10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 28, 2019

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 1-15583

DELTA APPAREL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

GEORGIA	58-2508794
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)	Identification No.)
322 South Main Street
Greenville, SC	29601
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(864) 232-5200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of  “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☑ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☑ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01	DLA	NYSE American

As of January 22, 2020, there were outstanding 6,988,823 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, which is the only class of outstanding common or voting stock of the registrant.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I.	Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements:
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — December 28, 2019, and September 28, 2019 (unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three months ended December 28, 2019, and December 29, 2018 (unaudited)	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) — Three months ended December 28, 2019, and December 29, 2018 (unaudited)	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity — Three months ended December 28, 2019, and December 29, 2018 (unaudited)	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Three months ended December 28, 2019, and December 29, 2018 (unaudited)	7
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	8
	Note A—Basis of Presentation and Description of Business	8
	Note B—Accounting Policies	8
	Note C—New Accounting Standards	8
	Note D—Revenue Recognition	9
	Note E—Inventories	9
	Note F—Debt	9
	Note G—Leases	10
	Note H—Selling, General and Administrative Expense	11
	Note I—Stock-Based Compensation	11
	Note J—Purchase Contracts	11
	Note K—Business Segments	12
	Note L—Income Taxes	12
	Note M—Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements	13
	Note N—Legal Proceedings	13
	Note O—Repurchase of Common Stock	14
	Note P—Goodwill and Intangible Assets	14
	Note Q—Subsequent Events	14
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	15
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	18
PART II.	Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	18
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	18
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	18
Item 5.	Other Information	18
Item 6.	Exhibits	18
Signatures		19
Exhibits
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1
EX-32.2

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts and per share data)

(Unaudited)

	December 28,			September 28,
	2019			2019
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	433		$	605
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $596 and $327, respectively		54,819			59,337
Other receivables		658			1,550
Inventories, net		197,315			179,107
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,698			2,999
Total current assets		256,923			243,598
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $84,285 and $81,807, respectively		61,255			61,404
Goodwill		37,897			37,897
Intangible assets, net		21,155			21,607
Deferred income taxes		1,514			1,514
Operating lease assets		41,996			—
Equity method investment		10,689			10,388
Other assets		2,584			1,580
Total assets	$	434,013		$	377,988
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	57,291		$	52,320
Accrued expenses		16,798			20,791
Current portion of contingent consideration		2,700			2,790
Current portion of finance leases		6,822			6,434
Current portion of operating leases		8,497			—
Current portion of long-term debt		7,337			6,540
Total current liabilities		99,445			88,875
Long-term income taxes payable		3,875			3,977
Long-term contingent consideration		5,970			6,304
Long-term finance leases, less current maturities		12,734			12,836
Long-term operating leases, less current maturities		34,430			—
Long-term debt, less current maturities		120,468			109,296
Deferred income taxes		1,561			1,519
Other non-current liabilities		1,119			1,293
Total liabilities	$	279,602		$	224,100
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock—$0.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding		—			—
Common stock —$0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 9,646,972 shares issued, and 6,988,823 and 6,921,417 shares outstanding as of December 28, 2019, and September 28, 2019, respectively		96			96
Additional paid-in capital		58,825			59,855
Retained earnings		137,860			136,937
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(838	)		(969	)
Treasury stock —2,658,149 and 2,725,555 shares as of December 28, 2019, and September 28, 2019, respectively		(41,119	)		(41,750	)
Equity attributable to Delta Apparel, Inc.		154,824			154,169
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest		(413	)		(281	)
Total equity		154,411			153,888
Total liabilities and equity	$	434,013		$	377,988

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	December 28,			December 29,
	2019			2018
Net sales	$	95,889		$	101,675
Cost of goods sold		75,996			83,105
Gross profit		19,893			18,570
Selling, general and administrative expenses		18,073			16,784
Other (income) expense, net		(817	)		1,745
Operating income		2,637			41
Interest expense, net		1,802			1,765
Earnings (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes		835			(1,724	)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		44			(499	)
Consolidated net income (loss)		791			(1,225	)
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		(132	)		(76	)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders	$	923		$	(1,149	)
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	0.13		$	(0.17	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.13		$	(0.17	)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding		6,950			6,924
Dilutive effect of stock awards		122			—
Weighted average number of shares assuming dilution		7,072			6,924

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	December 28,		December 29,
	2019		2018
Net earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders	$	923	$	(1,149	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) related to unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net of income tax		131		(373	)
Consolidated comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,054	$	(1,522	)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

											Accumulated
					Additional						Other									Non-
	Common Stock				Paid-In			Retained			Comprehensive			Treasury Stock						Controlling
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Shares			Amount			Interest			Total
Balance at September 29, 2018		9,646,972	$	96	$	61,979		$	128,695		$	136			2,737,526		$	(40,881	)	$	93		$	150,118
Net loss		—		—		—			(1,149	)		—			—			—			—			(1,149	)
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—			—			(373	)		—			—			—			(373	)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			(76	)		(76	)
Vested stock awards		—		—		(3,983	)		—			—			(153,472	)		1,867			—			(2,116	)
Stock based compensation		—		—		662			—			—			—			—			—			662
Purchase of common stock		—		—		—			—			—			92,148			(1,711	)		—			(1,711	)
Balance at December 29, 2018		9,646,972	$	96	$	58,658		$	127,546		$	(237	)		2,676,202		$	(40,725	)	$	17		$	145,355

