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Competitor analysis
Key success factor analysis
Ratio analysis
Financial analysis
VRIN tests
Value chain analysis
Generic strategy analysis
Cost driver analysis
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Defensive strategies
First mover strategies
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Industry attractiveness tes
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CVS Health: Checking the Vital Signs of the
Largest Pharmacy Company in the US
Case
Author: Karen L. Pellegrin
Online Pub Date: January 04, 2017 | Original Pub. Date: 2017
Subject: Strategic Human Resource Management, Strategic Implementation, Health Care
Management
Level: Intermediate | Type: Indirect case | Length: 3389 words
Copyright:
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Organization: CVS Health | Organization size: Large
Region: United States of America | State:
Industry: Human health activities
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Abstract
CVS Health is a major pharmacy corporation that has achieved impressive financial
performance over several years as well as national distinction as the first national
pharmacy chain to discontinue sales of tobacco products. With a growth strategy
focused on adding value to the healthcare system, CVS has more recently
experienced a stock price slump. This case introduces the “balanced scorecard”
framework, which was developed and refined by Kaplan and Norton to include
important non-f inancial measures of performance in support ing strategy
implementation, and invites students to use this framework to analyze CVS
performance. Key trends in the changing role of the pharmacist are presented to
provide important context for this analysis.
Case
Learning Outcomes
Students will have an improved understanding of:
the changing role of retail pharmacists in the healthcare industry;
the importance of a “balanced scorecard” approach that includes financial and non-
financial performance measurement to support strategy implementation;
different approaches for retail pharmacies to implement a strategy that is focused on
adding value to the healthcare system.
Introduction
CVS Caremark Corporation was rebranded as “CVS Health” in 2014 on the heels of their bold
announcement that they would be the first national pharmacy chain to discontinue sales of all
tobacco products.
“As the delivery of health care evolves with an emphasis on better health outcomes,
reducing chronic disease and controlling costs, CVS Caremark is playing an
expanded role through our 26,000 pharmacists and nurse practitioners. By removing
tobacco products from our retail shelves, we will better serve our patients, clients and
health care providers while positioning CVS Caremark for future growth as a health
care company. Cigarettes and tobacco products have no place in a setting where
health care is delivered. This is the right thing to do.”
Larry J. Merlo, CVS President and CEO, February 5, 2014
President Obama publicly congratulated and thanked Mr. Merlo for making this decision,
indicating it “will have a profoundly positive impact on the health of our country“. With this
decision, CVS gave up $2 billion per year in revenue. Some said this apparently altruistic
decision didn’t make sense for a publicly traded company with a fiduciary duty to advance
shareholder wealth. Others declared it a brilliant business strategy to better position the
company for future growth by:
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/02/05/obama-praises-cvss-decision-to-stop-selling-cigarettes/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanpearson/2015/09/03/when-the-butt-stopped-here-what-banning-tobacco-has-meant-for-cvs/#6b4975cd2e9b
Exiting a shrinking market (smokers).
Entering a growth market (healthcare in the age of expanded health insurance coverage
due to the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare”).
Enhancing a positive company image.
CVS stock price closed at 66.11 on February 4, 2014, the day before this announcement, at
80.36 on September 3, 2014, the day the discontinuation of tobacco sales took effect and, a
year later, at 101.59. This significant stock price increase suggests broad confidence in the
CVS business strategy. In June of 2016, however, CVS stock slipped after Morgan Stanley
stated it was no longer bullish on CVS. This case provides an overview of the retail pharmacy
industry, introduces the balanced scorecard framework, and applies this framework to assess
CVS’ new strategy implementation.
The Changing Role of the Community Pharmacist
The pharmacy profession has changed greatly over more than a century, almost coming full
circle from the origins of the profession as “apothecaries” who provided direct patient care,
including prescribing and preparing remedies and otherwise practicing as a doctor, typically in
a retail shop that sold a variety of products. As medicine and pharmacy separated into
different professions, the pharmacist continued to play a direct patient care role, but one that
focused on compounding medications and counseling patients in their use while physicians
focused on diagnosis and prescribing treatments. With the growth of the pharmaceutical
industry and more medications being manufactured outside of pharmacies, William Procter,
Jr. (a.k.a., the father of American Pharmacy) expressed concern that, “If the preparation of
medicines is taken from the apothecary and he becomes merely the dispenser of them… he
relapses into a simple shopkeeper.“
The fate of many pharmacists has been worse than that. As independent pharmacies lost
market share to the economies of scale offered by chain pharmacies, many pharmacists gave
up the role of store owner. These chain pharmacists became solely drug dispensers with very
little or no patient contact and no involvement with physicians in treatment decisions. While
the dispensing role is an important one, and important to get right, the unique training of
pharmacists as clinicians and medication experts is largely untapped when they are relegated
to the role of dispensers.
As the healthcare industry is experiencing dramatic change, particularly with the passage of
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or “Obamacare”), the value of the
community pharmacist as clinician and key member of the care team is resurfacing along with
the retail pharmacy as a center for health care (rather than just a place to pick up prescription
medications and sundries). With a growing shortage of primary care physicians, retail
pharmacies are filling at least some of the gaps, providing health screenings, vaccinations,
and other healthcare services. At last, pharmacists are finding ways to emerge from behind
the counter and shake off the role as the most underutilized healthcare professionals.
Community Pharmacists as Drivers of Value
As trusted and accessible health professionals, community pharmacists are well positioned to
improve quality and reduce costs of healthcare. The most common treatments for the vast
majority of conditions are medications, particularly for chronic conditions that drive up
healthcare costs. Pharmacists, who now must earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree to enter the
profession, are trained to be medication experts, keeping up with new drug development as
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https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CVS/history?ltr=1
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cvss-stock-drops-after-morgan-stanley-gives-up-on-its-bullish-view-2016-06-20
http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/apothecary-pharmd-160-years-caring-patients?page=0,0
http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/apothecary-pharmd-160-years-caring-patients?page=0%2C1
http://www.nacds.org/pdfs/DSN_RxIMPACT2016
well as research on how drugs are optimally used. And although drug costs are increasing,
when used properly, drugs save lives and help keep patients out of the hospital, which is
much more expensive than most drug regimens. In other words, pharmacists can drive value
through their expertise in optimizing medications (Isetts et al., 2008).
One recent study examined the impact of strategic deployment of hospital and community
pharmacists in managing medications among high risk patients. In this model, t h e
pharmacists were deployed outside of traditional dispensing roles in both hospital and
community settings (Pellegrin, 2015). Hospital pharmacists identified inpatients who were at
risk of medication problems and handed them off to community pharmacists at discharge.
