.3% and 8.7%, respectively, in 2019.

In a regulatory filing on Tuesday, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced that it will close 200 stores in the US to focus on store optimization.

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The US is Walgreens’ largest market and accounts for more than 70% of its total sales and operating income.

The US drugstore market is dominated by two major players—CVS Health (CVS) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). CVS and WBA accounted for ~29% of the country’s prescription dispensing revenues in 2016.

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In this part, we’ll discuss the company’s upcoming opportunities and potential threats.

Walgreen Boots Alliance’s (WBA) common stock trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol “WBA.”

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and CVS Health (CVS) largely dominate the US drug store market.

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US drugstores typically generate revenues by selling prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, health and beauty products, and general merchandise.

The Retail Pharmacy USA division is Walgreens Boots Alliance’s (WBA) largest revenue generator.

Walgreens became a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance after a merger.

Following the completion of the second-step transaction on December 31, 2014, Walgreens Boots Alliance reorganized its operations into three segments.

CVS Health’s Retail Pharmacy segment reported sales of $17.2 billion in 2Q15, an increase of 2.2% over 2Q14. CVS boosted its share of the retail pharmacy market to 21.6% in 1Q15, from 21% in 2Q14.

CVS Health (CVS) expects Retail Pharmacy sales growth between 0.5% and 2% year-over-year in 2Q15. Total same-store sales are expected to be in the range of -1.25% to 0.25%.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is a firm created by the merger of Walgreens and Alliance Boots in December 2014.

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