Walgreen Co - Comparative Business Analysis Snapshot

Business Description
Walgreen Co. The Group's principal activity is to operate a chain of retail drugstores that sells prescription and nonprescription drugs. These drugstores also carry additional product lines like general merchandise. They include cosmetics, toiletries, household items, food beverages and photofinishing. Customer prescription purchases can be made at the drugstores as well as through the mail, by telephone and on the Internet. The Group markets its products under various trademarks and trade names and holds assorted business licenses (pharmacy, occupational, liquor etc.) having various lives. As on 31-May-2008, the Group operated 6,727 stores in 49 states in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Group acquired Option Care Inc in Aug 2007.

Competitor Analysis
This analysis compares Walgreen Co with three other companies in closely related industry sectors.

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- Sales Analysis: Recent Sales, Sales Growth, Sales per Employee
- Recent Stock Performance
- Company Valuation Ratios: Price/Earnings, Price/Book Value
- Price/Sales and 52 Week Price change
- Dividend Analysis
- Profitability Analysis: Gross Profit Margin, EBITDA Margin
- Earnings Before Extraordinary Items
- Inventory Analysis
- Research and Development Expenses
- Financial Position: Long Term Debt/Equity, Days Accounts Receivable, Days Inventory
- R&D Expenses/Sales

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