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Note 10 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2025
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

September 27,

   

September 28,

   

September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

   

2024

   

2023

 

Provision for income taxes:

                       

Current:

                       

Federal

  $ 12,257     $ 1,425     $ 8,320  

State

    1,276       362       782  
      13,533       1,787       9,102  

Deferred:

                       

Federal

    (782 )     3,843       335  

State

    34       352       (97 )
      (748 )     4,195       238  
                         

Income taxes

  $ 12,785     $ 5,982     $ 9,340  
                         

Effective income tax rate

    23.8 %     23.7 %     22.4 %
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

September 27, 2025

   

September 28, 2024

   

September 30, 2023

 

Provision for income taxes at federal statutory rate

  $ 11,299       21.0 %   $ 5,310       21.0 %   $ 8,768       21.0 %

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

    1,080       2.0       518       2.0       548       1.3  

Stock-based compensation

    29       0.1       68       0.3       (55 )     (0.1 )

Valuation allowance

    (38 )     (0.1 )     146       0.6       (29 )     (0.1 )

Nondeductible expenses and other, net

    415       0.8       (60 )     (0.2 )     108       0.3  

Provision for income taxes

  $ 12,785       23.8 %   $ 5,982       23.7 %   $ 9,340       22.4 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   

September 27,

   

September 28,

 

(In thousands)

 

2025

   

2024

 

Deferred tax assets:

               

Defined benefit plans

  $ 2,682     $ 2,765  

Accrued expenses and asset reserves

    2,342       1,406  

Stock-based compensation

    1,650       1,423  

R & E Capitalization

    335       226  

Operating lease liabilities

    873       378  

State net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits

    3       3  

Valuation allowance

    (112 )     (149 )

Deferred tax assets

    7,773       6,052  
                 

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

Plant and equipment

    (15,374 )     (15,090 )

Prepaid insurance

    (1,112 )     (1,240 )

Right-of-use assets

    (881 )     (381 )

Goodwill

    (1,474 )     (976 )

Deferred tax liabilities

    (18,841 )     (17,687 )

Net deferred tax liability

  $ (11,068 )   $ (11,635 )