Why Walgreens Boots Alliance Shares Plunged Today

Management continues to lower expectations.Shares of pharmacy Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA -23.85%) fell as much as 25.4% in trading on Thursday after reporting fiscal third-quarter 2024 results. Shares are still down 24.7% at 3 p.m. ET.Weaker than expected resultsManagement said revenue was up 2.6% to $36.4 billion, and net income nearly tripled to $344 million, or $0.40 per share. The big change was earnings guidance for the full year being cut from a range of $3.20 to $3.35 down to a range of $2.80 to $ ...