Shares of Patterson Companies (NASDAQ: PDCO) were up 14.7% Wednesday afternoon after rising as much as 28.3%, hitting a 52-week high of $32.82. The healthcare company, which makes products and services for the dental and animal health markets, reported quarterly earnings and annual earnings. The stock is up more than 16% so far this year.

Patterson reported fiscal 2023 year-end and fourth-quarter numbers before the markets opened on Wednesday. Fourth-quarter revenue was listed as $1.7 billion, up 5%, and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.17 represented a gain of 18% over the same period last year.

The company operates an animal health segment and a dental health segment. In the fourth quarter, dental health, the smaller of the two segments, reported an 8% sales gain year over year, to $683.5 million. Animal health revenue came in at $1.03 billion, up 3.2% from the prior-year period.

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