AI Tokens
Stock Analysis on Net

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since July 9, 2020.

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

Microsoft Excel
3 months ended: May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018 Nov 30, 2017 Aug 31, 2017 May 31, 2017 Feb 28, 2017 Nov 30, 2016 Aug 31, 2016 May 31, 2016 Feb 29, 2016 Nov 30, 2015 Aug 31, 2015 May 31, 2015 Feb 28, 2015 Nov 30, 2014 Aug 31, 2014 May 31, 2014 Feb 28, 2014 Nov 30, 2013
Net earnings (loss) (1,725) 951 842 687 1,037 1,138 1,100 1,514 1,346 1,349 822 807 1,165 1,062 1,067 1,035 1,107 932 1,117 32 1,310 2,060 877 (205) 764 768 704
Depreciation and amortization 478 492 477 526 522 500 490 470 442 442 416 410 413 412 419 447 447 442 382 478 438 507 319 315 338 331 332
Change in fair value of warrants and related amortization — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (329) 259 529 57 534 (454) (563) (296) (95) (124) 59 (225)
Gain on previously held equity interest — — — — — — — (337) — — — — — — — — — — — 143 — (706) — — — — —
Loss on exercise of call option — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 866 — — —
Deferred income taxes (57) 17 (62) (9) (52) 137 24 60 92 (411) (63) (223) 15 (165) (61) (192) (79) (13) (158) (272) 59 123 58 (41) 184 (95) 129
Stock compensation expense 34 39 28 32 24 36 27 39 28 38 25 20 19 26 26 28 27 29 31 23 21 34 31 29 33 31 21
Equity (earnings) loss from equity method investments (250) (43) (4) (63) 21 (91) (54) (60) (67) (216) 99 7 (63) (58) (29) (43) (18) (9) (11) — — (101) (214) (135) (137) (194) (151)
Goodwill and intangible impairments 2,001 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other 266 9 28 259 (113) 59 97 30 179 (65) 152 75 105 103 81 162 (210) 81 115 104 302 228 94 52 81 (46) 94
Accounts receivable, net 465 (208) (116) (59) 434 (649) (515) 371 (125) (275) (362) — (342) 448 (259) 107 160 14 (166) (65) 118 (38) (353) (205) (294) (43) (74)
Inventories 15 857 (1,099) 495 203 867 (1,424) 101 544 704 (1,018) (161) 766 823 (1,330) (163) 72 753 (1,306) 40 573 542 (436) 367 781 527 (815)
Other current assets 3 61 (5) (32) (19) 22 (83) (18) 62 88 (154) (22) 5 126 (109) 45 (12) 71 (38) (32) 33 41 (20) (22) (1) 25 (12)
Trade accounts payable (765) (369) 924 292 (20) (415) 1,097 696 35 (419) 1,011 869 32 (95) 884 886 526 (580) 740 249 (344) (511) 874 86 (254) (268) 97
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 430 94 45 268 (100) (201) (341) 271 (172) 404 (222) 140 41 69 (378) 560 (168) 250 (329) 322 (132) 60 (80) 241 (21) 207 (232)
Income taxes 2 (357) 2 (34) 150 (616) 94 (99) (110) 657 246 38 (148) (63) 217 67 43 (139) 231 (156) (80) (303) 204 120 (150) (143) 190
Other non-current assets and liabilities 17 (120) 1 17 (67) (52) (52) (158) (45) (81) 9 54 (153) 169 (3) 48 (50) (7) 67 105 (22) (67) (27) 11 72 (55) 75
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 167 (42) (248) 947 581 (1,044) (1,224) 1,164 189 1,078 (490) 918 201 1,477 (978) 1,550 571 362 (801) 463 146 (276) 162 598 133 250 (771)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities 2,639 472 219 1,692 983 (403) (640) 1,366 863 866 139 1,207 690 1,795 (542) 1,623 997 1,421 (385) 1,473 512 (754) 154 1,589 508 336 (571)
Net cash provided by operating activities 914 1,423 1,061 2,379 2,020 735 460 2,880 2,209 2,215 961 2,014 1,855 2,857 525 2,658 2,104 2,353 732 1,505 1,822 1,306 1,031 1,384 1,272 1,104 133
Additions to property, plant and equipment (257) (318) (387) (456) (453) (323) (470) (384) (317) (288) (378) (439) (273) (261) (378) (421) (247) (317) (340) (361) (247) (308) (335) (285) (230) (227) (364)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions 224 186 147 3 — — — — — — — 8 — — 436 — — 6 54 — 305 271 291 (77) 144 — —
Proceeds from sale of businesses — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6 25 — 43 — 814 — — 93 — — —
Proceeds from sale of other assets 15 15 22 22 41 24 30 434 203 5 13 20 17 (4) 26 39 31 45 40 113 54 14 3 110 (180) 195 14
Alliance Boots acquisition, net of cash received — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (4,461) — — — — —
Business, investment and asset acquisitions, net of cash acquired (59) (106) (180) (274) (120) (147) (200) (573) (845) (3,110) (265) (25) (11) (37) (15) (11) (29) (14) (72) (259) (20) (79) (13) (21) (26) (54) (243)
Investment in AmerisourceBergen — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (1,191) (1,169) — — — — — — — (63) (140) (290)
Other 34 8 (4) (33) 9 35 5 133 4 (164) 31 45 12 16 20 22 (20) (1) 4 115 (82) (90) (1) (6) (22) (17) (42)
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities (43) (215) (402) (738) (523) (411) (635) (390) (955) (3,557) (599) (391) (255) (286) 89 (1,556) (1,409) (281) (271) (392) 824 (4,653) (55) (186) (377) (243) (925)
Net change in short-term debt with maturities of 3 months or less 851 (263) (392) 237 (37) (731) 1,067 (10) (240) (190) 1,026 (244) 201 27 49 687 (719) 9 52 25 79 (330) — — — — —
Proceeds from debt 6,476 4,788 5,072 2,142 3,877 5,329 1,085 857 1,954 2,979 110 — — — — 5,991 — — — 6 — 2,259 10,020 — — — —
Payments of debt (7,406) (4,763) (4,702) (3,129) (4,215) (2,572) (545) (1,383) (2,228) (1,187) (92) (6,156) (31) (5) (4) (760) 50 (40) (41) (1,890) (765) (7,817) — — (550) — —
Proceeds from financing leases — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 43 225 — —
Stock purchases (461) (440) (473) (434) (613) (2,201) (912) (2,703) — — (2,525) (3,763) (1,000) — (457) — — (623) (529) (395) (237) (94) (500) (500) — — (205)
Proceeds related to employee stock plans 12 14 14 18 18 37 101 56 35 51 32 43 58 75 41 60 46 58 71 103 107 181 112 94 102 243 173
Cash dividends paid (403) (447) (410) (399) (403) (419) (422) (448) (476) (402) (413) (495) (411) (411) (406) (389) (387) (394) (393) (371) (371) (320) (322) (301) (301) (299) (298)
Other 18 (108) 25 91 (85) 52 16 119 (212) (10) 5 14 (28) (30) (1) (89) (25) (16) (13) (15) (20) (299) (61) (14) (22) 3 (15)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities (913) (1,219) (866) (1,474) (1,458) (505) 390 (3,512) (1,167) 1,241 (1,857) (10,601) (1,211) (344) (778) 5,500 (1,035) (1,006) (853) (2,537) (1,207) (6,420) 9,249 (678) (546) (53) (345)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (3) (1) 1 3 (11) 7 (7) (11) (18) 20 24 26 42 (3) (45) (86) 45 (50) (38) (25) 5 (89) (10) — — — —
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (45) (12) (206) 170 28 (174) 208 (1,033) 69 (81) (1,471) (8,952) 431 2,224 (209) 6,516 (295) 1,016 (430) (1,449) 1,444 (9,856) 10,215 520 349 808 (1,137)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-11-30).


