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Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 26, 2025
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity | A summary of non-vested restricted stock and restricted stock units for fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023 is as follows:
| Year Ended
| April 26, 2025 |  | April 27, 2024 |  | April 29, 2023
| Number of Nonvested Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |  | Number of Nonvested Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |  | Number of Nonvested Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding at beginning of year | 486 |  |  | $ | 5.95 |  |  | 617 |  |  | $ | 4.11 |  |  | 469 |  |  | $ | 5.65 |
Granted | 318 |  |  | 13.19 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 9.85 |  |  | 360 |  |  | 3.15 |
Vested | (189) |  |  | 6.45 |  |  | (280) |  |  | 3.92 |  |  | (192) |  |  | 5.98 |
Forfeited | (15) |  |  | 6.71 |  |  | (10) |  |  | 4.77 |  |  | (20) |  |  | 4.98 |
Outstanding at end of year | 600 |  |  | $ | 9.62 |  |  | 486 |  |  | $ | 5.95 |  |  | 617 |  |  | $ | 4.11 |
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity | A summary of stock option activity under our 2015 Plan and 2020 Plan during the fiscal year ended April 26, 2025 is as follows:
| Stock Options |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding as of April 27, 2024 | 1,635 |  |  | $ | 6.89 |  |  | 5.06 |  | $ | 4,607 |
Granted | 29 |  |  | 11.87 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cancelled or forfeited | (165) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Exercised | (598) |  |  | 8.66 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,594 |
Outstanding as of April 26, 2025 | 901 |  |  | $ | 5.78 |  |  | 5.41 |  | $ | 6,107 |
Shares vested and expected to vest | 890 |  |  | $ | 5.78 |  |  | 5.38 |  | $ | 6,031 |
Exercisable as of April 26, 2025 | 530 |  |  | $ | 6.46 |  |  | 4.29 |  | $ | 3,233 |
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions | The following table provides the weighted-average fair value of options granted and the related assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model:
| Year Ended
| April 26, 2025 |  | April 27, 2024 |  | April 29, 2023
Fair value of options granted | $ | 5.98 |  |  | $ | 4.92 |  |  | $ | 1.34 |
Risk-free interest rate | 3.58 | % |  | 4.37 | % |  | 3.37 | %
Expected volatility | 49.14 | % |  | 46.28 | % |  | 41.10 | %
Expected life of option (in years) | 6.83 |  | 6.90 |  | 6.93
Share-based Compensation Expense | The following table presents a summary of the share-based compensation expense by equity type as follows:
| Year Ended
| April 26, 2025 |  | April 27, 2024 |  | April 29, 2023
Stock options | $ | 910 |  |  | $ | 420 |  |  | $ | 453 |
Restricted stock and stock units | 1,591 |  |  | 1,177 |  |  | 1,153 |
Employee stock purchase plans | 443 |  |  | 493 |  |  | 421 |
| $ | 2,944 |  |  | $ | 2,090 |  |  | $ | 2,027 |
A summary of the share-based compensation expense by classification in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and shares issued under the ESPP for fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023 is as follows:
| Year Ended
| April 26, 2025 |  | April 27, 2024 |  | April 29, 2023
Cost of sales | $ | 613 |  |  | $ | 452 |  |  | $ | 441 |
Selling | 460 |  |  | 437 |  |  | 424 |
General and administrative | 1,577 |  |  | 745 |  |  | 735 |
Product design and development | 294 |  |  | 456 |  |  | 427 |
| $ | 2,944 |  |  | $ | 2,090 |  |  | $ | 2,027 |

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