These community pharmacists, employed by independent retail pharmacies, worked with
patients and their medication prescribers for up to a year after discharge to optimize the
medication regimen. This pharmacist-led medication management model was associated with
a significant reduction in medication-related hospitalizations compared to patients not
receiving these services. In addition, the cost savings from avoiding hospitalizations were
greater than the cost of deploying pharmacists in these non-traditional roles, demonstrating
how pharmacists can simultaneously improve care and reduce healthcare costs (Pellegrin et
al., 2016).
In both the Isetts et al. (2008) and Pellegrin et al. (2016) studies, pharmacists were deployed
to use their unique training to optimize medications according to best practice. In this
approach, patient adherence to prescription medications is addressed only after the
pharmacist first ensures that the patient is on an optimal medication regimen. This is
important to prevent patients from taking an inappropriate or unsafe medication. The best-
practices for managing medications involve the pharmacist reviewing the patient’s clinical
records and coordinating all medications across prescribers and across dispensing
pharmacies to address the following medication issues:
Indication: The pharmacist ensures discontinuation of unnecessary medications and
initiation of appropriate medications for untreated conditions.
Effectiveness: The pharmacist monitors the effect iveness of each medicat ion,
implementing evidence-based dose increase or switching to another medication as
needed so that clinical goals are met.
Safety: The pharmacist monitors the safety of each medication, implementing dose
decrease or switching to another medication as needed to minimize risk of adverse events
or side effects.
Adherence: Once the above issues are addressed, ensuring an optimal medication
regimen, the pharmacist monitors adherence and intervenes as needed to support the
patient in taking the medications properly.
CVS Health Strategy
With nearly 10,000 retail drug store locations and over 24,000 employed pharmacists, CVS
Health is well positioned to deliver value by scaling community pharmacist models proven to
improve quality and reduce costs. This is consistent with its growth strategy that is “focused
on creating superior value for patients, payors, and providers through an unmatched suite of
integrated assets“ This suite of assets comprises the following segments:
Retail Segment:
CVS Pharmacy is its chain of retail pharmacy stores. According to the CVS 2015 annual
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.14518/full
http://accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookID=491
http://investors.cvshealth.com/2015-in-review/ceo-shareholder-letter
http://investors.cvshealth.com/~/media/Files/C/CVS-IR-v3/reports/2015-annual-report
report, CVS has over 9,000 retail pharmacies where pharmacists dispense prescription
medications and perform some other services such as counseling about those
medications and helping patients adhere to them as well as providing flu vaccinations.
CVS MinuteClinic offers a variety of healthcare services, including diagnosing and treating
common illnesses, which are delivered by nurse practitioners in over 1,000 locations.
These walk-in clinics are not designed to replace the primary care physician but rather as
a supplement by providing convenient, standardized services that don’t require a
physician’s judgement. This approach aligns with efforts to improve the efficiency of the
healthcare system by ensuring that all clinical staff are working at the “top of their
license“; that is, healthcare services should be staffed so that no licensed clinician is
doing work that can be performed competently by a less expensive clinician. In the case of
the MinuteClinics, this means nurse practitioners providing top-of-their-license care that
doesn’t require a physician.
Pharmacy Benefit Management Segment:
CVS Caremark includes their mai l order pharmacy and their pharmacy benefit
management (PBM) unit that works for health insurance plans to help control drug costs
for the plans by negotiating with pharmacies and drug manufacturers to get discounts on
drug prices. This unit also includes the Pharmacy Advisor program, which offers services
to health plan members with chronic conditions, specifically pharmacists helping them
adhere to their medications and making recommendations to their physicians regarding
starting an additional medication.
CVS Specialty provides pharmacy services to patients with rare or complex conditions that
require specialty care and prescription medications and/or outpatient infusion services.
However, despite years of robust financial performance, Morgan Stanley and others are
concerned that this performance can’t be sustained. Were there earlier warning signs?
Organizational Vital Signs
There are four key vital signs medical professionals measure routinely to alert them to
potential health problems—temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure—
each one an indicator of a core aspect of human function. In 1992, Kaplan and Norton
introduced the concept of the “Balanced Scorecard“ as a way to expand organizational
monitoring beyond financial measures into a more complete set of vital signs (to borrow the
analogy from medicine) that capture key aspects of organizational functioning. The aim was
not to minimize the importance of financial indicators. To the contrary, the aim was to build a
more robust monitoring system that provides early warning of problems that could harm
financial performance so those problems can be corrected. Thus, the balanced scorecard
approach aims to protect the long-term financial health of an organization.
Since the concept was introduced and implemented across many different companies, Kaplan
and Norton have developed an approach that links an organization’s strategy to core
measures. The following areas of organizational functioning comprise the balanced scorecard.
Learning and growth: measures of organizational culture, leadership, and other aspects
of human capital.
Process: measures of operations (e.g., supply chain), market share, innovation, and
regulatory issues.
Customer: the value proposition to the customer, which includes their perceptions of price
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http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/content/tags/efficiency/time-money-4-ways-manage-practice-productivity-organize-st?page=full
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/070215/what-pharmacy-benefit-management-industry.asp?ad=dirN&qo=investopediaSiteSearch&qsrc=0&o=40186
http://cvshealth.com/about/our-offerings/cvs-caremark/pharmacy-advisor
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cvss-stock-drops-after-morgan-stanley-gives-up-on-its-bullish-view-2016-06-20
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/10-074
relative to benefits (e.g., quality, function, image, availability) of the product or service.
Financial: the more traditional measures of costs and revenues.
The specific measures an organization monitors should be driven by and aligned with the
organization’s strategy. Ultimately, Kaplan and Norton advocate use of the balanced
scorecard framework within “a comprehensive management system that integrates strategy
and operations“ (p. 28).
Considerations for a balanced CVS scorecard
The CVS Health 2015 annual report indicates that the PBM segment is growing and
represents nearly two-thirds of total company revenue, yet it contributes less than half of total
profit. In contrast, profit from the retail stores, including prescription medications, is nearly
double that of the PBM segment. The balanced scorecard approach to strategy
implementation and management encourages an analysis of factors that go beyond these
financial indicators. The issues to consider in each of these two segments are presented
below.
CVS PBM segment
Morgan Stanley reported that it was no longer bullish on CVS in 2016 due to the emergence
of a strong PBM competitor. The PBM industry grew out of efforts by health insurance
companies to control rapidly increasing expenditures on medications. PBMs establish a list of
prescription medications—called a “formulary”—that are the covered medications for a health
plan that contracts with the PBM to manage costs. Pharmaceutical companies often offer
rebates to the PBM for including their medications on the formulary and coupons to patients
to help cover the co-payment. Recent reports suggest that PBMs are more focused on
increasing profits than in establishing the most cost-effective medications for health plans,
sometimes excluding less expensive but equally effective medications if the PBM can earn a
bigger rebate from a more expensive medication. Federal prosecutors have begun
investigating the contracts between PBMs and pharmaceutical companies, and concerns have
been raised about lack of transparency and oversight of PBMs.
