FILE PHOTO: A Walgreens store is seen in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Eileen T. Meslar
October 14, 2021
(Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc reported a 68% surge in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as it benefited from higher sales at its pharmacy stores in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Net income attributable to the company was $627 million, or 72 cents per share, for the quarter ended Aug. 31, compared with a profit of $373 million, or 43 cents per share, a year earlier.
(Reporting by Dania Nadeem and Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)
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