Company Profile:

Patterson Companies, Inc. distributes and sells dental and animal health products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It operates through Dental and Animal Health segments. The company’s Dental segment offers consumable products, such as infection control, restorative materials, hand instruments, and sterilization products; basic and advanced technology dental equipment; patient education systems; and office forms and stationery. This segment also develops and sells technology solutions and offers a range of related services The company’s Animal Health segment distributes animal health products, such as pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, prescription and non-prescription diets, nutritionals, consumable supplies, equipment, and software to veterinarians, producers, and retailers under the Aspen, First Companion, and Patterson Veterinary brands. This segment also offers a range of value-added services to animal health customers. The company was formerly known as Patterson Dental Company and changed its name to Patterson Companies, Inc. in June 2004. Patterson Companies, Inc. was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Recent News:

The company reported consolidated net sales of approximately $1.4 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter ended April 28, 2018, a decline of 3.1 percent compared to the same period last year. Reported net income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 was $20.9 million, or $0.23 per diluted share.

The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share. The dividend will be payable on, or about, July 27, 2018, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 13, 2018.

Fundamental Analysis:

Ninestocks analyzes several different financial aspects: Growth, Profitability, solvency and efficiency.

Growth – Measures the growth of both the company’s income statement and cash flow.

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Profitability – Measures the historical price movement of the stock.

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Solvency – Measures the solvency of the company based on several ratios.

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Efficiency – Measures the strength and historic growth of a company’s return on invested capital.

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Conclusion:

PDCO’s strengths can be seen in its better profitability and robust efficiency compared with its peers. Technical indicators signal the bullish signs, as there is a bullish crossover in Stochastic oscillator, the RSI is strong in the bullish zone and the MACD is trying to cross back up. We rate Patterson Companies, Inc. (PDCO) a STRONG BUY.