More broadly, questions are being raised about the future of the PBM industry as a whole,
indicating it hasn’t been effective in controlling drug costs. Furthermore, to the extent that
CVS and other PBMs have defined their value proposition to “payors,” defined as the health
insurance plans that hire them to control drug costs, they have overlooked the true
payor/customer—that is, the employers and consumers who pay the ever increasing health
insurance premiums. This oversight might cause significant declines in the profitability of the
PBM industry as large employers have formed the Health Transformation Alliance t o
collectively improve the delivery of healthcare benefits to their employees, including
addressing problems with the PBM business model.
Finally, CVS faces criticism that its PBM business operates in conflict with its retail pharmacy
business. Concern about discriminatory steering of CVS’ PBM patients to purchase their
medications at CVS pharmacies was voiced when its acquisition of Caremark was announced.
This ethical and regulatory issue is reflected in the fundamental tension between PBMs and
pharmacies and acknowledged in the most recent CVS annual report discussion notes for
consideration in the CVS retail pharmacy segment: “Our pharmacy gross profit rates have
been adversely affected by the efforts of managed care organizations, PBMs and
governmental and other third party payors to reduce their prescription drug costs…”
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http://investors.cvshealth.com/~/media/Files/C/CVS-IR-v3/reports/2015-annual-report
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cvss-stock-drops-after-morgan-stanley-gives-up-on-its-bullish-view-2016-06-20
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/432389
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/12/the-drug-price-arms-race-that-leaves-patients-caught-in-the-middle/
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-drugmakers-idUSKCN0Y203T
http://www.ncpa.co/pdf/applied-policy-issue-brief
http://www.ncpanet.org/newsroom/news-releases/2016/06/28/pharmacists-survey-prescription-drug-costs-skewed-by-fees-on-pharmacies-patients
http://www.barrons.com/articles/pharmacy-benefit-managers-under-fire-1469247082
http://www.htahealth.com/
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/05/13/cvss-pbm-pharmacy-combo-again-raises-conflict-concerns/
CVS retail segment
As the original core business of CVS, the retail pharmacy segment remains critical to the CVS
Health strategy and profitability. CVS recently announced that it purchased Target’s retail
pharmacies, a significant demonstration of CVS dominance in retail pharmacy management.
J.D. Power customer satisfaction ratings of pharmacies indicate that customers rate CVS
pharmacies about average, and very similar to its key competitor Walgreens. This study also
found that, across pharmacies, overall satisfaction increased significantly simply by asking
customers if they would like to speak to a pharmacist, and those who did speak with a
pharmacist were more likely to purchase other items in the store and to indicate they feel loyal
to their pharmacy. According to Consumer Reports, independent pharmacies are rated
significantly higher than chain pharmacies in every category—speed and accuracy,
helpfulness and courtesy, knowledge, and personal service. These ratings, along with offering
niche products and services many chains don’t offer, have likely contributed to stabilization
among independent pharmacies after years of decline. The independents also had lower
prices on a sample of trade-name drugs relative to both CVS and Walgreens. Consumer
Reports indicated that many consumers use chain pharmacies despite lower ratings because
they offer greater convenience, such as more locations and expanded hours. This report also
indicated that chain pharmacies had improved in having prescriptions ready when promised.
In the balanced scorecard framework, human resources and dynamics that support
organizational learning and growth are the foundational elements contributing to long-term
financial performance. For this reason, a worrisome sign for CVS is its appearance on the 24/7
Wall St list of “worst companies to work for“ in 2015. This is particularly problematic for the
consumer-facing retail segment. CVS employees complained of understaffed stores and
unreasonable expectations. Only 40% of employees approve of CEO Merlo. Related and
earlier warning signs about the state of human capital at CVS were the numerous web sites
and blogs reporting on dissatisfaction among CVS-employed pharmacists, including a site,
cvsworker.com, dedicated to unionization. One blogger who has worked as a pharmacist at
CVS for 14 years states: “…I have concerns about the business model…Metrics need to be
taken out of the pharmacy and patient safety should once again be brought front and
center…Pharmacists are judged by the number of prescriptions they fill in an hour while
multitasking…”
Another “Phrustrated Pharmacist” expressed a similar concern about risk of prescription
errors:
“The Pharmacists worst nightmare! Discovered one today, not critical fortunately, But
still feel like [expletive]!! Performance metrics are to blame”
CVS Management Incentive Plan (MIP)
Like many companies, CVS has a Management Incentive Plan (MIP) to reward managers for
achieving performance targets. In the balanced scorecard approach, an incentive program
should be a key part of the “comprehensive management system that integrates strategy and
operations.” In 2015, the CVS performance measures for its MIP were weighted as follows:
achievement of CVS operating profit target determines 80% of the total funding pool;
achievement of PBM client satisfaction targets, as measured by client/customer surveys,
determines 10% of the total funding pool;
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http://www.jdpower.com/press-releases/2015-us-pharmacy-study
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2013/01/best-drugstores/index.htm
http://www.ncpanet.org/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases—2015/2015/10/13/ncpa-digest-adherence-diversified-revenue-critical-for-community-pharmacies
http://www.cvsworker.com/
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“myCustomerExperience” scores determines 10% of the total funding pool.
A key contingency in the CVS MIP is “If Operating Profit is below the minimum threshold of
96.9%, no formulaic funding will be made available for incentive awards, regardless of Retail
Customer Service and PBM Client Satisfaction performance, and there shall be no incentive
awards paid under the MIP.”
Is CVS Health in good health? The balanced scorecard approach developed by Kaplan and
Norton identifies the organizational vital signs that reflect health status and support
management toward strategic goals.
Discussion Questions
Using the balanced score card framework, what measures, other than financial, would
support the PBM and retail CVS business segments in achieving its healthcare value
strategy?
Is there a way to reconcile the conflict between the two segments? Or should CVS
consider getting out of the PBM or retail business?
How might CVS deliver greater value for “patients, payors, and providers” by leveraging
existing assets?
How might CVS improve long-term f inancial performance through focus on
organizational learning and human capital?
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http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/leadership/behind-cvs-health-rebranding-strategy
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781526408006
CVS
Health Corp.
NYS: CVS
Market Index
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Annual Financials for
CVS Health Corp.
Fiscal year is January
–
December.
All values USD millions.
2014
201
5
2016
2017
2018
5-
year trend
Sales/Revenue
139.37B
153.29B
177.53B
184.79B
194.58B
Sales Growth
9.99%
15.81%
4.09%
5.30%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl.
