PDCO (Patterson) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 2.50% (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is Patterson 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Patterson's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 2.50%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Patterson's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

PDCO' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.2 Med: 0.2 Max: 7.3
Current: 2.5

During the past 13 years, Patterson's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 7.30%. The lowest was -8.20%. And the median was 0.20%.

PDCO's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked
in the Medical Distribution industry.
Industry Median: -0.85 vs PDCO: 2.50

Competitive Comparison of Patterson's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Patterson's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Patterson's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Patterson's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Patterson 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Patterson (NAS:PDCO) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Patterson Business Description

Industry

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Address

1031 Mendota Heights Road, Saint Paul, MN, USA, 55120

Website

https://www.pattersoncompanies.com

Patterson Companies Inc is a 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 its revenue from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The firm derives almost all of its revenue from the United States.

Executives

Donald Zurbay	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC., ONE ST JUDE MEDICAL DRIVE, ST. PAUL MN 55117
Samantha L Bergeson	officer: CHRO	1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55120
Kevin Michael Barry	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55120
Les B Korsh	officer: VP, General Counsel	1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Timothy E Rogan	officer: President - Dental	1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55120
Meenu Agarwal	director	7246 E MERCER WAY, MERCER ISLAND WA 98040
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