Walgreens acquisition of Rite-Aid

Evaluate Walgreens acquisition of Rite-Aid

1. Analyze Walgreens’ Strategy: From a range of reasonable options (“go it alone” organic growth, partner via a joint venture or less formal business alliance, license, minority investment, or acquisition), indicate why this acquisition will enable the acquiring firm to best implement its chosen strategy in response to the opportunities/threats the company faces.

2. a. Identify Walgreens’ Goals & Analyze Synergies created from acquiring Rite-Aid: Identify the specific purpose of the acquisition. This should include what specific goals are to be achieved and synergies realized (e.g., cost reduction, access to new customers, distribution channels or proprietary technology, expanded production capacity, etc.) and how the achievement of these goals will better enable the acquiring firm to implement its business strategy described above.

3. Resource/capability evaluation: Identify affordability limits in terms of the maximum amount the acquirer could pay for an acquisition. Explain how this figure is determined by considering the impact on the acquirer’s EPS, cash position, or level of indebtedness relative to its industry average. Evaluate the acquirer’s financial and managerial capability to complete an acquisition.

4. Target’s stand-alone valuation: Provide a standalone valuation of the Rite Aid; state key forecast assumptions underlying the projected financials and the valuation.

Submit a 2/3 page write up and an excel file for the valuation of Rite Aid.
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