D&A
114B
126.76B
14
8.6
2B
156.26B
163.04B
COGS excluding D&A
112.08B
124.65B
146.13B
153.74B
160.34B
Depreciation
& Amortization
Expense
1.92B
2.1
1B
2.5B
2.52B
2.7B
1.4B
1.5B
1.7B
1.7B
Amortization of
Intangibles
518M
61
1M
795M
817M
COGS Growth
–
11.19%
17.25%
5.14%
4.34%
Gross Income
25.37B
26.53B
28.9B
28.53B
31.54B
Gross Income Growth
–
4.58%
8.95%
–
1.30%
10.55%
Gross Profit Margin
–
–
–
–
16.21%
NA
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
5-year trend
SG&
A Expense
16.57B
16.85B
1
8.27B
18.52B
20.75B
Research & Development
–
–
–
–
–
Other SG&A
SGA Growth
–
1.69%
8.41%
1.36%
12.02%
Other Operating Expense
–
–
–
–
–
Unusual Expense
5
15M
2
20M
936M
470M
6.68B
EBIT after Unusual Expense
8.28B
(220M)
9.7B
(470M)
4.11B
Non Operating Income/Expense
(4M)
2M
2M
(206M)
(100M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
21M
–
–
Equity in Affiliates
(Pretax)
–
–
–
–
–
Interest Expense
861M
1.08B
1.06B
2.6B
Interest
Expense
Growth
–
40.92%
25.44%
-1.48%
144.36%
Gross Interest Expense
630M
87
3M
1.09B
1.06B
2.6B
Interest Capitalized
1
9M
12M
13M
–
–
Pretax Income
7.68B
8.64B
1.41B
Pretax Income Growth
–
12.22%
0.24%
-4.27%
-82.99%
Pretax Margin
–
–
–
–
0.72%
Income Tax
3.03B
3.39B
3.32B
1.64B
Income Tax – Current Domestic
3.08B
3.62B
3.31B
3.06B
1.98B
Income Tax – Current Foreign
–
–
–
–
–
Income Tax – Deferred Domestic
(43M)
(234M)
(1.42B)
23M
Income Tax – Deferred Foreign
–
–
–
–
–
Income Tax Credits
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
(18M)
(26M)
(27M)
(24M)
(3M)
Consolidated Net Income
4.63
B
5.2B
5.29B
6.61B
(599M)
Minority Interest Expense
–
2M
2M
(2M)
Net Income
4.63B
5.2B
5.29B
6.61B
(597M)
Net Income Growth
–
12.43%
1.71%
24.85%
-109.04%
Net Margin Growth
–
–
–
–
-0.31%
NA
Extraordinaries &
Discontinued Operations
(1M)
(1M)
(8M)
–
Extra Items & Gain/Loss Sale Of Assets
(1M)
–
–
–
–
Cumulative Effect – Accounting Chg
–
–
–
–
–
–
9M
(1M)
(8M)
–
Net Income After Extraordinaries
4.63B
5.21B
5.29B
6.6B
(597M)
Preferred Dividends
–
–
–
–
–
Net Income Available to Common
4.63B
5.21B
5.29B
6.6B
(597M)
EPS (Basic)
3.99
4.66
4.93
6.47
(0.57)
EPS (Basic) Growth
–
1
6.93%
5.79%
31.24%
-108.81%
Basic Shares Outstanding
1.16B
1.12B
1.07B
1.02B
1.04B
EPS (Diluted)
3.96
4.90
6.44
(0.57)
EPS (Diluted) Growth
–
16.98%
5.83%
31.43%
-108.85%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
1.17B
1.13B
1.08B
1.02B
1.04B
EBITDA
10.71B
11.79B
13.13B
12.53B
13.49B
EBITDA Growth
–
10.03%
11.38%
-4.58%
7.70%
EBITDA Margin
–
–
–
–
NA
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CVS Health Corp.
NYS: CVS
Market Index
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Annual Financials for CVS Health Corp.
Fiscal year is January
–
December.
All values USD millions.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
5
–
year trend
Sales/Revenue
–
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl.
D&A
Depreciation & Amortization
Expense
2.11B
Depreciation
1.7B
1.7B
1.7B
Amortization of
Intangibles
611M
1B
–
Gross Income
–
–
1.30%
–
–
–
–
NA
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
5
–
year trend
SG&
A Expense
16.57B
16.85B
18.27B
18.52B
20.75B
–
–
–
–
–
16.57B
16.85B
18.27B
18.52B
20.75B
–
–
–
–
–
–
CVS Health Corp.
NYS: CVS
Market Index
Income StatementBalance SheetCash Flow Statement
Annual Financials for CVS Health Corp.
Fiscal year is January-December.
All values USD millions.
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue 139.37B 153.29B 177.53B 184.79B 194.58B
Sales Growth – 9.99% 15.81% 4.09% 5.30%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl.
D&A
114B 126.76B 148.62B 156.26B 163.04B
COGS excluding D&A 112.08B 124.65B 146.13B 153.74B 160.34B
Depreciation & Amortization
Expense
1.92B 2.11B 2.5B 2.52B 2.7B
Depreciation 1.4B 1.5B 1.7B 1.7B 1.7B
Amortization of
Intangibles
518M 611M 795M 817M 1B
COGS Growth – 11.19% 17.25% 5.14% 4.34%
Gross Income 25.37B 26.53B 28.9B 28.53B 31.54B
Gross Income Growth – 4.58% 8.95%
-1.30%
10.55%
Gross Profit Margin – – – – 16.21% NA
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 5-year trend
SG&A Expense 16.57B 16.85B 18.27B 18.52B 20.75B
Research & Development – – – – –
Other SG&A 16.57B 16.85B 18.27B 18.52B 20.75B
SGA Growth – 1.69% 8.41% 1.36% 12.02%
Other Operating Expense – – – – –
Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Adj Close | Volume | |||||||||
1/10/19 | 66.019997 | 66.279999 | 64.5 | 65 | 63.383896 | 1 | 55 | ||||||||
1/11/19 | 65.18 | 65.82 | 64.360001 | 65.809998 | 63.63 | 52 | 11396300 | ||||||||
1/14/19 | 65.379997 | 65.779999 | 64.900002 | 65.339996 | 63.18 | 9276000 | |||||||||
