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Patterson (Patterson) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $124 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Patterson Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Patterson's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jul. 2023 ($108.57 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($113.89 Mil) and increased from Oct. 2023 ($113.89 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($124.00 Mil).

Patterson's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Apr. 2021 ($143.24 Mil) to Apr. 2022 ($142.01 Mil) but then increased from Apr. 2022 ($142.01 Mil) to Apr. 2023 ($159.67 Mil).


Patterson Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Patterson's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
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Patterson Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Patterson Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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Patterson Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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Patterson Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.


Patterson  (NAS:PDCO) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.


Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.


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Patterson (Patterson) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1031 Mendota Heights Road, Saint Paul, MN, USA, 55120
Patterson Companies Inc is a leading dental distributor and wholesaler of consumable products and equipment operating through two business segments, Patterson Dental, and Patterson Animal Health. The company's segment includes Dental, Animal Health, and Corporate. It generates maximum revenue from the Animal Health segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Kevin Michael Barry officer: Chief Financial Officer 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55120
Donald Zurbay officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC., ONE ST JUDE MEDICAL DRIVE, ST. PAUL MN 55117
Timothy E Rogan officer: President - Dental 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55120
Les B Korsh officer: VP, General Counsel 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Meenu Agarwal director 7246 E MERCER WAY, MERCER ISLAND WA 98040
Samantha L Bergeson officer: CHRO 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55120
Andrea L. Frohning officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O DENTSLY SIRONA INC, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Philip Mckoy director 120 BROADWAY, SUITE 200, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Jody H Feragen director 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN TX 55912
Eric R Shirley officer: President-Patterson Dental 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55120
Francis Joseph Malecha director 9900 WEST 109TH STREET, SUITE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Robert Frenzel director 414 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401
Dennis W Goedken officer: Interim CFO 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55120
Ann B Gugino officer: Vice President 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55120
John D Buck director 4201 GULF SHORE BLVD NORTH, APT 1703N, NAPLES FL 34103