CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 29, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 140,280	$ 142,014
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,314 and $5,913	454,649	447,162
Inventory	877,435	785,604
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	353,170	304,242
Total current assets	1,825,534	1,679,022
Property and equipment, net	208,120	213,140
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	73,874	70,722
Long-term receivables, net	114,257	138,812
Goodwill, net	140,055	140,630
Identifiable intangibles, net	232,790	252,614
Investments	157,777	139,182
Other non-current assets, net	128,061	107,508
Total assets	2,880,468	2,741,630
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	714,713	681,321
Accrued payroll expense	65,616	102,266
Other accrued liabilities	158,163	173,734
Operating lease liabilities	28,331	29,348
Current maturities of long-term debt	3,000	0
Borrowings on revolving credit	174,000	29,000
Total current liabilities	1,143,823	1,015,669
Long-term debt	485,522	488,554
Non-current operating lease liabilities	47,986	43,332
Other non-current liabilities	161,029	151,440
Total liabilities	1,838,360	1,698,995
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 600,000 shares authorized; 97,049 and 96,762 shares issued and outstanding	970	968
Additional paid-in capital	208,943	200,520
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(103,577)	(81,516)
Retained earnings	934,567	921,704
Total Patterson Companies, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,040,903	1,041,676
Noncontrolling interests	1,205	959
Total stockholders’ equity	1,042,108	1,042,635
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 2,880,468	$ 2,741,630

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