1/15/19 | 64.68 | 64.82 | 63.139999 | 63.740002 | 61 | 15501500 | |||||||||
1/16/19 | 63.810001 | 63.669998 | 63.919998 | 61.807 | 75 | 13551200 | |||||||||
1/17/19 | 63.970001 | 64.089996 | 63.27 | 63.369999 | 61.275925 | 12599200 | |||||||||
1/18/19 | 64.650002 | 65.550003 | 64.300003 | 65.519997 | 63.3 | 54 | 1 | 56 | |||||||
1/22/19 | 65.389999 | 65.769997 | 64.599998 | 64.919998 | 62.77 | 71 | 8492600 | ||||||||
1/23/19 | 65.300003 | 66.32 | 66.110001 | 63.92 | 53 | 9101400 | |||||||||
1/24/19 | 65.629997 | 64.559998 | 64.980003 | 63.311569 | 7039900 | ||||||||||
1/25/19 | 65.57 | 65.139999 | 65.449997 | 63.769493 | 8625700 | ||||||||||
1/28/19 | 65.110001 | 65.260002 | 63.5 | 65.239998 | 63.564888 | 8642000 | |||||||||
1/29/19 | 65.459999 | 66.150002 | 65.540001 | 63.857185 | 7293600 | ||||||||||
1/30/19 | 66.290001 | 66.660004 | 65.959999 | 64.266396 | 73 | ||||||||||
1/31/19 | 65.949997 | 66.410004 | 63.866932 | 10883200 | |||||||||||
2/1/19 | 65.720001 | 62.880001 | 65.220001 | 63.545399 | 16742500 | ||||||||||
2/4/19 | 65.25 | 65.919998 | 64.870003 | 65.910004 | 64.21769 | 7151900 | |||||||||
2/5/19 | 66.239998 | 66.379997 | 65.669998 | 63.983845 | 6763900 | ||||||||||
2/6/19 | 65.440002 | 65.360001 | 66.029999 | 64.33461 | 6494600 | ||||||||||
2/7/19 | 65.970001 | 66.129997 | 64.949997 | 65.75 | 64.06179 | 6306600 | |||||||||
2/8/19 | 65.489998 | 65.699997 | 65.010002 | 63.34 | 7754000 | ||||||||||
2/11/19 | 65.349998 | 65.730003 | 65.099998 | 63.428482 | 9654800 | ||||||||||
2/12/19 | 67.400002 | 67.010002 | 65.289436 | 7868000 | |||||||||||
2/13/19 | 67.330002 | 68.160004 | 67.129997 | 67.790001 | 66.049416 | 9738200 | |||||||||
2/14/19 | 67.459999 | 66.769997 | 67.690002 | 65.951981 | 6988200 | ||||||||||
2/15/19 | 68.260002 | 69.870003 | 67.849998 | 69.529999 | 67.744736 | 10245400 | |||||||||
2/19/19 | 70.209999 | 70.32 | 69.279999 | 69.879997 | 68.085747 | 13091900 | |||||||||
2/20/19 | 65.190002 | 63.299999 | 64.220001 | 62.5 | 43365600 | ||||||||||
2/21/19 | 64.029999 | 64.150002 | 61.959999 | 62.349998 | 60.749088 | 26490600 | |||||||||
2/22/19 | 62.139999 | 61.169998 | 61.950001 | 60.359364 | 20182900 | ||||||||||
2/25/19 | 62.119999 | 62.290001 | 61.200001 | 61.23 | 59.657848 | 12853900 | |||||||||
2/26/19 | 61.25 | 61.5 | 60.59 | 60.68 | 59.121971 | 12273600 | |||||||||
2/27/19 | 60.43 | 60.490002 | 58.459999 | 58.5 | 56.997944 | 20986500 | |||||||||
2/28/19 | 58.540001 | 58.790001 | 57.5 | 57.830002 | 56.34515 | 17121000 | |||||||||
3/1/19 | 58.150002 | 58.740002 | 58.060001 | 58.130001 | 56.637444 | 14432800 | |||||||||
3/4/19 | 58.369999 | 58.549999 | 55.799999 | 55.959999 | 54.523159 | 17836000 | |||||||||
3/5/19 | 56.150002 | 56.200001 | 54.369999 | 54.959999 | 53.5 | 27776100 | |||||||||
3/6/19 | 54.740002 | 55.009998 | 52.613487 | 15876800 | |||||||||||
3/7/19 | 54.139999 | 54.34 | 52.169998 | 52.360001 | 51.015598 | 23030200 | |||||||||
3/8/19 | 52.060001 | 53.099998 | 51.93 | 52.93 | 51.570961 | 21748300 | |||||||||
3/11/19 | 53.889999 | 52.310001 | 53.75 | 52.369907 | 14770200 | ||||||||||
3/12/19 | 54.02 | 54.93 | 53.720001 | 54.650002 | 53.246799 | 16681400 | |||||||||
3/13/19 | 55.610001 | 56.91 | 55.310001 | 56.5 | 55.1175 | 22936500 | |||||||||
3/14/19 | 56.950001 | 57.41 | 55.669998 | 55.880001 | 54.445217 | 15216100 | |||||||||
3/15/19 | 55.91 | 56.189999 | 55.27 | 55.5 | 54.172401 | 24262200 | |||||||||
3/18/19 | 55.560001 | 56.66 | 55.214931 | 12752900 | |||||||||||
3/19/19 | 56.700001 | 57.540001 | 56.48 | 57.09 | 55.624149 | 12367400 | |||||||||
3/20/19 | 56.82 | 56.900002 | 55.810001 | 56.16 | 54.718029 | 11405800 | |||||||||
3/21/19 | 56.07 | 57.610001 | 55.779999 | 57.400002 | 55.926193 | 10452700 | |||||||||
3/22/19 | 57.110001 | 57.279999 | 56.040001 | 54.601112 | 10204200 | ||||||||||
3/25/19 | 56.130001 | 54.400002 | 54.950001 | 53.539097 | 12968600 | ||||||||||
3/26/19 | 55.380001 | 56.169998 | 55.080002 | 55.389999 | 53.967796 | 11730900 | |||||||||
3/27/19 | 53.93 | 54.43 | 52.830002 | 54.049999 | 52.66 | 21327300 | |||||||||
3/28/19 | 54.18 | 54.59 | 53.25 | 53.360001 | 51.989922 | 11564900 | |||||||||
3/29/19 | 53.549999 | 53.970001 | 53.290001 | 52.5 | 11361500 | ||||||||||
4/1/19 | 54.16 | 53.450001 | 54.189999 | 52.798607 | 10790100 | ||||||||||
4/2/19 | 52.68 | 52.919998 | 51.77 | 52.130001 | 50.791504 | 22104400 | |||||||||
4/3/19 | 52.419998 | 53.07 | 52.32 | 52.790001 | 51.434559 | 17437400 | |||||||||
4/4/19 | 52.880001 | 53.459999 | 52.799999 | 53.400002 | 52.028893 | 11058000 | |||||||||
