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Income Taxes
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
For fiscal 2024, the Company’s statutory income tax rate was 25.1 percent and it was comprised of the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0 percent and the blended state statutory income tax rate of 4.1 percent. In fiscal 2023, the Company’s statutory income tax rate was 25.3 percent and it was comprised of the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0 percent and the blended state statutory income tax rate of 4.3 percent. In fiscal 2022, the Company’s statutory income tax rate was 25.4 percent and it was comprised of the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0 percent and the blended state statutory income rate of 4.4 percent. The Company’s blended state income tax rate is impacted by the mix of income earned in various states and by the Company’s federal taxable income, both of which may differ from year to year. The Company’s effective income tax rate is impacted by the effects of permanent differences occurring throughout the fiscal year.
For fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023, and fiscal 2022, the Company’s effective income tax rates were as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2024Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2023Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
 (In thousands)
Income before provision for income taxes$70,687 $81,886 $394,761 
Federal income taxes:
Current$11,255 $20,221 $75,617 
Deferred1,490 7,993 3,184 
State income taxes:
Current3,638 5,373 17,679 
Deferred1,188 (237)2,105 
Provision for income taxes$17,571 $33,350 $98,585 
Effective income tax rate24.9 %40.7 %25.0 %
The accounting for the one-time settlement for the single-employer defined benefit pension plan increased the effective income tax rate for fiscal 2023 by 14.8%.
The Company’s provisions for income taxes are reconciled to the federal statutory amounts as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2024Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2023Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
 (In thousands)
Federal income taxes computed at the federal statutory tax rate$14,844 $17,196 $82,898 
State income taxes, net of federal benefit4,188 4,609 16,171 
Valuation allowance change arising from state net operating losses49 (621)(193)
Pension plan settlement (1)
— 12,150 — 
Uncertain tax positions(1,371)(356)(333)
Permanent differences arising from compensation(95)746 (71)
Other(44)(374)113 
Provision for income taxes$17,571 $33,350 $98,585 
(1) $4.5 million was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in fiscal 2023
The Company’s consolidated financial statements contain certain deferred income tax assets which primarily result from other temporary differences related to certain reserves, accrued liabilities, pension obligations, differences between book and tax depreciation and amortization, and state net operating losses. The Company records a valuation allowance against deferred income tax assets when it is determined, based on the weight of available evidence, that it is more likely than not that some or all of the Company’s deferred income tax assets will not be realized in the future. For fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are as follows:
December 28, 2024December 30, 2023
(In thousands)
Deferred income tax assets:
Inventory reserves$4,179 $3,965 
Compensation-related accruals6,339 7,794 
Accounts receivable793 708 
Property and equipment41,481 41,308 
Operating lease liability12,203 10,086 
Pension plans2,701 2,832 
Benefit from net operating loss carryovers
3,809 4,317 
Other40 220 
Total gross deferred income tax assets71,545 71,230 
Less: valuation allowances(3,505)(3,456)
Total net deferred income tax assets$68,040 $67,774 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Intangible assets$(4,279)$(4,335)
Operating lease asset(11,823)(9,227)
Other(1,360)(956)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(17,462)(14,518)
Deferred income tax asset, net$50,578 $53,256 
Activity in the Company’s deferred income tax asset valuation allowance for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 was as follows:
December 28, 2024December 30, 2023
(In thousands)
Balance as of beginning of the fiscal year$3,456 $4,076 
Valuation allowance increases (decreases) related to:
State net operating loss carryforwards49 (620)
Balance as of end of the fiscal year$3,505 $3,456 
The Company has recorded income tax and related interest liabilities where it believes certain income tax positions are not more likely than not to be sustained if challenged. These balances are included in Other noncurrent liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
The following table summarizes the activity related to our gross unrecognized income tax benefits:
December 28, 2024December 30, 2023
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of the fiscal year$3,281 $1,872 
Additions for tax positions of current fiscal year— 1,765 
Reductions due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations(2,685)(356)
Balance at end of the fiscal year$596 $3,281 
Included in the unrecognized income tax benefits as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, were approximately $0.6 million and $1.5 million, respectively of income tax benefits that, if recognized, would reduce the Company’s annual effective income tax rate for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023. Penalties accrued for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 were not material. The Company has accrued interest associated with its unrecognized income tax benefits which it releases as those benefits are realized due to the lapse of applicable statute of limitations. Interest expense associated with the Company’s unrecognized income tax benefits is reported as Interest expense, net in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. Such interest expense has not been material in any reporting period presented herein.
Net Operating Losses
At the end of fiscal 2024, the Company’s gross state net operating loss carryovers were $73.1 million and its tax-effected state net operating loss carryovers were $3.7 million, of which $3.5 million was subject to a valuation allowance arising from expiration dates when considered in conjunction with state limitations related to Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 382. At the end of fiscal 2023, the Company’s gross state net operating loss carryovers were $81.0 million and tax-effected state net operating loss carryovers were $4.3 million, of which $3.5 million was subject to a valuation allowance arising from expiration dates when considered in conjunction with state limitation related to IRC Section 382. Certain of the Company’s state net operating loss carryovers will expire in 5 to 20 years, while others are expected to carry forward indefinitely.
Federal and State Tax Filings
The Company files U.S. federal and state income tax returns in jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations and may be subject to audit based on periods that are not limited by applicable statutes. The Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for tax years 2021, 2022 and 2023 remain subject to audit under the federal statute of limitations. The Company’s auditable state income tax returns vary depending on the jurisdiction and its applicable statute of limitations.
Assessing Deferred Tax Assets
Quarterly, the Company assesses the carrying value of its deferred income tax assets for impairment by evaluating the weight of available evidence at the end of each fiscal quarter. In the evaluation of the weight of available evidence at the end of fiscal 2024, the Company considered the recent reported income in the current year, as well as the reported income for 2023 and 2022, which resulted in a three-year cumulative income situation as positive evidence which carried substantial weight. While this was substantial, it was not the only evidence evaluated. The Company also considered evidence related to the four sources of taxable income, to determine whether such positive evidence outweighed the negative evidence. The evidence considered
included:
•future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences;
•future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards;
•taxable income in prior carryback years, if carryback is permitted under the tax law; and
•income tax planning strategies.
In addition to the positive evidence discussed above, the Company considered as positive evidence forecasted future taxable income, the future timing of the reversal of its deferred income tax assets and liabilities, and the evidence from business and tax planning strategies. At the end of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, in the Company’s evaluation of the weight of available evidence, the Company concluded that its deferred income tax assets were not impaired other than $3.5 million of the state net operating losses.
Although the Company believes its estimates are reasonable in the carrying value of its valuation allowances against its deferred income tax items, the ultimate determination of the appropriate amounts of valuation allowance involves significant judgement.