Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.66 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 0.63 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.16 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 4.76%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this largest U.S. drugstore chain would post earnings of$ 0.68 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.67, delivering a surprise of -1.47%.Over the last ...