Walgreens 約束s return to 利益(をあげる) growth as COVID-19 衝撃 緩和するs

By Mrinalika Roy and マナs Mishra

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Walgreens Boots 同盟 Inc on Thursday 予測(する) a return to growth in 利益(をあげる) next year, pinning hopes on shoppers coming 支援する to its 蓄える/店s in the second half of the year after a 安全な and 効果的な coronavirus ワクチン is developed.

The drugstore retailer's 株 rose 5% after it 予報するd a 漸進的な 回復 next year, with adjusted 利益(をあげる) rising 30%-40% in the last two 4半期/4分の1s of 会計年度 2021 に引き続いて a 拒絶する/低下する of 17%-23% in the first two 4半期/4分の1s.

Walgreens, whose 2020 adjusted 利益(をあげる) fell 21%, has 削減(する) 職業s, 一時停止するd 株 repurchases and の近くにd some of its UK-based Boots 蓄える/店s to save costs and 生き返らせる 利益(をあげる) growth as the COVID-19 危機 大打撃を与えるd sales at its 蓄える/店s and pharmacies.

"We think the UK would be one country where there might be more lockdowns. We don't see major 危険 (of lockdowns) in the 部隊d 明言する/公表するs," 長,指導者 財政上の Officer James Kehoe said.

Walgreen's 予測(する) did not consider any 利益(をあげる) from its pharmacies 分配するing 未来 COVID-19 ワクチンs.

While chances of a large lockdown are low, it could result in a bigger 攻撃する,衝突する to Walgreens' 利益(をあげる) compared to any 上げる from the company's 役割 in ワクチン 配当, Kehoe 追加するd.

Drugmakers are racing to develop a coronavirus ワクチン with some of the 主要な 候補者s 現在/一般に 存在 実験(する)d in large, 決定的な 熟考する/考慮するs. U.S. health 専門家s have said a ワクチン could be 利用できる to many Americans by July of 2021.

The company 推定する/予想するs adjusted 利益(をあげる) for 会計の 2021 to grow in 選び出す/独身 digits at constant 通貨 率s. 分析家s 見積(る) a growth of about 1%, によれば IBES data from Refinitiv.

Walgreens 株, which were last up 3.5%, have lost about 37% this year. The 在庫/株 is の中で the worst performers on the bluechip Dow Jones 索引. (報告(する)/憶測ing By マナs Mishra and Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Patrick Graham)

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