ZACKS RESEARCH

FUNDS

PORTFOLIO

BROKER RESEARCH

MARKETS

SCREENING

EDUCATION

SERVICES

Earnings

EPS Surprises

Mutual Funds

Options

My Account

Help

PeopleandPicks.com is Zacks' Community Website
Find great stocks and great stock pickers in our online community. It's social, it's profitable and it's Free! Join the fun at PeopleandPicks.com

Quote:

Search for Ticker

Free Membership

Search:

WAG: Walgreen Co - Full Company Report Enter Ticker:

Quote	Estimates	Charts	Company Reports	News	Financials

Full Company Report \| Estimates \| Brokerage Recommendations \| Comparison to Industry \| Insiders \| Brokerage Reports \| Zacks Equity Research \| Annual Report

WALGREEN CO (NYSE)
WAG	38.97	-0.06	(-0.15%)	Vol. 6,374,522	16:01 ET

Walgreen Co. is a national retail pharmacy chain and considered the leader in innovative drugstore retailing. Walgreens pioneered many store features that are becoming standards in the industry. Among those concepts are: Computerized pharmacies, Point-of-sale scanning, Freestanding stores with drive-thru pharmacies, and Intercom Plus, Walgreens advanced new pharmacy computer and workflow system. Intercom Plus allows pharmacists to spend more time counseling patients by assigning administrative tasks to pharmacy technicians

General Information

WALGREEN CO

200 Wilmot Road Deerfield, IL 60015 Phone: 847-914-2500 Fax: 847-914-2804 Web: www.walgreens.com Email: investor.relations@walgreens.com

Industry	RETAIL-DRUG STR
Sector:	Retail/Wholesale

Fiscal Year End	August
Last Reported Quarter	08/31/09
Next EPS Date	12/21/2009

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	39.03
52 Week High	40.69
52 Week Low	21.39
Beta	0.77
20 Day Moving Average	8,058,997.00
Target Price Consensus	42.66

% Price Change
4 Week	-0.20
12 Week	15.71
YTD	57.97

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-1.28
12 Week	9.09
YTD	30.74

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	988.83
Market Capitalization (millions)	38,534.55
Short Ratio	2.15
Last Split Date	02/16/1999

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	1.41%
Annual Dividend	$0.55
Payout Ratio	0.27
Change in Payout Ratio	0.09
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	11/12/2009 / $0.14

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.48
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.34
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	14.40
Next EPS Report Date	12/21/2009

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.63
30 Days Ago	1.63
60 Days Ago	2.00
90 Days Ago	2.11

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	16.68
Trailing 12 Months:	19.20
PEG Ratio	1.16

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-2.22%
vs. Previous Quarter	-16.98%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	7.58%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-3.13%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	2.69
Price/Cash Flow	12.97
Price / Sales	0.61

ROE
08/31/09	14.49
05/31/09	14.95
02/28/09	15.81

ROA
08/31/09	8.05
05/31/09	8.31
02/28/09	8.84

Current Ratio
08/31/09	1.78
05/31/09	1.76
02/28/09	1.68

Quick Ratio
08/31/09	0.78
05/31/09	0.77
02/28/09	0.63

Operating Margin
08/31/09	3.17
05/31/09	3.23
02/28/09	3.38

Net Margin
08/31/09	5.00
05/31/09	5.12
02/28/09	5.37

Pre-Tax Margin
08/31/09	5.00
05/31/09	5.12
02/28/09	5.37

Book Value
08/31/09	14.49
05/31/09	14.31
02/28/09	13.86

Inventory Turnover
08/31/09	6.19
05/31/09	5.98
02/28/09	5.82

Debt-to-Equity
08/31/09	0.16
05/31/09	0.16
02/28/09	0.17

Debt to Capital
08/31/09	13.98
05/31/09	14.15
02/28/09	14.56


About Zacks \| Advertise \| Media \| Careers \| Contact Us \| Help Disclaimer \| Privacy Policy \| Sitemap NYSE and AMEX data is at least 20 minutes delayed. NASDAQ data is at least 15 minutes delayed. Copyright 2009 Zacks Investment Research