The financial data reveals a period of significant strategic expansion and aggressive capital management, characterized by strong operating cash flows that were frequently utilized to fund large-scale acquisitions and shareholder returns.

Operating Cash Flow Trends
Net cash provided by operating activities remained consistently positive throughout the analyzed period, generally ranging between 1 billion and 2.9 billion US dollars per quarter. A notable divergence occurs in May 2020, where a net loss of 1.725 billion US dollars was recorded, yet operating cash flow remained positive at 914 million US dollars. This discrepancy is primarily attributed to a non-cash goodwill and intangible impairment charge of 2 billion US dollars. Depreciation and amortization expenses showed a steady upward trajectory, rising from approximately 330 million US dollars in 2013 to peak around 526 million US dollars in 2019, indicating a growing asset base.
Investing Activities and Capital Expenditure
Investing activities were dominated by substantial strategic outflows. Major capital events include the Alliance Boots acquisition in February 2015, which resulted in a net cash outflow of 4.461 billion US dollars, and significant business acquisitions in February 2018 totaling 3.110 billion US dollars. Investment in AmerisourceBergen also created significant outflows in 2016, totaling approximately 2.36 billion US dollars across two quarters. Regular additions to property, plant, and equipment remained relatively stable, typically fluctuating between 250 million and 470 million US dollars per quarter. Cash inflows from sale-leaseback transactions provided intermittent liquidity, particularly between 2014 and 2016.
Financing Strategies and Shareholder Returns
Financing activities exhibit high volatility, reflecting a strategy of leveraging debt to support growth and equity reductions. Large-scale debt proceeds were utilized periodically, with a peak of 10.02 billion US dollars in November 2014 and 6.476 billion US dollars in May 2020. These inflows were often offset by aggressive stock repurchases, which peaked at 3.763 billion US dollars in August 2017. Cash dividends were maintained with a gradual upward trend, increasing from approximately 300 million US dollars per quarter in 2013 to over 400 million US dollars per quarter by 2020.
Working Capital Management
Significant fluctuations are observed in working capital, particularly regarding inventories and trade accounts payable. Large seasonal swings in inventory levels often created substantial impacts on quarterly cash flow, with periodic outflows exceeding 1 billion US dollars. These movements were frequently countered by changes in trade accounts payable, suggesting a reliance on supplier credit to manage short-term liquidity during periods of inventory accumulation.

AI Ask an analyst for more

Hi, I’m an AI-powered financial analyst at Stock Analysis on Net.
Without a user account, I tend to respond rather slowly.

How can I help you?