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GMS Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 7/31/22 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Thursday, 9/1/22, at 4:40pm ET   ·   For:  7/31/22   ·   Accession #:  1628280-22-24158   ·   File #:  1-37784

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

 9/01/22  GMS Inc.                          10-Q        7/31/22   84:7M                                     Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.32M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
 5: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
11: R1          Cover                                               HTML     77K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML    133K 
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML     46K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    111K 
                and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)                             
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     83K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    118K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
17: R7          Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of      HTML     46K 
                Significant Accounting Policies                                  
18: R8          Business Combinations                               HTML     32K 
19: R9          Accounts Receivable                                 HTML     36K 
20: R10         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     78K 
21: R11         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     67K 
22: R12         Leases                                              HTML    104K 
23: R13         Income Taxes                                        HTML     29K 
24: R14         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     41K 
25: R15         Equity-Based Compensation                           HTML     52K 
26: R16         Stock Appreciation Rights, Deferred Compensation    HTML     42K 
                and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests                          
27: R17         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     40K 
28: R18         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     26K 
29: R19         Segments                                            HTML     93K 
30: R20         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML     39K 
31: R21         Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of      HTML     61K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)                       
32: R22         Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of      HTML     31K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)                         
33: R23         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML     29K 
34: R24         Accounts Receivable (Tables)                        HTML     38K 
35: R25         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    122K 
36: R26         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     67K 
37: R27         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     82K 
38: R28         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     35K 
39: R29         Equity-Based Compensation - (Tables)                HTML     53K 
40: R30         Stock Appreciation Rights, Deferred Compensation    HTML     40K 
                and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)                 
41: R31         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     36K 
42: R32         Segments (Tables)                                   HTML     99K 
43: R33         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     38K 
44: R34         Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of      HTML     27K 
                Significant Accounting Policies - Business                       
                (Details)                                                        
45: R35         Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of      HTML     32K 
                Significant Accounting Policies - Insurance                      
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
46: R36         Business Combinations - Pro Forma Financial         HTML     28K 
                Information (Details)                                            
47: R37         Accounts Receivable - Trade Accounts And Notes      HTML     34K 
                Receivable (Details)                                             
48: R38         Accounts Receivable - Change In Allowance           HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
49: R39         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill           HTML     44K 
                (Details)                                                        
50: R40         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Definite-Lived     HTML     67K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
51: R41         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative          HTML     28K 
                (Details)                                                        
52: R42         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Estimated          HTML     39K 
                Aggregate Amortization Expense (Details)                         
53: R43         Long-Term Debt - Components (Details)               HTML     52K 
54: R44         Long-Term Debt - Term Loan Facility (Details)       HTML     36K 
55: R45         Long-Term Debt - Senior Notes (Details)             HTML     27K 
56: R46         Long-Term Debt - Asset-Based Lending Facility       HTML     30K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R47         Long-Term Debt - Canadian Revolving Credit          HTML     29K 
                Facility (Details)                                               
58: R48         Long-Term Debt - Maturities (Details)               HTML     63K 
59: R49         Leases - Components of Lease Expense (Details)      HTML     35K 
60: R50         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R51         Leases - Other Information (Details)                HTML     45K 
62: R52         Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments Under        HTML     63K 
                Non-Cancellable Leases (Details)                                 
63: R53         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     29K 
64: R54         Stockholders' Equity - Exchangeable Shares, Share   HTML     33K 
                Repurchase Program and Secondary Public Offering                 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R55         Stockholders' Equity - Accumulated Other            HTML     46K 
                Comprehensive Loss (Details)                                     
66: R56         Equity-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)     HTML     48K 
67: R57         Equity-Based Compensation - Stock Option Activity   HTML     70K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R58         Equity-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Units  HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R59         Equity-Based Compensation - Employee Stock          HTML     29K 
                Purchase Plan (Details)                                          
70: R60         Stock Appreciation Rights, Deferred Compensation    HTML     46K 
                and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                
71: R61         Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Derivative  HTML     30K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
72: R62         Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)       HTML     39K 
73: R63         Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Debt        HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
74: R64         Segments - Net Sales, Adjusted EBITDA and Certain   HTML     50K 
                Other Measures (Details)                                         
75: R65         Segments - Reconciliation of Net Income to          HTML     65K 
                Adjusted EBITDA (Details)                                        
76: R66         Segments - Net Sales by Main Product Lines          HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R67         Segments - Net Sales by Major Geographic Area       HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R68         Segments - Property and Equipment, Net, By Major    HTML     30K 
                Geographic Area (Details)                                        
79: R69         Earnings Per Common Share (Details)                 HTML     64K 
82: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    151K 
80: XML         XBRL Instance -- gms-20220731_htm                    XML   1.69M 
81: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    126K 
 7: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- gms-20220731_cal                XML    204K 
 8: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- gms-20220731_def                 XML    422K 
 9: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- gms-20220731_lab                      XML   1.45M 
10: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- gms-20220731_pre               XML    882K 
 6: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- gms-20220731                          XSD    146K 
83: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              376±   572K 
84: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001628280-22-024158-xbrl      Zip    334K

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3 Previous Filings that this Filing References

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

 7/22/22  GMS Inc.                          8-K:5,9     7/18/22   11:306K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
10/23/20  GMS Inc.                          8-K:5,9    10/19/20   12:432K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/16/16  GMS Inc.                          S-1/A                 11:5.6M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
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