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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Walgreens Boots Alliance surpassed Wall Street's revenue and earnings expectations, showcasing resilience in a challenging US retail environment.</li><li>This achievement reflects the adept execution and cost discipline in US Retail Pharmacy, sustained robust performance internationally, and progress in US Healthcare profitability initiatives.</li><li>While encountering macroeconomic difficulties and acknowledging structural challenges, Walgreens' management underscores the strategic moves in progress.</li></ul>

Walgreens Boots Alliance surpassed Wall Street's revenue and earnings expectations, showcasing resilience in a challenging US retail environment.This achievement reflects the adept execution and cost discipline in US Retail Pharmacy, sustained robust performance internationally, and progress in US Healthcare profitability initiatives.While encountering macroeconomic difficulties and acknowledging structural challenges, Walgreens' management underscores the strategic moves in progress.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.: The Health & Retail Revolution – Unveiling Their Path To Future Growth! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. delivered mixed results for the previous quarter, with revenues above analyst expectations but below-par earnings.</li><li>Walgreens's quarter was marked by solid sales growth and a return to adjusted earnings growth.</li><li>The main part of this plan is the launch of "Walgreens Health," a technology-enabled care model that will give people in local communities more personalized health care.</li></ul>

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. delivered mixed results for the previous quarter, with revenues above analyst expectations but below-par earnings.Walgreens's quarter was marked by solid sales growth and a return to adjusted earnings growth.The main part of this plan is the launch of "Walgreens Health," a technology-enabled care model that will give people in local communities more personalized health care.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.: Decoding Their Strategic Response to Changing Market Trends! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Walgreens Boots Alliance produced a strong second quarter which happened to be an all-around beat.</li><li>Also, this quarter served as a turning point in their transition to the healthcare industry.</li><li>Besides that, Boots had a fantastic quarter in the international segment, achieving retail comp growth of 16% over the same period last year.</li></ul>

Walgreens Boots Alliance produced a strong second quarter which happened to be an all-around beat.Also, this quarter served as a turning point in their transition to the healthcare industry.Besides that, Boots had a fantastic quarter in the international segment, achieving retail comp growth of 16% over the same period last year.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.: Advancements In Healthcare & Key Drivers

Selected Quarterly & Annual Newsletters from Funds, Fund Newsletters

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Selected Quarterly & Annual Newsletters from Funds

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<ul><li>SaltLight Capital Management started in 2015 and has grown tremendously, with assets under management doubling each year. Our investment process is continuously evolving.</li><li>Despite the market downturn our cumulative redemptions are a mere basis points of the fund.</li><li>We are more concerned with the ‘two birds in the bush’ so to speak; and then extending the adage further: what is the price implying to catch these plump birds.</li><li>With a more concentrated portfolio of businesses, portfolio volatility can be higher, but volatility can be compensated with higher returns.</li><li>We have no conviction about the direction of the market - we don’t believe one can consistently predict this with high accuracy.</li></ul>

SaltLight Capital Management started in 2015 and has grown tremendously, with assets under management doubling each year. Our investment process is continuously evolving.Despite the market downturn our cumulative redemptions are a mere basis points of the fund.We are more concerned with the ‘two birds in the bush’ so to speak; and then extending the adage further: what is the price implying to catch these plump birds.With a more concentrated portfolio of businesses, portfolio volatility can be higher, but volatility can be compensated with higher returns.We have no conviction about the direction of the market - we don’t believe one can consistently predict this with high accuracy.

SaltLight Capital Management Q3 2022 Co-Investor Letter

<ul><li>Walgreens’ stock had a disappointing performance during the course of the year but there as been some recovery after a decent result.</li><li>In the quarter pharmacy performance benefitted from the improved trends from maintenance medications and seasonal scripts.</li><li>We provide the stock of Walgreens with a ‘Hold’ rating and a revision in the target price.dditional workstreams for its consumer-facing digital assistant.</li></ul>

Walgreens’ stock had a disappointing performance during the course of the year but there as been some recovery after a decent result.In the quarter pharmacy performance benefitted from the improved trends from maintenance medications and seasonal scripts.We provide the stock of Walgreens with a ‘Hold’ rating and a revision in the target price.dditional workstreams for its consumer-facing digital assistant.

Walgreens Boots Alliance: The CareCentrix Acquisition & Other Drivers

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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., operates retail drugstores that offer a wide variety of prescription and non-prescription drugs as well as general goods. Walgreens' also offers health services, including primary and acute care, wellness, pharmacy and disease management services and health and fitness.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.: The Health & Retail Revolution – Unveiling Their Path To Future Growth! - Major Drivers

Walgreens Boots Alliance surpassed Wall Street's revenue and earnings expectations, showcasing resilience in a challenging US retail...

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.: Decoding Their Strategic Response to Changing Market Trends! - Major Drivers

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. delivered mixed results for the previous quarter, with revenues above analyst expectations but below-par...

Baptista Research

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.: Advancements In Healthcare & Key Drivers

Walgreens Boots Alliance produced a strong second quarter which happened to be an all-around beat. Also, this quarter served as a turning point in...

Baptista Research

SaltLight Capital Management Q3 2022 Co-Investor Letter

SaltLight Capital Management started in 2015 and has grown tremendously, with assets under management doubling each year. Our investment process...

Fund Newsletters

Walgreens Boots Alliance: The CareCentrix Acquisition & Other Drivers

Walgreens’ stock had a disappointing performance during the course of the year but there as been some recovery after a decent result. In the...

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