4/5/19 | 53.610001 | 54.200001 | 53.509998 | 54.060001 | 52.671951 | 10002100 | |||||||||
4/8/19 | 53.959999 | 54.490002 | 53.740002 | 54.150002 | 52.75 | 8374100 | |||||||||
4/9/19 | 54.09 | 54.330002 | 52.34 | 9275800 | |||||||||||
4/10/19 | 53.700001 | 53.040001 | 53.869999 | 52.486824 | 11853400 | ||||||||||
4/11/19 | 53.98 | 52.470001 | 52.689999 | 51.337124 | 11354700 | ||||||||||
4/12/19 | 52.950001 | 52.580002 | 52.810001 | 51.454044 | 10024700 | ||||||||||
4/15/19 | 54.599998 | 54.220001 | 52.82 | 17590400 | |||||||||||
4/16/19 | 54.73 | 54.830002 | 53.34 | 53.900002 | 52.516056 | 12943200 | |||||||||
4/17/19 | 52.540001 | 51.190975 | 22106000 | ||||||||||||
4/18/19 | 52.43 | 53.16 | 52.259998 | 52.630001 | 51.278667 | 15930600 | |||||||||
4/22/19 | 52.759998 | 52.18 | 51.573765 | 9122500 | |||||||||||
4/23/19 | 53.66 | 52.099998 | 52.959999 | 52.095108 | 14102400 | ||||||||||
4/24/19 | 52.990002 | 53.110001 | 52.560001 | 52.065601 | 9599200 | ||||||||||
4/25/19 | 53.68 | 52.610001 | 53.23 | 52.360699 | 8503000 | ||||||||||
4/26/19 | 53.619999 | 53.52 | 52.6558 | 9084500 | |||||||||||
4/29/19 | 53.150002 | 54.439999 | 53.990002 | 53.108292 | 9731200 | ||||||||||
4/30/19 | 54.630001 | 54.889999 | 54.380001 | 53.49192 | 13911200 | ||||||||||
5/1/19 | 56.849998 | 57.75 | 56.209999 | 57.330002 | 56.393745 | 26243000 | |||||||||
5/2/19 | 57.209999 | 57.369999 | 55.57 | 56.73 | 55.803539 | 14489700 | |||||||||
5/3/19 | 57.009998 | 57.34 | 56.029999 | 55.734684 | 11035600 | ||||||||||
5/6/19 | 55.970001 | 56.619999 | 55.41 | 56.59 | 55.675663 | 10689500 | |||||||||
5/7/19 | 56.349998 | 54.919998 | 55.34 | 54.446075 | 9586900 | ||||||||||
5/8/19 | 55.360001 | 56.119999 | 54.880001 | 55.740002 | 54.829708 | 8841200 | |||||||||
5/9/19 | 55.09 | 55.650002 | 55.349998 | 9255700 | |||||||||||
5/10/19 | 55.299999 | 55.619999 | 54.240002 | 55.16 | 54.25 | 9397100 | |||||||||
5/13/19 | 54.299999 | 54.450001 | 53.299999 | 53.82 | 52.941067 | 11183800 | |||||||||
5/14/19 | 53.849998 | 54.23 | 52.939999 | 52.970001 | 52.10495 | 10772900 | |||||||||
5/15/19 | 52.709999 | 51.880001 | 51.927887 | 11618000 | |||||||||||
5/16/19 | 52.900002 | 53.209999 | 52.150002 | 52.299999 | 51.445885 | 11823600 | |||||||||
5/17/19 | 52.009998 | 53.200001 | 51.720001 | 52.016415 | 8046700 | ||||||||||
5/20/19 | 52.849998 | 53.599998 | 52.700001 | 52.134457 | 8083900 | ||||||||||
5/21/19 | 53.32 | 52.645966 | 8163200 | ||||||||||||
5/22/19 | 53.43 | 53.709999 | 52.832859 | 7919800 | |||||||||||
5/23/19 | 53.27 | 9388900 | |||||||||||||
5/24/19 | 53.169998 | 52.59 | 52.203312 | 5681200 | |||||||||||
5/28/19 | 53.119999 | 53.240002 | 51.839355 | 12493000 | |||||||||||
5/29/19 | 52.459999 | 52.119999 | 52.52 | 51.662296 | 9578200 | ||||||||||
5/30/19 | 52.639999 | 52.290001 | 51.888538 | 6789100 | |||||||||||
5/31/19 | 52.27 | 52.720001 | 52.040001 | 52.369999 | 51.514744 | 8089300 | |||||||||
6/3/19 | 53.389999 | 52.518085 | 8920500 | ||||||||||||
6/4/19 | 55.75 | 54.619999 | 53.727997 | 12754300 | |||||||||||
6/5/19 | 55.049999 | 53.02 | 52.301678 | 12128800 | |||||||||||
6/6/19 | 53.139999 | 54.610001 | 54.110001 | 53.22633 | 10043000 | ||||||||||
6/7/19 | 54.27 | 53.810001 | 53.919998 | 53.039429 | 7826000 | ||||||||||
6/10/19 | 55.529999 | 55.029999 | 54.131302 | 8007800 | |||||||||||
6/11/19 | 53.790001 | 53.088615 | 8774300 | ||||||||||||
6/12/19 | 54.029999 | 52.783676 | 9404900 | ||||||||||||
6/13/19 | 54.639999 | 53.69849 | 5250700 | ||||||||||||
6/14/19 | 54.68 | 54.169998 | 53.285343 | 4680700 | |||||||||||
6/17/19 | 54.700001 | 54.540001 | 53.649307 | 5008800 | |||||||||||
6/18/19 | 54.66 | 53.767345 | 7156800 | ||||||||||||
6/19/19 | 54.860001 | 54.669998 | 53.993587 | 6212900 | |||||||||||
6/20/19 | 53.279999 | 52.990246 | 13254500 | ||||||||||||
6/21/19 | 53.799999 | 53.650002 | 52.773842 | 12482100 | |||||||||||
6/24/19 | 52.272171 | 9144900 | |||||||||||||
6/25/19 | 52.889999 | 52.803352 | 7865700 | ||||||||||||
6/26/19 | 54.130001 | 52.823025 | 6655200 | ||||||||||||
6/27/19 | 53.939999 | 53.846043 | 7476000 | ||||||||||||
6/28/19 | 55.240002 | 54.349998 | 53.600124 | 9336900 | |||||||||||
7/1/19 | 55.099998 | 55.990002 | 54.032936 | 7991100 | |||||||||||
7/2/19 | 54.869999 | 54.119999 | 54.799999 | 53.90506 | 4960200 | ||||||||||
7/3/19 | 55.84 | 55.200001 | 54.298527 | 4117800 | |||||||||||
7/5/19 | 56.110001 | 55.110001 | 54.662483 | 4264200 | |||||||||||
7/8/19 | 55.450001 | 54.759998 | 54.406731 | 5936900 | |||||||||||
7/9/19 | 55.369999 | 53.93457 | 5757900 | ||||||||||||
7/10/19 | 54.47559 | 5056800 | |||||||||||||