										Accumulated
					Additional					Other									Non-
	Common Stock				Paid-In			Retained		Comprehensive			Treasury Stock						Controlling
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Earnings		Income (Loss)			Shares			Amount			Interest			Total
Balance at September 28, 2019		9,646,972	$	96	$	59,855		$	136,937	$	(969	)		2,725,555		$	(41,750	)	$	(281	)	$	153,888
Net earnings		—		—		—			923		—			—			—			—			923
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—			—		131			—			—			—			131
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		—		—		—			—		—			—			—			(132	)		(132	)
Vested stock awards		—		—		(1,615	)		—		—			(67,406	)		631			—			(984	)
Stock based compensation		—		—		585			—		—			—			—			—			585
Balance at December 28, 2019		9,646,972	$	96	$	58,825		$	137,860	$	(838	)		2,658,149		$	(41,119	)	$	(413	)	$	154,411

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	December 28,			December 29,
	2019			2018
Operating activities:
Consolidated net earnings (loss)	$	791		$	(1,225	)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		3,161			2,919
Amortization of deferred financing fees		73			78
Benefit from deferred income taxes		—			(278	)
Non-cash stock compensation		601			662
Other, net		(725	)		(679	)
Gain on disposal of equipment		(37	)		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition:
Accounts receivable, net		5,410			(8,794	)
Inventories, net		(18,208	)		(11,543	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		70			(504	)
Other non-current assets		(1,004	)		(17	)
Accounts payable		7,985			13,615
Accrued expenses		(3,920	)		2,055
Change in net operating lease liabilities		931			—
Income taxes		16			(377	)
Other liabilities		(1	)		122
Net cash used in operating activities		(4,857	)		(3,966	)
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment, net		(3,747	)		(989	)
Cash paid for business		(828	)		(2,000	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(4,575	)		(2,989	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt		117,763			114,934
Repayment of long-term debt		(105,211	)		(102,896	)
Repayment of capital financing		(1,259	)		(1,158	)
Payment of deferred financing fees		(1,079	)		—
Repurchase of common stock		—			(1,714	)
Payment of withholding taxes on stock awards		(954	)		(2,113	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		9,260			7,053
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(172	)		98
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		605			460
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	433		$	558

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note A—Basis of Presentation and Description of Business

We prepared the accompanying interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for complete financial statements. We believe these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation. Operating results for the three-month period ended December 28, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for our fiscal year ending October 3, 2020. Although our various product lines are sold on a year-round basis, the demand for specific products or styles reflects some seasonality, with sales in our June quarter generally being the highest and sales in our December quarter generally being the lowest. For more information regarding our results of operations and financial position, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended September 28, 2019, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Delta Apparel, Inc. (collectively with DTG2Go, LLC, Salt Life, LLC, M.J. Soffe, LLC, and other subsidiaries, "Delta Apparel," "we," "us," "our," or the "Company") is a vertically-integrated, international apparel company. With approximately 8,500 employees worldwide, we design, manufacture, source, and market a diverse portfolio of core activewear and lifestyle apparel products under our primary brands of Salt Life®, COAST®, Soffe®, and Delta. We are a market leader in the direct-to-garment digital print and fulfillment industry, bringing DTG2Go technology and innovation to the supply chain of our customers. We specialize in selling casual and athletic products through a variety of distribution channels and tiers, including outdoor and sporting goods retailers, independent and specialty stores, better department stores and mid-tier retailers, mass merchants and e-retailers, the U.S. military, and through our business-to-business ecommerce sites. Our products are also made available direct-to-consumer on our websites and in our branded retail stores. This diversified distribution allows us to capitalize on our strengths to provide our activewear and lifestyle apparel products to a broad and evolving customer base whose shopping preferences may span multiple retail channels.

We design and internally manufacture the majority of our products. More than 90% of the apparel units that we sell are sewn in our owned or leased facilities. This allows us to offer a high degree of consistency and quality, leverage scale efficiencies, and react quickly to changes in trends within the marketplace. We have manufacturing operations located in the United States, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico, and we use domestic and foreign contractors as additional sources of production. Our distribution facilities are strategically located throughout the United States to better serve our customers with same-day shipping on our catalog products and weekly replenishments to retailers.

We were incorporated in Georgia in 1999, and our headquarters is located in Greenville, South Carolina. We operate on a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to September 30. Our common stock trades on the NYSE American under the symbol “DLA."  Our 2020 fiscal year is a 53-week year and will end on October 3, 2020. Our 2019 fiscal year was a 52-week year and ended on September 28, 2019.

We make available copies of materials we file with, or furnish to, the SEC free of charge at https://ir.deltaapparelinc.com. The information found on our website is not part of this, or any other, report that we file with or furnish to the SEC. In addition, we will provide upon request, at no cost, paper or electronic copies of our reports and other filings made with the SEC. Requests should be directed to: Investor Relations Department, Delta Apparel, Inc., 322 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601. Requests can also be made by telephone to 864-232-5200, or via email at investor.relations@deltaapparel.com.

Note B—Accounting Policies

Our accounting policies are consistent with those described in our Significant Accounting Policies in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019, filed with the SEC. See Note C for consideration of recently issued accounting standards.

