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Patterson Companies, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 4/29/23 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Wednesday, 6/21/23, at 1:14pm ET · For: 4/29/23 · Accession #: 891024-23-6 · File #: 0-20572

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 6/21/23  Patterson Companies, Inc.         10-K        4/29/23  108:11M

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.87M 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML     29K 
 3: EX-10.18    Material Contract                                   HTML     90K 
 4: EX-10.28    Material Contract                                   HTML    824K 
 5: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     33K 
 6: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     28K 
 7: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
 8: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
 9: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
10: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
16: R1          Cover                                               HTML     90K 
17: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     34K 
18: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    152K 
19: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     40K 
20: R5          Consolidated Statements of Income and Other         HTML    136K 
                Comprehensive Income                                             
21: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML    103K 
                Stockholders' Equity                                             
22: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    128K 
23: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     80K 
24: R9          Acquisitions                                        HTML     34K 
25: R10         Cash and Cash Equivalents                           HTML     37K 
26: R11         Receivables Securitization Program                  HTML     49K 
27: R12         Customer Financing                                  HTML     45K 
28: R13         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML     60K 
29: R14         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     75K 
30: R15         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     66K 
31: R16         Property and Equipment                              HTML     43K 
32: R17         Leases                                              HTML     45K 
33: R18         Debt                                                HTML     58K 
34: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML    109K 
35: R20         Technology Partner Innovations, LLC ("Tpi")         HTML     32K 
36: R21         Segment and Geographic Data                         HTML    120K 
37: R22         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     50K 
38: R23         Stock-based Compensation                            HTML     92K 
39: R24         Litigation                                          HTML     32K 
40: R25         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("Aocl")       HTML     41K 
41: R26         Schedule II Valuation And Qualifying Accounts       HTML     83K 
42: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    102K 
                (Policies)                                                       
43: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     55K 
                (Tables)                                                         
44: R29         Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables)                  HTML     35K 
45: R30         Receivables Securitization Program (Tables)         HTML     40K 
46: R31         Customer Financing (Tables)                         HTML     40K 
47: R32         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML     58K 
48: R33         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     69K 
49: R34         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     70K 
50: R35         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     42K 
51: R36         Lease Commitments (Tables)                          HTML     46K 
52: R37         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     56K 
53: R38         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    110K 
54: R39         Segment and Geographic Data (Tables)                HTML    118K 
55: R40         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     39K 
56: R41         Stock-based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     91K 
57: R42         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("Aocl")       HTML     40K 
                (Tables)                                                         
58: R43         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     77K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
59: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -Other   HTML     35K 
                Non-current Assets (Details)                                     
60: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     41K 
                Related Party Transactions (Details)                             
61: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     35K 
                Schedule of Other Income, Net (Details)                          
62: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     31K 
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
63: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     40K 
                Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per                    
                Share (Details)                                                  
64: R49         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML     63K 
65: R50         Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details)                 HTML     42K 
66: R51         Receivables Securitization Program (Details)        HTML     45K 
67: R52         Receivables Securitization Program - Activity in    HTML     37K 
                DPP Receivable (Details)                                         
68: R53         Customer Financing (Details)                        HTML     59K 
69: R54         Customer Financing - Activity in DPP Receivables    HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R55         Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional       HTML     61K 
                Information (Details)                                            
71: R56         Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Value of    HTML     44K 
                Interest Rate Contracts Included in Consolidated                 
                Balance Sheets (Details)                                         
72: R57         Derivative Financial Instruments - Effect of        HTML     40K 
                Interest Rate Contracts and Interest Rate Swaps on               
                Consolidated Statements of Income and Other                      
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
73: R58         Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities    HTML     55K 
                Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis                        
                (Details)                                                        
74: R59         Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information    HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R60         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Changes in   HTML     44K 
                Carrying Value of Goodwill (Details)                             
76: R61         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Balances of  HTML     53K 
                Other Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill                       
                (Details)                                                        
77: R62         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional   HTML     40K 
                Information (Details)                                            
78: R63         Property and Equipment - Schedule of Property and   HTML     51K 
                Equipment (Details)                                              
79: R64         Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     32K 
80: R65         Leases - Future Maturities of Lease Liabilities     HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R66         Leases - Supplemental Information Related to        HTML     38K 
                Leases (Details)                                                 
82: R67         Debt - Long-Term Debt (Details)                     HTML     56K 
83: R68         Debt - Schedule of Debt Maturities (Details)        HTML     49K 
84: R69         Debt - Additional Information (Details)             HTML     47K 
85: R70         Income Taxes - Components of Income Before Taxes    HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R71         Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax Expense     HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R72         Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets    HTML     77K 
                (Liabilities) (Details)                                          
88: R73         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     44K 
89: R74         Income Taxes - Summary of Effective Income Tax      HTML     47K 
                Expense Reconciliation (Details)                                 
90: R75         Income Taxes - Summary of Changes in Gross Amounts  HTML     43K 
                of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)                           
91: R76         Technology Partner Innovations, LLC ("Tpi")         HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R77         Segment and Geographic Data - Additional            HTML     31K 
                Information (Details)                                            
93: R78         Segment and Geographic Data - Net Sales             HTML     69K 
                Information by Geographic Area and Product                       
                (Details)                                                        
94: R79         Segment and Geographic Data - Information about     HTML     62K 
                Reportable Segments (Details)                                    
95: R80         Stockholders' Equity - Cash Dividends Declared and  HTML     32K 
                Paid (Details)                                                   
96: R81         Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML     79K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R82         Stock-based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML     95K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R83         Stock-based Compensation - Summary of               HTML     47K 
                Weighted-Average Assumptions (Details)                           
99: R84         Stock-based Compensation - Summary of Stock         HTML     70K 
                Options (Details)                                                
100: R85         Stock-based Compensation - Summary of Non-Vested    HTML     66K  
                Restricted Stock Awards and Performance Unit                     
                Awards (Details)                                                 
101: R86         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCL") -     HTML     47K  
                Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                
                (Loss) (Details)                                                 
102: R87         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCL") -     HTML     35K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
103: R88         Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     56K  
                (Details)                                                        
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 8/30/23  Patterson Companies, Inc.         10-Q        7/29/23   64:5.7M

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12/15/22  Patterson Companies, Inc.         8-K:5,9    12/13/22   12:265K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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 6/12/18  Patterson Companies, Inc.         8-K:5,9     6/11/18    4:184K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/23/18  Patterson Companies, Inc.         8-K:5,7,9   5/23/18    6:232K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 6/24/15  Patterson Companies, Inc.         10-K        4/25/15  103:7.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/05/14  Patterson Companies, Inc.         DEF 14A     9/08/14    1:825K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/13/13  Patterson Companies, Inc.         8-K:5,9    12/10/13    2:78K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/07/12  Patterson Companies, Inc.         DEF 14A     9/10/12    1:936K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 7/28/08  Patterson Companies, Inc.         DEF 14A     9/08/08    1:547K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 9/09/04  Patterson Companies, Inc.         10-Q        7/31/04    8:273K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 7/25/02  Patterson Companies, Inc.         10-K        4/27/02   10:788K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

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Patterson Companies, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 4/29/23 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

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