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Ferguson plc – ‘10-K’ for 7/31/22 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Tuesday, 9/27/22, at 4:16pm ET   ·   For:  7/31/22   ·   Accession #:  1832433-22-86   ·   File #:  1-40066

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 9/27/22  Ferguson plc                      10-K        7/31/22  137:14M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.72M 
 2: EX-4.1      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     80K 
10: EX-10.10    Material Contract                                   HTML     54K 
11: EX-10.11    Material Contract                                   HTML     49K 
12: EX-10.12    Material Contract                                   HTML     55K 
13: EX-10.13    Material Contract                                   HTML     57K 
14: EX-10.14    Material Contract                                   HTML     54K 
15: EX-10.15    Material Contract                                   HTML     52K 
16: EX-10.16    Material Contract                                   HTML     50K 
17: EX-10.17    Material Contract                                   HTML     82K 
18: EX-10.18    Material Contract                                   HTML     71K 
 3: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML     41K 
 4: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML     44K 
 5: EX-10.4     Material Contract                                   HTML   1.10M 
 6: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML     53K 
 7: EX-10.7     Material Contract                                   HTML     56K 
 8: EX-10.8     Material Contract                                   HTML     51K 
 9: EX-10.9     Material Contract                                   HTML     69K 
19: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     65K 
20: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     33K 
21: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
22: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
23: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
24: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
30: R1          Cover                                               HTML     96K 
31: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     38K 
32: R3          Consolidated Statements of Earnings                 HTML    139K 
33: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     59K 
34: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     35K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
35: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    144K 
36: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     48K 
37: R8          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders? Equity     HTML     72K 
38: R9          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders? Equity     HTML     35K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
39: R10         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    138K 
40: R11         Summary of significant accounting policies          HTML     93K 
41: R12         Segment information                                 HTML    100K 
42: R13         Earnings per share                                  HTML     59K 
43: R14         Income tax                                          HTML    119K 
44: R15         Property, plant and equipment                       HTML     46K 
45: R16         Leases                                              HTML     66K 
46: R17         Goodwill                                            HTML     49K 
47: R18         Other intangible assets                             HTML     55K 
48: R19         Debt                                                HTML     75K 
49: R20         Assets and liabilities at fair value                HTML     55K 
50: R21         Commitment and contingencies                        HTML     37K 
51: R22         Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income       HTML     64K 
52: R23         Retirement benefit obligations                      HTML    171K 
53: R24         Shareholders? equity                                HTML     63K 
54: R25         Share-based compensation                            HTML     52K 
55: R26         Acquisitions                                        HTML     84K 
56: R27         Discontinued operations and disposals               HTML     53K 
57: R28         Related party transactions                          HTML     36K 
58: R29         Summary of significant accounting policies          HTML    142K 
                (Policies)                                                       
59: R30         Summary of significant accounting policies          HTML     79K 
                (Tables)                                                         
60: R31         Segment information (Tables)                        HTML     95K 
61: R32         Earnings per share (Tables)                         HTML     59K 
62: R33         Income tax (Tables)                                 HTML    122K 
63: R34         Property, plant and equipment (Tables)              HTML     48K 
64: R35         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     69K 
65: R36         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     51K 
66: R37         Other intangible assets (Tables)                    HTML     59K 
67: R38         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     61K 
68: R39         Assets and liabilities at fair value (Tables)       HTML     51K 
69: R40         Accumulated other comprehensive (Loss) Income       HTML     65K 
                (Tables)                                                         
70: R41         Retirement benefit obligations (Tables)             HTML    175K 
71: R42         Shareholders? equity (Tables)                       HTML     57K 
72: R43         Share-based compensation (Tables)                   HTML     45K 
73: R44         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     83K 
74: R45         Discontinued operations and disposals (Tables)      HTML     55K 
75: R46         Summary of significant accounting policies -        HTML     44K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
76: R47         Summary of significant accounting policies -        HTML     35K 
                Advertising and Marketing Costs (Details)                        
77: R48         Summary of significant accounting policies - Cash   HTML     42K 
                and Cash Equivalents (Details)                                   
78: R49         Summary of significant accounting policies -        HTML     52K 
                Useful Life of Intangible Assets (Details)                       
79: R50         Summary of significant accounting policies -        HTML     50K 
                Useful Life of PPE (Details)                                     
80: R51         Segment information - Narrative (Details)           HTML     35K 
81: R52         Segment information - Items not Allocated           HTML     73K 