Note C—New Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Standards

In August 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, ("FASB"), issued Accounting Standards Update, ("ASU"), No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, ("ASU 2017-12"). The amendments in ASU 2017-12 apply to any entity that elects to apply hedge accounting in accordance with U.S. GAAP. ASU 2017-12 permits more flexibility in hedging interest rate risk for both variable rate and fixed rate financial instruments, and the ability to hedge risk components for nonfinancial hedges. In addition, this ASU requires an entity to present the earnings effect of hedging the instrument in the same income statement line in which the earnings effect of the hedge item is reported. In addition, companies no longer need to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and can use an amortization approach or continue with mark-to-market accounting. We adopted ASU 2017-12 as of September 29, 2019. The provisions of ASU 2017-12 did not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and other (Topic 350), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, ("ASU 2017-04"). To simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, ASU 2017-04 eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. In computing the implied fair value of goodwill under Step 2, an entity had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment testing date of its assets and liabilities (including unrecognized assets and liabilities) following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Instead, under the amendments in ASU 2017-04, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Additionally, an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. ASU 2017-04 also eliminates the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Therefore, the same impairment assessment applies to all reporting units. An entity is required to disclose the amount of goodwill allocated to each reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount of net assets. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. We early adopted ASU 2017-04 as of September 29, 2019. The provisions of ASU 2017-04 did not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”), which requires lessees to include most leases on the balance sheet as lease liabilities with an associated right-of-use ("ROU") asset. Since the issuance of ASU 2016-02, the FASB released several amendments to improve and clarify the implementation guidance, as well as to change the allowable adoption methods. These standards have been collectively codified within ASC 842, Leases (“ASC 842”). We adopted ASC 842 using the modified retrospective method and applied the standard to all leases existing as of September 29, 2019. Information for prior years presented has not been restated and continues to reflect the authoritative accounting standards in effect for those periods. We elected the package of transition practical expedients that allows us to carryforward our historical assessments of whether existing contracts contain leases, determinations of lease classification, and treatments of initial direct costs. As of September 29, 2019, we recognized total operating lease liabilities of $44.6 million in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, of which $36.1 million was recorded within Long-term operating leases, less current maturities and $8.5 million was recorded within Current portion of operating leases. We additionally derecognized $0.8 million of previously recorded net deferred rent balances and recorded operating lease ROU assets of $43.8 million related to our operating leases, which are reflected within Operating lease assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The adoption of the new leasing standard had no significant impact on covenants or other provisions of our secured credit facility.

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Standards Not Yet Adopted

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract (“ASU 2018-15”), which will require customers to apply internal-use software guidance to determine the implementation costs that are able to be capitalized. Capitalized implementation costs will be required to be amortized over the term of the arrangement, beginning when the cloud computing arrangement is ready for its intended use. ASU 2018-15 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods. ASU 2018-15 will therefore be effective for us as of October 4, 2020 including the interim periods within our fiscal year 2021 annual period. The standard allows changes to be applied either retrospectively or prospectively. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2018-15 will have on our financial statements and related disclosures.

 Note D—Revenue Recognition

We only recognize revenue to the extent that it is probable that we will not recognize a significant reversal of revenue when the uncertainties related to the variability are ultimately resolved. In determining our estimates for discounts, allowances, chargebacks, and returns, we consider historical and current trends, agreements with our customers and retailer performance. We record these discounts, returns and allowances as a reduction to net sales in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and as a refund liability in our accrued expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the estimated value of inventory expected to be returned in prepaid and other current assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 28, 2019, and September 28, 2019, there was $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in refund liabilities for customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts within accrued expenses.

Our revenue streams consist of wholesale, direct-to-consumer ecommerce and retail stores which are included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The table below identifies the amount and percentage of net sales by distribution channel (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2019					December 29, 2018
	$		%			$		%
Retail	$	1,234		1	%	$	1,012		1	%
Direct-to-consumer ecommerce		1,683		2	%		1,582		2	%
Wholesale		92,972		97	%		99,081		97	%
Net Sales	$	95,889		100	%	$	101,675		100	%

The table below provides net sales by reportable segment (in thousands) and the percentage of net sales by distribution channel for each reportable segment:

	First Quarter Fiscal Year 2020
						Direct-to-Consumer
	Net Sales		Retail			ecommerce			Wholesale
Delta Group	$	88,950		0.3	%		0.3	%		99.4	%
Salt Life Group		6,939		13.5	%		20.7	%		65.8	%
Total	$	95,889

	First Quarter Fiscal Year 2019
						Direct-to-Consumer
	Net Sales		Retail			ecommerce			Wholesale
Delta Group	$	94,391		0.4	%		0.4	%		99.2	%
Salt Life Group		7,284		9.3	%		17.2	%		73.5	%
Total	$	101,675

Note E—Inventories

Inventories, net of reserves of $9.7 million and $10.0 million, as of December 28, 2019, and September 28, 2019, respectively, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 28, 2019		September 28, 2019
Raw materials	$	12,990	$	12,022
Work in process		15,811		17,765
Finished goods		168,514		149,320
	$	197,315	$	179,107

Raw materials include finished yarn and direct materials for the Delta Group, undecorated garments for the DTG2Go business and direct embellishment materials for the Salt Life Group.

Note F—Debt

Credit Facility

On May 10, 2016, we entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as Administrative Agent, the Sole Lead Arranger and the Sole Book Runner, and the financial institutions named therein as Lenders, which are Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, National Association and Regions Bank. Our subsidiaries M.J. Soffe, LLC, Culver City Clothing Company (f/k/a Junkfood Clothing Company), Salt Life, LLC, and DTG2Go, LLC (f/k/a Art Gun, LLC) (collectively, the "Borrowers"), are co-borrowers under the Amended Credit Agreement. The Borrowers entered into amendments to The Amended Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo and the other lenders on November 27, 2017, March 9, 2018, and October 8, 2018.

On November 19, 2019, the Borrowers entered into a Consent and Fourth Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo and the other lenders set forth therein (the "Fourth Amendment"). The Fourth Amendment, among other things, (i) increased the borrowing capacity under the Amended Credit Agreement from $145.0 million to $170.0 million (subject to borrowing base limitations), (ii) extended the maturity date from May 21, 2021 to November 19, 2024, (iii) reduced pricing on the revolver and first-in last-out "FILO" borrowing components by 25 basis points, and (iv) added 25% of the fair value of eligible intellectual property to the borrowing base calculation. In addition, the Fourth Amendment amended the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to exclude up to $10.0 million of capital expenditures incurred by the Borrowers in connection with the expansion of their distribution facility located within the Town of Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee.

