Stock Risk Measures for Patterson Cos Inc

1. Company Info - Description, identity and sector data.
2. Share Data - Stock earnings and key dates.
3. Market Risk - Beta, size, liquidity and momentum measures.
4. Financial Risk - Earnings and dividends.

by Paul Alan Davis, CFA

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PDCO Risk Report

Overview

Our quantitative data points are meant to provide a high-level understanding of factors in equity risk models for Patterson Cos Inc. Portfolio managers use these models to forecast risk, optimize portfolios and review performance.

We show how PDCO stock compares to 2,000+ US-based stocks, and to peers in the Wholesale Trade sector and Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry.

Please do not consider this data as investment advice. Data is downloaded from sources we deem reliable, but errors may occur.

Company Info

Business Description

Patterson Companies Inc is a medical supplies conglomerate primarily in the business of veterinary and dental products . Traditionally a dental company, it diversified its business at the turn of the millennium when it acquired 55-year-old company, JA Webster Inc, a distributor of veterinary products. That business segment currently distributes equipment and medicine . The company operates directly in only the US and Canada . In 2008 it was noted as having one of the lowest debt ratios among companies in the health care sector. Patterson was also a member of the Nasdaq-100 until December 10, 2010 when it and six other companies were replaced. The Nasdaq-100 is composed of the 100 largest non financial stocks traded on the Nasdaq.

Identity

• Symbol: PDCO
• FactorPad FPID: f92gnk
• SEC CIK: 0000891024
• Share Class FIGI: BBG001S5V2S6
• Location: Saint paul, Minnesota US
• Web: http://www.pattersoncompanies.com/

Sector and Industry

• Sector: Wholesale Trade
• Industry: Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• SIC Code: 5047

Share Data

Shares

• Shares Outstanding: 96,504,000

Earnings and Dividends

• Trailing 12-month earnings: -5.33
• Next earnings date:

• Dividend yield in last 12 months: 1.02%
• Ex-dividend date: 2020-10-15

Market Risk Measures

Many of the following risk metrics are standardized and transformed into quantitative factors in institutional-level risk models.

Rankings below represent percentiles from 1 to 100, with 1 being the lowest rating of risk.

Systematic Risk

Stocks with higher beta exhibit higher sensitivity to the ups and downs in the market. (↑↑)

• Beta: 1.03 | All: 34 | Sector: 36 | Industry: 100

Company Size

Stocks with higher market capitalization often have lower risk. (↑↓)

• Market Capitalization: $2,859,413,520 | All: 61 | Sector: 59 | Industry: 100

Trading Liquidity

Higher average daily dollar volume over the past 30 days implies lower liquidity risk. (↑↓)

• Daily Dollar Volume: $21,413,890 | All: 59 | Sector: 57 | Industry: 100

Price Momentum

Higher price momentum stocks, aka recent winners, equate to lower risk for many investors. (↑↓)

• Stock Price Change (1-Year): 52.26% | All: 14 | Sector: 13 | Industry: 20

Financial Risk Measures

Style risk factors often include measures of profitability and payout levels.

Earnings Yield

Companies with higher earnings generally provide lower risk. (↑↓)

• Earnings Yield (E/P): -17.73% | All: 93 | Sector: 93 | Industry: 80

Dividend Yield

Companies with higher dividend yields, if sustaintable, are perceived to have lower risk. (↑↓)

• Dividend Yield (D/P): 3.45% | All: 18 | Sector: 6 | Industry: 40

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