                (Details)                                                        
82: R53         Segment information - Disaggregation of Net Sales   HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R54         Segment information - Depreciation and              HTML     51K 
                Amortization (Details)                                           
84: R55         Segment information - Identifiable Assets           HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R56         Earnings per share (Details)                        HTML    102K 
86: R57         Income tax - Earnings Before Income Tax (Details)   HTML     48K 
87: R58         Income tax - Provision for Income Taxes (Details)   HTML     60K 
88: R59         Income tax - Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense   HTML     73K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R60         Income tax - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities    HTML     66K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R61         Income tax - Narrative (Details)                    HTML     65K 
91: R62         Income tax - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)    HTML     47K 
92: R63         Property, plant and equipment - Schedule of PPE     HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R64         Property, plant and equipment - Narrative           HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R65         Leases - Assets and Liabilities (Details)           HTML     41K 
95: R66         Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     42K 
96: R67         Leases - Lease Term and Weighted Average Discount   HTML     38K 
                Rate (Details)                                                   
97: R68         Leases - Maturity Payments (Details)                HTML     52K 
98: R69         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R70         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     34K 
100: R71         Goodwill - Narrative (Details)                      HTML     36K  
101: R72         Goodwill - Goodwill Rollforward (Details)           HTML     51K  
102: R73         Other intangible assets - Schedule of Finite-Lived  HTML     51K  
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
103: R74         Other intangible assets - Narrative (Details)       HTML     43K  
104: R75         Other intangible assets - Future Amortization       HTML     49K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R76         Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details)                   HTML     77K  
106: R77         Debt - Narrative (Details)                          HTML     76K  
107: R78         Debt - Maturities (Details)                         HTML     54K  
108: R79         Assets and liabilities at fair value - Assets and   HTML     63K  
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details)                     
109: R80         Assets and liabilities at fair value - Narrative    HTML     46K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R81         Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income -     HTML     57K  
                Change in AOCI (Details)                                         
111: R82         Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income -     HTML     56K  
                Reclassification Out of AOCI (Details)                           
112: R83         Retirement benefit obligations - Funded Status      HTML     70K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R84         Retirement benefit obligations - Narrative          HTML     59K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R85         Retirement benefit obligations - Non-Current Asset  HTML     40K  
                and Liability in Balance Sheet (Details)                         
115: R86         Retirement benefit obligations - AOCI (Details)     HTML     40K  
116: R87         Retirement benefit obligations - OCI (Details)      HTML     44K  
117: R88         Retirement benefit obligations - Net Periodic Cost  HTML     66K  
                (Details)                                                        
118: R89         Retirement benefit obligations - Asset Allocation   HTML     44K  
                (Details)                                                        
119: R90         Retirement benefit obligations - Fair Value of      HTML    102K  
                Plan Assets UK and Canada (Details)                              
120: R91         Retirement benefit obligations - Level 3 Fair       HTML     47K  
                Value Inputs (Details)                                           
121: R92         Retirement benefit obligations - Future Benefit     HTML     45K  
                Payment Obligations (Details)                                    
122: R93         Shareholders? equity - Summary of Share Activity    HTML     59K  
                (Details)                                                        
123: R94         Shareholders? equity - Narrative (Details)          HTML     52K  
124: R95         Share-based compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML     80K  
125: R96         Share-based compensation - Summary of Awards        HTML     71K  
                (Details)                                                        
126: R97         Acquisitions - Businesses Acquired (Details)        HTML     87K  
127: R98         Acquisitions - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities   HTML     75K  
                Acquired (Details)                                               
128: R99         Acquisitions - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     40K  
129: R100        Acquisitions - Net Cash Outflow (Details)           HTML     44K  
130: R101        Discontinued operations and disposals - Schedule    HTML     69K  
                of Discontinued Operations (Details)                             
131: R102        Discontinued operations and disposals - Narrative   HTML     51K  
                (Details)                                                        
132: R103        Related party transactions (Details)                HTML     37K  
135: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    226K  
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134: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    210K  
26: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- ferg-20220731_cal               XML    328K 
27: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- ferg-20220731_def                XML    706K 
28: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- ferg-20220731_lab                     XML   2.10M 
29: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- ferg-20220731_pre              XML   1.32M 
25: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- ferg-20220731                         XSD    225K 
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