Patterson Companies, Inc.

Patterson Companies, Inc. distributes dental and animal health products across the US, UK, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Dental, Animal Health, and Corporate. The Dental segment offers consumable products, technology, equipment, and services. The Animal Health segment distributes biologicals, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and related products and services. The Corporate segment provides financing services and miscellaneous products. The company serves dentists, laboratories, veterinarians, and animal health professionals.

Overview

Sector

Medical Distribution

Target Price

27.9 USD

Current Price

31.3 USD

Potential

-11%

Strengths

Current Price to Earnings Ratio (15.11) is lower than the sector mean (57.72).
Price to book ratio (2.81) is lower than the sector mean (35.33).
EV/EBITDA (9.77) is lower than the sector mean (40.52).
EV/EBIT (11.58) is lower than the sector mean.

Weaknesses

The company have lower returns than the sector in which it operates. ROIC (0.00%) is significantly lower than the sector mean (33.87%).
The Price to Free Cash Flow ratio (100.00) is significantly higher than the sector mean.
EBITDA Margin (5.19%) appears relatively low.

Key Financial Data

Indicator	Value
PER	15.1
EV/EBITDA	9.8
Price/Free Cash Flow'	100.0
ROIC	-%
Net Debt/EBITDA	1.5