7/11/19 | 59.369999 | 60.130001 | 57.52 | 57.970001 | 57.023293 | 29037100 | |||||||||
7/12/19 | 57.900002 | 58.48 | 57.549999 | 56.610149 | 10089400 | ||||||||||
7/15/19 | 57.759998 | 57.790001 | 57.040001 | 57.439999 | 56.501942 | 5883400 | |||||||||
7/16/19 | 56.869999 | 57.380001 | 56.442924 | 5063000 | |||||||||||
7/17/19 | 56.009998 | 56.23 | 55.311707 | 7678600 | |||||||||||
7/18/19 | 56.68 | 55.470001 | 55.577297 | 6066200 | |||||||||||
7/19/19 | 55.939999 | 55.026443 | 5480900 | ||||||||||||
7/22/19 | 56.080002 | 55.259998 | 55.48 | 54.573956 | 5717300 | ||||||||||
7/23/19 | 56.400002 | 56.27 | 55.351055 | 6973400 | |||||||||||
7/24/19 | 55.900002 | 56.09 | 54.970001 | 55.569405 | 6774800 | ||||||||||
7/25/19 | 55.68 | 55.43 | 55.023533 | 5526200 | |||||||||||
7/26/19 | 55.540001 | 55.122784 | 4753300 | ||||||||||||
7/29/19 | 56.52 | 56.259998 | 55.837372 | 4951600 | |||||||||||
7/30/19 | 56.529999 | 56.105343 | 5016900 | ||||||||||||
7/31/19 | 56.599998 | 55.400002 | 55.869999 | 55.450302 | 8473100 | ||||||||||
8/1/19 | 54.954056 | 11847900 | |||||||||||||
8/2/19 | 55.709999 | 55.291504 | 6673300 | ||||||||||||
8/5/19 | 55.950001 | 54.509998 | 54.100517 | 9492300 | |||||||||||
8/6/19 | 53.683674 | 12803400 | |||||||||||||
8/7/19 | 58.279999 | 58.119999 | 57.683399 | 22891700 | |||||||||||
8/8/19 | 58.720001 | 59.5 | 59.040001 | 58.596489 | 14892100 | ||||||||||
8/9/19 | 58.939999 | 58.490002 | 59.290001 | 58.84 | 6694500 | ||||||||||
8/12/19 | 59.049999 | 59.259998 | 58.560001 | 58.75 | 58.308666 | 5126700 | |||||||||
8/13/19 | 58.700001 | 59.970001 | 59.849998 | 59.400402 | 8243200 | ||||||||||
8/14/19 | 59.330002 | 59.490002 | 58.120098 | 10561400 | |||||||||||
8/15/19 | 58.799999 | 59.150002 | 57.919998 | 58.397991 | 10751100 | ||||||||||
8/16/19 | 59.279999 | 60.549999 | 59.119999 | 60.279999 | 59.827175 | 9643600 | |||||||||
8/19/19 | 60.810001 | 61.549999 | 60.599998 | 61.389999 | 60.928837 | 10072100 | |||||||||
8/20/19 | 61.240002 | 61.869999 | 61.07 | 61.560001 | 61.097561 | 8961400 | |||||||||
8/21/19 | 62.18 | 62.580002 | 61.59 | 61.650002 | 61.186886 | 9595600 | |||||||||
8/22/19 | 61.91 | 62.169998 | 61.099998 | 62.049999 | 61.583878 | 6401900 | |||||||||
8/23/19 | 61.360001 | 60.029999 | 60.240002 | 59.787476 | 9353100 | ||||||||||
8/26/19 | 60.799999 | 60.990002 | 60.759998 | 60.303566 | 4849400 | ||||||||||
8/27/19 | 61.209999 | 61.310001 | 59.189999 | 58.745361 | 7700600 | ||||||||||
8/28/19 | 59.060001 | 59.580002 | 58.619999 | 59.48 | 59.033184 | 7817200 | |||||||||
8/29/19 | 60.119999 | 60.150002 | 59.698154 | 6784000 | |||||||||||
8/30/19 | 60.669998 | 61.150002 | 60.259998 | 60.919998 | 60.462364 | 6310300 | |||||||||
9/3/19 | 60.439999 | 60.830002 | 59.689999 | 60.689999 | 60.234093 | 5379400 | |||||||||
9/4/19 | 61.189999 | 61.799999 | 61.66 | 61.196808 | 5700600 | ||||||||||
9/5/19 | 63.009998 | 62.380001 | 62.759998 | 62.288544 | 7892700 | ||||||||||
9/6/19 | 62.740002 | 62.970001 | 62.009998 | 62.23 | 61.762527 | 7124800 | |||||||||
9/9/19 | 62.540001 | 63.860001 | 62.509998 | 63.68 | 63.201633 | 8623700 | |||||||||
9/10/19 | 63.75 | 64.120003 | 62.799999 | 63.599998 | 63.122234 | 10239200 | |||||||||
9/11/19 | 63.48 | 64.010002 | 63.290001 | 63.990002 | 63.509308 | 7314800 | |||||||||
9/12/19 | 64.940002 | 63.639999 | 63.900002 | 63.419983 | 8816700 | ||||||||||
9/13/19 | 64.099998 | 64.720001 | 63.16 | 64.059998 | 63.578777 | 6184500 | |||||||||
9/16/19 | 63.849998 | 63.43 | 62.95351 | 4408700 | |||||||||||
9/17/19 | 63.150002 | 63.003136 | 4652500 | ||||||||||||
9/18/19 | 63.220001 | 63.540001 | 63.25 | 62.784786 | 4747100 | ||||||||||
9/19/19 | 63.450001 | 63.279999 | 63.630001 | 63.152012 | 4543600 | ||||||||||
9/20/19 | 64.18 | 64.690002 | 63.816978 | 10375300 | |||||||||||
9/23/19 | 63.93 | 64.32 | 63.099998 | 63.349998 | 62.874111 | 7360100 | |||||||||
9/24/19 | 63.549999 | 64.190002 | 62.669998 | 62.93 | 62.457268 | 6519500 | |||||||||
9/25/19 | 62.650002 | 62.470001 | 62.59 | 62.119823 | 5207200 | ||||||||||
9/26/19 | 62.68 | 62.779999 | 60.950001 | 61.127335 | 7455800 | ||||||||||
9/27/19 | 61.939999 | 62.080002 | 61.613655 | 4938900 | |||||||||||
9/30/19 | 62.110001 | 63.439999 | 61.77 | 63.07 | 62.596214 | 6383400 | |||||||||
10/1/19 | 63.200001 | 63.560001 | 61.759998 | 61.881622 | 5996600 | ||||||||||
10/2/19 | 61.98 | 62.099998 | 60.959999 | 61.03801 | 6398400 | ||||||||||
10/3/19 | 61.509998 | 61.779999 | 60.369999 | 61.220001 | 60.760113 | 5800100 | |||||||||
10/4/19 | 62.32 | 61.130001 | 62.240002 | 61.772453 | 4677400 | ||||||||||
