Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. reported fourth-quarter and fiscal year earnings Thursday that officials said “exceeded expectations.”
The Deerfield pharmacy retailing giant (Nasdaq: WBA) reported adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of $1.17 per share, up 29.5% from last year’s 91 cents per share and above expectations of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters First Call, who expected earnings of $1.02 per share. Fourth quarter sales rose 12.8% to $34.3 billion from $30.4 billion a year earlier and above…