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INVENTORIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

5. INVENTORIES

At December 31, 2024 and 2023, inventories consisted of:

    

2024

    

2023

(Dollars in thousands)

Finished shoes

$

93,064

$

94,663

LIFO reserve

 

(19,052)

 

(19,773)

Total inventories

$

74,012

$

74,890

Finished shoes included inventory in-transit of $20.7 million and $16.7 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. At both December 31, 2024 and 2023, 91% of our inventories were valued by the LIFO method of accounting while 9% were valued by the FIFO method of accounting.

During 2024, there were liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities carried at higher costs prevailing in prior years compared to the cost of fiscal 2024 purchases; the effect of these liquidations increased cost of sales by $0.4 million. During 2023, there were liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities carried at higher costs prevailing in prior years compared to the cost of fiscal 2023 purchases; the effect of these liquidations increased cost of sales by $2.1 million.