10/7/19 | 62.130001 | 62.549999 | 61.73 | 61.990002 | 61.52433 | 4465500 | |||||||||
10/8/19 | 61.48 | 61.619999 | 60.139999 | 60.380001 | 59.926426 | 6950500 | |||||||||
10/9/19 | 60.860001 | 61.34 | 60.610001 | 60.343269 | 5214900 | ||||||||||
10/10/19 | 60.900002 | 60.849998 | 61.673203 | 6729200 | |||||||||||
10/11/19 | 63.610001 | 62.939999 | 62.46719 | 6278700 | |||||||||||
10/14/19 | 62.43 | 62.990002 | 62.516819 | 2934800 | |||||||||||
10/15/19 | 64.970001 | 64.830002 | 64.342995 | 8209600 | |||||||||||
10/16/19 | 65.790001 | 64.760002 | 65.410004 | 64.91864 | 7343500 | ||||||||||
10/17/19 | 65.559998 | 66.5 | 65.309998 | 66.00045 | 8402500 | ||||||||||
10/18/19 | 66.459999 | 66.160004 | 65.66301 | 6249500 | |||||||||||
10/21/19 | 66.629997 | 66.779999 | 65.610001 | 65.206459 | 6820700 | ||||||||||
10/22/19 | 65.879997 | 66.919998 | 66.559998 | 66.059998 | 6293100 | ||||||||||
10/23/19 | 66.040001 | 66.309998 | 65.32 | 65.599998 | 4683800 | ||||||||||
10/24/19 | 65.889999 | 64.470001 | 64.839996 | 5562300 | |||||||||||
10/25/19 | 64.639999 | 64.379997 | 5068200 | ||||||||||||
10/28/19 | 66.540001 | 7015500 | |||||||||||||
10/29/19 | 65.690002 | 66.099998 | 6505900 | ||||||||||||
10/30/19 | 65.849998 | 67.050003 | 8032000 | ||||||||||||
10/31/19 | 66.800003 | 67.099998 | 66.389999 | 6138500 | |||||||||||
11/1/19 | 66.860001 | 67.589996 | 66.709999 | 67.239998 | 6793300 | ||||||||||
11/4/19 | 67.970001 | 68.410004 | 67.480003 | 68.040001 | 8822200 | ||||||||||
11/5/19 | 68.25 | 68.650002 | 67.32 | 15587500 | |||||||||||
11/6/19 | 69.43 | 70.940002 | 69.300003 | 70.93 | 22382100 | ||||||||||
11/7/19 | 71.940002 | 72.089996 | 71.18 | 71.779999 | 11695900 | ||||||||||
11/8/19 | 71.800003 | 72.980003 | 71.57 | 72.470001 | 9245700 | ||||||||||
11/11/19 | 71.980003 | 72.75 | 71.730003 | 5057600 | |||||||||||
11/12/19 | 71.550003 | 72.349998 | 5030400 | ||||||||||||
11/13/19 | 71.830002 | 73.290001 | 71.709999 | 72.82 | 5112000 | ||||||||||
11/14/19 | 72.769997 | 73.25 | 72.629997 | 72.940002 | 4032700 | ||||||||||
11/15/19 | 73.339996 | 74.389999 | 74.290001 | 8767100 | |||||||||||
11/18/19 | 74.150002 | 75.129997 | 74.110001 | 75.099998 | 8463700 | ||||||||||
11/19/19 | 75.279999 | 75.470001 | 74.459999 | 75.349998 | 6923900 | ||||||||||
11/20/19 | 75.25 | 75.489998 | 74.339996 | 74.919998 | 6958100 | ||||||||||
11/21/19 | 74.870003 | 74.160004 | 74.940002 | 4339000 | |||||||||||
11/22/19 | 75.699997 | 75.089996 | 75.309998 | 5402100 | |||||||||||
11/25/19 | 75.5 | 77.029999 | 76.580002 | 8807100 | |||||||||||
11/26/19 | 76.760002 | 76.790001 | 74.639999 | 10128300 | |||||||||||
11/27/19 | 75.559998 | 74.629997 | 75.040001 | 7823800 | |||||||||||
11/29/19 | 74.690002 | 75.400002 | 74.43 | 75.269997 | 4463600 | ||||||||||
12/2/19 | 75.220001 | 75.910004 | 75.010002 | 75.550003 | 5264500 | ||||||||||
12/3/19 | 74.790001 | 73.599998 | 74.709999 | 6381600 | |||||||||||
12/4/19 | 75.440002 | 74.900002 | 4958400 | ||||||||||||
12/5/19 | 75.059998 | 75.080002 | 73.889999 | 74.480003 | 4900300 | ||||||||||
12/6/19 | 75.75 | 75.360001 | 5103400 | ||||||||||||
12/9/19 | 75.029999 | 74.889999 | 74.989998 | 4812600 | |||||||||||
12/10/19 | 75.050003 | 72.639999 | 73.18 | 10942900 | |||||||||||
12/11/19 | 73.07 | 73.75 | 72.839996 | 73.349998 | 7192500 | ||||||||||
12/12/19 | 73.629997 | 74.529999 | 73.379997 | 74.260002 | 4774400 | ||||||||||
12/13/19 | 74.220001 | 74.540001 | 73.580002 | 73.589996 | 3902500 | ||||||||||
12/16/19 | 74.25 | 73.940002 | 74.400002 | 5511800 | |||||||||||
12/17/19 | 74.440002 | 72.809998 | 7901200 | ||||||||||||
12/18/19 | 72.650002 | 73.279999 | 7132700 | ||||||||||||
12/19/19 | 73.949997 | 74.279999 | 73.650002 | 74.099998 | 6583900 | ||||||||||
12/20/19 | 74.580002 | 8571700 | |||||||||||||
12/23/19 | 74.949997 | 74.32 | 74.379997 | 3882500 | |||||||||||
12/24/19 | 74.779999 | 74.360001 | 74.510002 | 1315400 | |||||||||||
12/26/19 | 74.699997 | 74.760002 | 74.139999 | 2801100 | |||||||||||
12/27/19 | 74.610001 | 74.040001 | 3543500 | ||||||||||||
12/30/19 | 74.269997 | 73.610001 | 73.699997 | 3450800 | |||||||||||
12/31/19 | 73.559998 | 74.370003 | 73.419998 | 4531900 | |||||||||||
1/2/20 | 74.650002 | 73.529999 | 5022700 | ||||||||||||
1/3/20 | 73.220001 | 74.059998 | 73.57 | 4453000 | |||||||||||
1/6/20 | 73.120003 | 73.059998 | 73.860001 | 4620700 | |||||||||||
1/7/20 | 73.669998 | 72.660004 | 6172300 | ||||||||||||
1/8/20 | 72.5 | 73.089996 | 71.599998 | 8311200 | |||||||||||
1/9/20 | 73.260002 | 72.669998 | 72.860001 | 5426200 |
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