The Amended Credit Agreement allows us to borrow up to $170.0 million (subject to borrowing base limitations), including a maximum of $25.0 million in letters of credit. Provided that no event of default exists, we have the option to increase the maximum credit to $200.0 million (subject to borrowing base limitations), conditioned upon the Administrative Agent's ability to secure additional commitments and customary closing conditions. 

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As of December 28, 2019, there was $115.0 million outstanding under our U.S. revolving credit facility at an average interest rate of 3.9% and additional borrowing availability of $38.3 million. This credit facility includes a financial covenant requiring that if the amount of availability falls below the threshold amounts set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement, our Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (“FCCR”) (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) for the preceding 12-month period must not be less than 1.1 to 1.0. We were not subject to the FCCR covenant at December 28, 2019, because our availability was above the minimum required under the Amended Credit Agreement, but we would have satisfied our financial covenant had we been subject to it. At December 28, 2019, and September 28, 2019, there was $16.6 million and $16.1 million, respectively, of retained earnings free of restrictions to make cash dividends or stock repurchases.

The Amended Credit Agreement contains a subjective acceleration clause and a “springing” lockbox arrangement (as defined in FASB Codification No. 470, Debt ("ASC 470")) whereby remittances from customers will be forwarded to our general bank account and will not reduce the outstanding debt until and unless a specified event or an event of default occurs. Pursuant to ASC 470, we classify borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement as long-term debt.

Promissory Note

On October 8, 2018, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Silk Screen Ink, Ltd. d/b/a SSI Digital Print Services. In conjunction with the acquisition, we issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $7.0 million. The promissory note bears interest at 6% with quarterly installments which began January 2, 2019, with the final installment due October 1, 2021. As of December 28, 2019, there was $4.7 million outstanding on the promissory note.

Honduran Debt

Since March 2011, we have entered into term loans and a revolving credit facility with Banco Ficohsa, a Honduran bank, to finance both the operations and capital expansion of our Honduran facilities. Each of these loans is secured by a first-priority lien on the assets of our Honduran operations and is not guaranteed by our U.S. entities. These loans are denominated in U.S. dollars and the carrying value of the debt approximates its fair value. The revolving credit facility requires minimum payments during each six-month period of the 18-month term; however, the loan agreement permits additional drawdowns to the extent payments are made and certain objective covenants are met. The current revolving Honduran debt, by its nature, is not long-term, as it requires scheduled payments each six months. However, as the loan permits us to re-borrow funds up to the amount repaid, subject to certain covenants, and we intend to re-borrow funds, subject to those covenants, the amounts have been classified as long-term debt.

Additional information about these loans and the outstanding balances as of December 28, 2019, is as follows (in thousands):

	December 28,
	2019
Revolving credit facility established March 2011, interest at 6.3% expiring August 2025	$	5,000
Term loan established November 2014, interest at 6.0%, payable monthly with a six-year term		650
Term loan established June 2016, interest at 6.0%, payable monthly with a six-year term		703
Term loan established October 2017, interest at 6.0%, payable monthly with a six-year term		1,687

 Note G—Leases

We lease property and equipment under operating lease arrangements, most of which relate to distribution centers and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico. We also lease machinery and equipment under finance lease arrangements in the U.S. We include both the contractual term as well as any renewal option that we are reasonably certain to exercise in the determination of our lease terms. For leases with a term of greater than 12 months, we value lease liabilities and the related assets as the present value of the lease payments over the related term. We apply the short-term lease exception to leases with a term of 12 months or less and exclude such leases from our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Payments related to these short-term leases are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term and reflected as a component of lease cost within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). Lease payments generally consist of fixed amounts, and variable amounts based on a market rate or an index are not material to our consolidated lease cost. Our operating lease agreements for buildings generally include provisions for the payment of our proportional share of operating costs, property taxes, and other variable payments. These incremental payments are excluded from our calculation of operating lease liabilities and right of use assets. We have elected to use the practical expedient present in ASC 842 to not separate lease and non-lease components for all significant underlying asset classes and instead account for them together as a single lease component in the measurement of our lease liabilities.

Generally, the rate implicit in our operating leases is not readily determinable. Therefore, we discount future lease payments using our estimated incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement. We determine this rate based on a credit-adjusted risk-free rate, which approximates a secured rate over the lease term. The weighted average discount rate for operating leases as of December 28, 2019, was 4.2%. We discount our finance lease payments based on the rate implicit and stated in the lease. The weighted average discount rate for finance leases as of December 28, 2019, was 5.2%.

The following table presents the future undiscounted payments due on our operating and finance lease liabilities as well as a reconciliation of those payments to our operating and finance lease liabilities, recorded as of December 28, 2019 (in thousands):

	Operating			Finance
	Leases			Leases
2020	$	7,740		$	5,758
2021		8,616			6,384
2022		7,260			4,176
2023		5,526			3,164
2024		4,355			1,666
Thereafter		15,937			-
Undiscounted fixed lease payments	$	49,434		$	21,148
Discount due to interest		(6,507	)		(1,592)
Total lease liabilities	$	42,927		$	19,556
Less current maturities		(8,497	)		(6,822	)
Lease liabilities, excluding current maturities	$	34,430		$	12,734

As of December 28, 2019, we have entered into certain operating leases that have not yet commenced and which will result in annual fixed lease payments that range from $1.0 million to $1.3 million for a 10-year period.

Our Ceiba Textiles manufacturing facility is leased under an operating lease arrangement with a Honduran company, of which we own 31% of the outstanding capital stock of the lessor at December 28, 2019. During the three-months ended December 28, 2019, and December 29, 2018, we paid approximately $0.4 million in lease payments under this arrangement.

