Walgreens boots alliance, inc. (WBA)
CashFlow / Yearly
Aug'19Aug'18Aug'17Aug'16Aug'15Aug'14Aug'13
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)

3,962

5,031

4,101

4,191

4,279

2,031

2,548

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

2,038

1,770

1,654

1,718

1,742

1,316

1,283

Change in fair value of warrants and related amortization

-

-

-

-516

779

385

120

Loss on exercise of call option

-

-

-

-

-

866

0

Gain on previously held equity interest

0

337

0

0

563

0

0

Deferred income taxes

100

-322

-434

-442

-32

177

202

Stock compensation expense

119

130

91

115

109

114

104

Equity (earnings) from equity method investments

187

244

143

81

339

619

496

Other

302

296

364

148

752

183

113

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net

789

391

153

-115

338

616

449

Inventories

-141

-331

-98

644

-719

-860

-321

Other current assets

112

22

0

-66

-22

10

-18

Trade accounts payable

954

1,352

1,684

1,572

268

-339

182

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

-374

287

-128

313

170

195

424

Income taxes

-406

694

44

202

-335

17

103

Other non-current assets and liabilities

-154

-311

77

58

-11

103

68

Net cash provided by operating activities

5,594

8,263

7,255

7,847

5,664

3,893

4,301

Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment

1,702

1,367

1,351

1,325

1,251

1,106

1,212

Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions

3

0

444

60

867

67

115

Proceeds from sale of businesses

-

-

-

74

814

93

20

Proceeds from sale of other assets

117

655

59

155

184

139

30

Alliance Boots acquisition, net of cash acquired

-

-

-

-

4,461

0

0

Business, investment and asset acquisitions, net of cash acquired

-741

-4,793

-88

-126

-371

-344

-630

Purchases of short-term investments held to maturity

-

-

-

-

-

-

66

Proceeds from short-term investments held to maturity

-

-

-

-

-

-

16

Investment in AmerisourceBergen

-

-

-

2,360

0

493

224

Other

-16

-4

-93

-5

58

87

45

Net cash used for investing activities

-2,307

-5,501

-843

-3,517

-4,276

-1,731

-1,996

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in short-term debt with maturities of 3 months or less

536

586

33

29

-226

0

0

Proceeds from debt

12,433

5,900

0

5,991

12,285

0

4,000

Payments of debt

10,461

4,890

6,196

791

10,472

550

-4,300

Proceeds from financing leases

-

-

-

-

-

268

0

Stock purchases

4,160

5,228

5,220

1,152

1,226

705

615

Proceeds related to employee stock plans

174

174

217

235

503

612

486

Cash dividends paid

1,643

1,739

1,723

1,563

1,384

1,199

1,040

Other

75

-98

-45

-143

-395

-48

-27

Net cash used for financing activities

-3,047

-5,295

-12,934

2,606

-915

-1,622

-1,496

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

-9

11

26

-129

-119

0

0

Changes in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

232

-2,522

-6,496

6,807

354

540

809