Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. reported its second-quarter sales grew from last year, but adjusted earnings per share fell.
It was the first quarterly report for the Deerfield-based pharmacy giant (Nasdaq: WBA) under new CEO Rosalind Brewer, who succeeded former CEO Stefano Pessina on March 15. Pessina is now the company’s board executive chairman.
Walgreens reported second-quarter sales rose 4.6% to $32.8 billion from last year. But adjusted earnings per share fell 7.5% to $1.40 per share. Analysts…