As of December 28, 2019, we recorded $42.0 million of operating lease ROU assets, which were reflected within Operating lease assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and $23.9 million of finance lease ROU assets, which were reflected within Property, plant, and equipment, net in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The weighted average remaining lease terms for our operating leases and finance leases were approximately 7 years and 4 years, respectively, as of December 28, 2019.

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The components of total lease cost were as follows for the three months ended December 28, 2019, (in thousands):

Operating lease cost	$	2,750
Finance leases - amortization of ROU assets		768
Finance leases - interest		235
Variable lease costs		410
Total lease cost	$	4,163

Total rent expense recognized during the three months ended December 29, 2018, prior to the adoption of ASC 842, was $0.3 million.

Operating cash outflows for operating lease payments during the three months ended December 28, 2019, was $2.6 million.  Financing cash outflows for finance lease payments during the three months ended December 28, 2019, was $1.5 million.  Operating cash outflows for interest payments for finance leases during the three months ended December 28, 2019, was $0.2 million.

ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease and finance lease liabilities during the three months ended December 28, 2019, were $0.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively. During the three-month period ended December 29, 2018, ROU assets obtained for finance lease liabilities were $4.6 million.

We do not have significant leasing transactions in which we are the lessor.

Note H—Selling, General and Administrative Expense

We include in selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses the costs incurred subsequent to the receipt of finished goods at our distribution facilities, such as the cost of stocking, warehousing, picking, packing, and shipping goods for delivery to our customers. Distribution costs included in SG&A expenses totaled $4.9 million and $4.2 million for the three-month periods ended December 28, 2019, and December 29, 2018, respectively. In addition, SG&A expenses include costs related to sales associates, administrative personnel, advertising and marketing expenses and other general and administrative expenses.

Note I—Stock-Based Compensation

On February 4, 2015, our shareholders re-approved the Delta Apparel, Inc. 2010 Stock Plan ("2010 Stock Plan") that was originally approved by our shareholders on November 11, 2010. The re-approval of the 2010 Stock Plan, including the material terms of the performance goals included in the 2010 Stock Plan, enabled us to continue to grant equity incentive compensation awards that are structured in a manner intended to qualify as tax deductible, performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as applicable.  Recently enacted tax legislation in 2017 changed several conclusions under Section 162(m), including that there will no longer be a performance-based compensation exemption, and the Chief Financial Officer position is now included in the applicable calculation along with the next three highest-paid officers.  This reform impacted taxes related to fiscal years 2020 and 2019.

Since November 2010, no additional awards have been or will be granted under either the Delta Apparel Stock Option Plan ("Option Plan") or the Delta Apparel Incentive Stock Award Plan ("Award Plan"); instead, all stock awards have been granted under the 2010 Stock Plan.

Shares are generally issued from treasury stock upon exercise of the options or the vesting of the restricted stock units, performance units or other awards under the 2010 Stock Plan.

Compensation expense is recorded on the SG&A expense line item in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations over the vesting periods. During the three-month periods ended December 28, 2019, and December 29, 2018, we recognized $0.9 million and $0.6 million, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense.

2010 Stock Plan

Under the 2010 Stock Plan, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors has the authority to determine the employees and directors to whom awards may be granted and the size and type of each award and manner in which such awards will vest. The awards available under the plan consist of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock, performance units, and other stock and cash awards. The aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be delivered under the 2010 Stock Plan is 500,000 plus any shares of common stock subject to outstanding awards under the Option Plan or Award Plan that are subsequently forfeited or terminated for any reason before being exercised. The 2010 Stock Plan limits the number of shares that may be covered by awards to any participant in a given calendar year and also limits the aggregate awards of restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance stock granted in a given calendar year. If a participant dies or becomes disabled (as defined in the 2010 Stock Plan) while employed by the Company or serving as a director, all unvested awards become fully vested. The Compensation Committee is authorized to establish the terms and conditions of awards granted under the 2010 Stock Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the 2010 Stock Plan, and to make any other determinations that it deems necessary.

During the three-month period ended December 28, 2019, restricted stock units and performance units, each consisting of 60,000 shares of our common stock, were granted and are eligible to vest upon the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021. One-half of the restricted stock units and one-half of the performance units are payable in common stock with the remainder payable in cash.

During the three-month period ended December 28, 2019, restricted stock units and performance units representing 54,750 and 78,106 shares of our common stock, respectively, vested upon the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019, and were issued in accordance with their respective agreements. One-half of the restricted stock units were paid in common stock and one-half were paid in cash. Of the performance units, 59,213 were paid in common stock and 18,893 were paid in cash.

During the three-month period ended December 29, 2018, restricted stock units and performance units representing 205,000 and 42,000 shares of our common stock, respectively, vested upon the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2018, and were issued in accordance with their respective agreements. All vested awards were paid in common stock.

As of December 28, 2019, there was $3.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards granted under the 2010 Stock Plan. This cost is expected to be recognized over a period of 1.9 years.

Note J—Purchase Contracts

We have entered into agreements, and have fixed prices, to purchase yarn, finished fabric, and finished apparel and headwear products. At December 28, 2019, minimum payments under these contracts were as follows (in thousands):

Yarn	$	10,488
Finished fabric		2,833
Finished products		13,261
	$	26,582

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Note K—Business Segments

Our operations are managed and reported in two segments, Delta Group and Salt Life Group, which reflect the manner in which the business is managed and results are reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker. 

