Evaluate the creditworthiness of Walgreen based on the balance sheet

M2D2 Case Study Discussion: Walgreen Co.

Please discuss the following:

Review the Balance sheet of the latest Walgreen Co. 10k Filing. (link) Select two of the following questions to review/discuss:

1. Which current assets are the most significant?
2. Which non-current assets are the most significant?
3. Asset the level of debt and risk that Walgreen has by looking only at the balance sheet.
4. Evaluate the creditworthiness of Walgreen based on the balance sheet
5. Does Walgreen use off-balance sheet financing? Explain your answer.
6. Compute the current ratio and debt ratio for the past two years.

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