Here's how Walgreens did in its first fiscal quarter compared with what Wall Street was anticipating, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv:
Earnings per share: $1.16, adjusted, vs. $1.14 expected Revenue: $33.38 billion vs. $32.84 billion expected Despite the strong sales, Walgreens swung to an unadjusted loss of $3.7 billion, or $4.31 per share, for the three-month period that ended Nov. 30, compared to a net income of $3.58 billion, or $4.13 per share, a year earlier.
The loss was driven by a $5.2 billion settlement Walgreens was ordered to pay for opioid-related litigation after a series of states alleged the company mishandled prescriptions and should've realized they were prescribing the ultra-addictive drug too often. |