The Delta Group is comprised of our business units primarily focused on core activewear styles, and includes our Delta Activewear (encompassing our Delta Catalog and FunTees businesses), Soffe, and DTG2Go business units. We market, distribute and manufacture unembellished knit apparel under the main brands of Soffe®, Delta Platinum, Delta Pro Weight^®, and Delta Magnum Weight^® for sale to a diversified audience ranging from large licensed screen printers to small independent businesses. Through our FunTees business, we serve our customers as their supply chain partner, from product development to shipment of their branded products, with the majority of products sold with value-added services including embellishment, hangers, hangtags and ticketing, so that they are ready for retail sale to the end customers. We assist our customers in managing their production and inventory needs and provide technology tools to help them manage and grow their business. We sell our products to a diversified audience, including sporting goods retailers, large licensed screen printers, specialty and resort stores, and ad-specialty and promotional products businesses. We also service major branded sportswear companies, trendy regional brands, retailers, and sports-licensed apparel marketers. Our DTG2Go business is a market leader in the direct-to-garment digital print and fulfillment industry, bringing technology and innovation to the supply chain of our many customers. We use highly-automated factory processes and our proprietary software to deliver on-demand, digitally printed apparel direct to consumers on behalf of our customers. Utilizing its seven fulfillment facilities throughout the United States, DTG2Go offers a robust digital supply chain to ship custom graphic products within 24 to 48 hours to consumers in the United States and to over 100 countries worldwide.

The Salt Life Group is comprised of our lifestyle brands focused on a broad range of apparel garments, headwear and related accessories to meet consumer preferences and fashion trends, and includes our Salt Life and Coast business units. These products are sold through specialty and boutique shops, traditional department stores, and outdoor retailers, as well as direct-to-consumer through branded ecommerce sites and branded retail stores. Products in this segment are marketed under our lifestyle brands of Salt Life® and COAST®, as well as other labels.

Our Chief Operating Decision Maker and management evaluate performance and allocate resources based on profit or loss from operations before interest, income taxes and special charges ("segment operating earnings"). Our segment operating income may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The accounting policies of our reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 2 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019, filed with the SEC. Intercompany transfers between operating segments are transacted at cost and have been eliminated within the segment amounts shown in the following table (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2019			December 29, 2018
Segment net sales:
Delta Group	$	88,950		$	94,391
Salt Life Group		6,939			7,284
Total net sales	$	95,889		$	101,675
Segment operating income:
Delta Group (1)	$	7,266		$	2,779
Salt Life Group		(668	)		277
Total segment operating income	$	6,598		$	3,056

⁽¹⁾In the quarter ended December 29, 2018, the Delta Group operating income included $2.5 million of expense incurred in connection with the settlement of litigation related to the 2016 bankruptcy filing of a customer.

The following table reconciles the segment operating income to the consolidated income before provision for income taxes (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2019		December 29, 2018
Segment operating income	$	6,598	$	3,056
Unallocated corporate expenses		3,961		3,015
Unallocated interest expense		1,802		1,765
Consolidated income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$	835	$	(1,724	)

The Delta Group segment assets have increased by $47.0 million since September 28, 2019, to $362.7 million as of December 28, 2019, primarily as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 and increases in working capital due to the seasonality of the business. The Salt Life Group segment assets have increased by $8.2 million since September 28, 2019, to $65.8 million as of December 28, 2019, primarily due to seasonal inventory build.

Note L—Income Taxes

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “New Tax Legislation”) was enacted on December 22, 2017, which significantly revised the U.S. corporate income tax code by, among other things, lowering federal corporate income tax rates, implementing a modified territorial tax system and imposing a repatriation tax ("transition tax") on deemed repatriated cumulative earnings of foreign subsidiaries which will be paid over eight years. In addition, new taxes were imposed related to foreign income, including a tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) as well as a limitation on the deduction for business interest expense (“Section 163(j)"). GILTI is the excess of the shareholder’s net controlled foreign corporations ("CFC") net tested income over the net deemed tangible income.  The Section 163(j) limitation does not allow the amount of deductible interest to exceed the sum of the taxpayer's business interest income, 30% of the taxpayer’s adjusted taxable income, and the taxpayer’s floor plan financing interest expense for the year. We have included in our calculation of our effective tax rate the estimated impact of GILTI and Section 163(j) which were effective for us beginning in fiscal year 2019. We have elected to account for the tax on GILTI as a period cost and, therefore, do not record deferred taxes related to GILTI on our foreign subsidiaries.

Our effective income tax rate on operations for the three-month period ended December 28, 2019, was 5.2% compared to a rate of 28.9% in the same period of the prior year and an effective rate of 5.5% for fiscal year 2019.

We benefit from having income in foreign jurisdictions that are either exempt from income taxes or have tax rates that are lower than those in the United States. However, changes in the mix of U.S. taxable income compared to profits in tax-free or lower-tax jurisdictions can have a significant impact on our overall effective tax rate.  In addition, the future impact of the New Tax Legislation may differ from historical amounts, possibly materially, due to, among other things, changes in interpretations and assumptions made regarding the New Tax Legislation, guidance that may be issued, and actions we may take as a result of the New Tax Legislation.

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Note M—Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements

From time to time, we may use interest rate swaps or other instruments to manage our interest rate exposure and reduce the impact of future interest rate changes. These financial instruments are not used for trading or speculative purposes. We have designated our interest rate swap contracts as cash flow hedges of our future interest payments. As a result, the gains and losses on the swap contracts are reported as a component of other comprehensive income and are reclassified into interest expense as the related interest payments are made. As of December 28, 2019, all of other comprehensive income were attributable to shareholders; none related to the non-controlling interest.  Outstanding instruments as of December 28, 2019, are as follows:

		Notational
	Effective Date	Amount	Fixed LIBOR Rate	Maturity Date
Interest Rate Swap	July 19, 2017	$10.0 million	1.99%	May 10, 2021
Interest Rate Swap	July 25, 2018	$20.0 million	3.18%	July 25, 2023

No interest rate swap agreements were settled during the three-month period ended December 28, 2019, or the three-month period ended December 29, 2018, and therefore, no amounts were reclassified into income during those periods.

