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Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Walgreens Boots Alliance's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was -11.36%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Walgreens Boots Alliance's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, Walgreens Boots Alliance's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 47.84%. The lowest was -43.36%. And the median was 24.82%.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 0.00% per year.
The historical data trend for Walgreens Boots Alliance's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Aug15 | Aug16 | Aug17 | Aug18 | Aug19 | Aug20 | Aug21 | Aug22 | Aug23 | Aug24 | |||||||||||
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 4.44 | 8.48 | 13.06 | -14.61 | -43.36 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nov19 | Feb20 | May20 | Aug20 | Nov20 | Feb21 | May21 | Aug21 | Nov21 | Feb22 | May22 | Aug22 | Nov22 | Feb23 | May23 | Aug23 | Nov23 | Feb24 | May24 | Aug24 | |
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | -2.63 | -3.13 | -161.33 | 4.66 | -11.36 |
For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Walgreens Boots Alliance's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Walgreens Boots Alliance's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Walgreens Boots Alliance's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % | = | EBIT | / | Average of (Net fixed Assets | + | Net Working Capital) |
EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.
GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.
Working Capital | (Q: May. 2024 ) | ||||||||||
= | (Accounts Receivable | + | Total Inventories | + | Other Current Assets) | - | (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense | + | Defer. Rev. | + | Other Current Liabilities) |
= | (5949 | + | 8578 | + | 1107) | - | (21145 | + | 0 | + | -1) |
= | -5510 |
Working Capital | (Q: Aug. 2024 ) | ||||||||||
= | (Accounts Receivable | + | Total Inventories | + | Other Current Assets) | - | (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense | + | Defer. Rev. | + | Other Current Liabilities) |
= | (5851 | + | 8320 | + | 1055) | - | (23067 | + | 0 | + | -1) |
= | -7840 |
When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.
So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Walgreens Boots Alliance for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 can be restated as:
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % | (Q: Aug. 2024 ) | ||||||
= | EBIT | / | Average of (Net fixed Assets | + | Net Working Capital) | ||
= | EBIT | / | Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment | + | Net Working Capital) | ||
Q: May. 2024 | Q: Aug. 2024 | ||||||
= | EBIT | / | ( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) | + | (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) ) | / | count ) |
= | -3468 | / | ( ( (30972 + max(-5510, 0)) | + | (30108 + max(-7840, 0)) ) | / | 2 ) |
= | -3468 | / | ( ( 30972 | + | 30108 ) | / | 2 ) |
= | -3468 | / | 30540 | ||||
= | -11.36 % |
Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Aug. 2024) EBIT data.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NAS:WBA) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation
The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.
Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.
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Inderpal S Bhandari | director | C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., DEERFIELD IL 60015 |
Manmohan Mahajan | officer: SVP, Global Controller and CAO | C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015 |
Nancy M Schlichting | director | 200 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015 |
Timothy C Wentworth | director, officer: Chief Executive Officer | C/O EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY, ONE EXPRESS WAY, ST. LOUIS MO 63121 |
Richard P. Gates | officer: SVP, Chief Pharmacy Officer | C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015 |
Neal J. Sample | officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer | 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285 |
Todd Heckman | officer: Interim Global Controller | C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015 |
Polen Thomas E Jr | director | BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417 |
John Patrick Driscoll | officer: EVP, Pres. U.S. Healthcare | C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015 |
Rosalind G Brewer | director, officer: CEO | C/O MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY, 1225 17TH STREET, SUITE 3200, DENVER CO 80202 |
Kevin M. Ban | officer: EVP, Chief Medical Officer | C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015 |
Bryan C Hanson | director | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 345 E. MAIN STREET, WARSAW IN 46580 |
Henry Lee Cooper | officer: EVP, Pres. Walgreens Pharmacy | C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015 |
Tracey D Brown | officer: SVP, Pres., Walgreens Retail | 675 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010 |
Steven J Shulman | director | 1564 NE EXPRESSWAY, ATTN: BJ PURCELL, ATLANTA GA 30329 |
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