Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc's quarterly profit beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, driven by better-than-expected sales in its retail pharmacy business, sending its shares 3% higher before the opening bell.
quarterly profit beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, driven by better-than-expected sales in its retail pharmacy business, sending its shares 3% higher before the opening bell.
The company's U.S. retail pharmacy, its core operations, recorded revenue of $27.6 billion in the second quarter, surpassing analysts' estimate of $26.8 billion, as filling of non-COVID prescriptions offset a hit from falling demand for COVID vaccination. Administration of COVID vaccines and testing had helped Walgreens offset low non-COVID prescription volumes initially in the pandemic, but the trend has now reversed, with demand for the shots waning in recent quarters, while prescription drug sales rise.
Comparable prescription filled, excluding vaccinations, increased 3.5%, while same-store pharmacy sales rose 4.9% from last year. Walgreens, one of the largest U.S. pharmacies, has been looking to expand beyond its core business. It
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