The following table summarizes the fair value and presentation in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for derivatives related to our interest swap agreements as of December 28, 2019, and September 28, 2019 (in thousands):

	December 28,			September 28,
	2019			2019
Deferred tax liabilities	$	280		$	324
Other non-current liabilities		(1,118	)		(1,293	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(838	)	$	(969	)

From time to time, we may purchase cotton option contracts to economically hedge the risk related to market fluctuations in the cost of cotton used in our operations. We do not receive hedge accounting treatment for these derivatives. As such, the realized and unrealized gains and losses associated with them are recorded within cost of goods sold on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. No such cotton contracts were outstanding at December 28, 2019, or September 28, 2019.

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are grouped in three levels. The levels prioritize the inputs used to measure the fair value of the assets or liabilities. These levels are:

○	Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
○	Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for assets and liabilities, either directly or indirectly. These inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are less active.
○	Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity for assets or liabilities and includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.

The following financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements Using
				Quoted Prices in		Significant Other			Significant
				Active Markets for		Observable			Unobservable
				Identical Assets		Inputs			Inputs
Period Ended	Total			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
Interest Rate Swaps
December 28, 2019	$	(1,118	)		—	$	(1,118	)		—
September 28, 2019	$	(1,293	)		—	$	(1,293	)		—
Contingent Consideration
December 28, 2019	$	(8,670	)		—		—		$	(8,670	)
September 28, 2019	$	(9,094	)		—		—		$	(9,094	)

The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements was derived from a discounted cash flow analysis based on the terms of the contract and the forward interest rate curves adjusted for our credit risk, which fall in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. At December 28, 2019, and September 28, 2019, book value for fixed rate debt approximates fair value based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for debt of the same remaining maturities (a Level 2 fair value measurement).

The DTG2Go acquisition purchase price consisted of additional payments contingent on the combined business’s achievement of certain performance targets related to sales and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") for the period from April 1, 2018, through September 29, 2018, as well as for our fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. The valuation of the fair value of the contingent consideration is based upon inputs into the Monte Carlo model, including projected results, which then are discounted to a present value to derive the fair value. The fair value of the contingent consideration is sensitive to changes in our projected results. At December 28, 2019, we estimated the fair value of contingent consideration to be $8.5 million, a decrease of $0.4 million from the September 28, 2019 balance of $8.9 million. The decrease in the accrual was related to lower operating results in the first quarter fiscal 2020.

In August 2013, we acquired Salt Life, which included contingent consideration as part of the purchase price and which is payable in cash after the end of calendar year 2019 if financial performance targets involving the sale of Salt Life-branded products are met during the 2019 calendar year. At December 28, 2019, and September 28, 2019, we had $0.2 million accrued in contingent consideration related to the acquisition of Salt Life.

Note N—Legal Proceedings

At times we are party to various legal claims, actions and complaints. We believe that, as a result of legal defenses, insurance arrangements, and indemnification provisions with parties believed to be financially capable, such actions should not have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition, or liquidity. 

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Note O—Repurchase of Common Stock

As of September 28, 2019, our Board of Directors authorized management to use up to $60.0 million to repurchase stock in open market transactions under our Stock Repurchase Program.

Through December 28, 2019, we have purchased 3,498,962 shares of our common stock for an aggregate of $50.5 million since the inception of our Stock Repurchase Program. All purchases were made at the discretion of management and pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of SEC Rule 10b-18. As of December 28, 2019, $9.5 million remained available for future purchases under our Stock Repurchase Program, which does not have an expiration date. There were no repurchases of our common stock for the quarter ended December 28, 2019.

Note P—Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Components of intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 28, 2019							September 28, 2019
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net Value		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net Value		Economic Life
Goodwill	$	37,897	$	—		$	37,897	$	37,897	$	—		$	37,897	N/A
Intangibles:
Tradename/trademarks	$	16,090	$	(3,414	)	$	12,676	$	16,090	$	(3,278	)	$	12,812	20 – 30 yrs
Customer relationships		7,400		(1,178	)		6,222		7,400		(993	)		6,407	8 – 10 yrs
Technology		1,720		(1,335	)		385		1,720		(1,289	)		431	10 yrs
License agreements		2,100		(655	)		1,445		2,100		(630	)		1,470	15 – 30 yrs
Non-compete agreements		1,657		(1,230	)		427		1,657		(1,170	)		487	4 – 8.5 yrs
Total intangibles	$	28,967	$	(7,812	)	$	21,155	$	28,967	$	(7,360	)	$	21,607

Goodwill represents the acquired goodwill net of the $0.6 million cumulative impairment losses recorded in fiscal year 2011. The goodwill recorded on our financial statements is included in both of our segments, with $18.0 million and $19.9 million included in the Delta Group and Salt Life Group, respectively.

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.5 million for the three-month periods ended December 28, 2019, and December 29, 2018. Amortization expense is estimated to be approximately $1.7 million for fiscal year 2020, $1.6 million for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022, $1.5 million for fiscal year 2023, and approximately $1.4 million for fiscal year 2024.

