Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO)

Poor management track record; weak corporate culture; continued market share losses; lackluster consumables end-markets

Patterson Companies, Inc. is a distributor serving the dental, veterinary and rehabilitation supply markets.
The Company operates through three segments: dental supply, veterinary supply and rehabilitation supply.
The Company's dental supply segment provides consumable products, basic and advanced technology dental equipment
practice management and clinical software; patient education systems, and office forms and stationery.
The Company's veterinary supply segment distributes veterinary supplies to companion-pet, equine and large animal
veterinarians and veterinary clinics, public and private institutions and shelters across the United States and in the United Kingdom.
The rehabilitation supply segment distributes rehabilitation medical supplies and equipment.
This is a diverse customer base that will not diminish so demand should always be high.
It has a decent dividend yield of 2.09%
Plus it has a solid track history (only down 6 of last 20 years) and Patterson Companies, Inc. has been named to the
Forbes list of 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America for the past 4 years.
(I'm looking at a 10 year term here)