Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 24, 2022	Sep. 25, 2021
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 267,198,517	$ 70,313,350
Short term investments		5,000,000
Receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $382,657 – 2022 and $157,343 – 2021)	97,157,614	95,082,014
Inventories	457,945,539	389,953,456
Other	15,830,032	15,091,595
Total current assets	838,131,702	575,440,415
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	1,374,031,169	1,370,769,432
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSETS	38,594,968	40,145,098
OTHER ASSETS	44,752,886	31,989,010
TOTAL ASSETS	2,295,510,725	2,018,343,955
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of long-term debt	17,620,789	17,600,739
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	7,797,975	8,635,998
Accounts payable - trade	213,388,385	189,432,027
Accrued expenses and current portion of other long-term liabilities	94,969,902	90,428,567
Total current liabilities	333,777,051	306,097,331
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	73,578,000	72,768,000
LONG-TERM DEBT	554,287,420	571,913,204
NONCURRENT OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	32,794,609	33,887,935
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	41,479,220	50,418,947
Total liabilities	1,035,916,300	1,035,085,417
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $0.05 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
Accumulated other comprehensive income	12,406,551	(3,426,140)
Retained earnings	1,246,238,155	985,734,959
Total stockholders’ equity	1,259,594,425	983,258,538
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	2,295,510,725	2,018,343,955
Class A Common Stock [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stocks	718,879	713,567
Class B Common Stock [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stocks	$ 230,840	$ 236,152

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