Note Q—Subsequent Events

None

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. We may from time to time make written or oral statements that are “forward-looking,” including statements contained in this report and other filings with the SEC, in our press releases, and in other reports to our shareholders. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, which address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The words “plan”, “estimate”, “project”, “forecast”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “intend”, “seek", “believe”, “may”, “should” and similar expressions, and discussions of strategy or intentions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based on our current expectations and are necessarily dependent upon assumptions, estimates and data that we believe are reasonable and accurate but may be incorrect, incomplete or imprecise. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of business risks and inherent uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

• the volatility and uncertainty of cotton and other raw material prices and availability;

• the general U.S. and international economic conditions;

• the competitive conditions in the apparel industry;

• restrictions on our ability to borrow capital or service our indebtedness;

• deterioration in the financial condition of our customers and suppliers and changes in the operations and strategies of our customers and suppliers;

• our ability to predict or react to changing consumer preferences or trends;

• our ability to successfully open and operate new retail stores in a timely and cost-effective manner;

• changes in economic, political or social stability at our offshore locations;

• significant interruptions or disruptions within our manufacturing, distribution or other operations;

• our ability to attract and retain key management;

• significant changes in our effective tax rate;

• interest rate fluctuations increasing our obligations under our variable rate indebtedness;

• the ability to raise additional capital;

• the ability to grow, achieve synergies and realize the expected profitability of acquisitions;

• the volatility and uncertainty of energy, fuel and related costs;

• material disruptions in our information systems related to our business operations;

• compromises of our data security;

• significant litigation in either domestic or international jurisdictions;

• recalls, claims and negative publicity associated with product liability issues;

• the ability to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property;

• the impairment of acquired intangible assets;

• changes in international trade regulations;

• our ability to comply with trade regulations;

• changes in employment laws or regulations or our relationship with employees;

• foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

• negative publicity resulting from violations of manufacturing standards or labor laws or unethical business practices by our suppliers and independent contractors;

• the illiquidity of our shares; and

• price volatility in our shares and the general volatility of the stock market.

A detailed discussion of significant risk factors that have the potential to cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations is set forth in Part 1 under the subheading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended September 28, 2019, filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not purport to be predictions of future events or circumstances and may not be realized. Further, any forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and we do not undertake to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements, except as required by the federal securities laws.

Business Outlook

Our first quarter sales results were impacted by the shortened holiday calendar combined with an earlier shipping cut-off for in-hands holiday receipts. However, we are pleased to have delivered strong gross margin performance from our Delta Group segment that more than offset our sales performance during the quarter. We continue to drive efficiencies throughout our business while scaling our integrated vertical manufacturing platform. Our investments in new manufacturing technologies, speed-to-market distribution strategies, and additional sales channels continue to generate growth opportunities across our businesses and differentiate us from competitors. We see a variety of strategic growth opportunities across our business, and our team remains focused on the initiatives we have in place to take advantage of them. In addition to the accelerating momentum in our DTG2Go and Salt Life businesses, in the first quarter of 2020, we launched a full-service, vertical distributor model in our Activewear business. This includes a broad offering of nationally recognized branded products comprised of polos, outerwear, headwear and accessories. We believe this additional go-to-market strategy will allow us to further leverage our distribution centers and customer relationships and drive growth over time.

Through meaningful investments in manufacturing capacity, proprietary fulfillment systems, and new facilities, along with two strategic acquisitions, DTG2Go has risen as an industry leader in the digital print space. DTG2Go is the only digital print supplier in the world providing customers a seamless fulfillment solution integrated with a vertical manufacturing platform offering a reliable supply of high quality fashion and core basic garments. During the first quarter 2020, we expanded our unique positioning with the addition of two new facilities, strategically integrating DTG2Go’s state-of-the-art digital print and fulfillment platform with Delta Apparel’s blank garment distribution network. This model has significantly improved our speed-to-market and elevated our customer service levels with one-day shipping to over half of all U.S. consumers, including the key New York City and Dallas metropolitan markets. Our customers are seeing the advantage we offer with our seamless supply chain, as many migrated in the first quarter to using our Delta Catalog blanks. In the first quarter of fiscal 2020, approximately 27% of DTG2Go's fulfillment was utilizing a Delta garment, compared to only 7% in the prior year first quarter. We see an encouraging pipeline of new accounts and additional non-holiday sales volume, which we anticipate bringing on board in the upcoming quarters to reach our goals of double-digit compounded sales growth with healthy double-digit operating margins in our DTG2Go business.

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Market conditions in our core Activewear business are solid, with demand for our higher-margin fashion basics products and with our Western Hemisphere manufacturing platform continuing to accelerate. We have experienced rapid expansion of our fashion basics line, particularly Delta Platinum, over the last several years with growth expected to continue across multiple sales channels. We remain focused on building internal manufacturing capacity to satisfy the Activewear demand and better service customers with speed of delivery. The vast majority of our new product development continues to be focused on fashion basics, adding product diversification and expanding offerings across silhouettes and fabrications. In January 2020, we launched a full-service, vertical distributor model in our Activewear business, which provides our customers with a broader range of product categories with nationally recognized branded products. We view the distributor model as a low risk, large opportunity proposition, which adds another growth leg to the Delta Apparel story. Our diversified sales channels coupled with cross-selling opportunities involving the DTG2Go and Soffe decoration platforms, should continue to drive new business along with valuable customer diversification. Our FunTees business had strong performance in the current quarter with solid momentum ahead for 2020 and beyond. The continued strength in our FunTees business is the culmination of several initiatives over the past year to grow this business and gain volume. Our strategy of being a “supply chain partner” to our customers continues to pay-off and has enabled us to grow and diversify our customer base with brands and retailers who are interested in full-service supply chain management and technology. Within our FunTees business over the past few years we have successfully diversified across brands and channels, and we expect further diversification in 2020. In fact, we recently began shipping several new direct-to-retail programs and expect that business to continue to grow. Our manufacturing capacity expansion strategy is ahead of schedule, which is expected to support anticipated growth in our Activewear business in fiscal 2020, including additional FunTees volume.

We see strong opportunities for our Salt Life business in fiscal year 2020 and beyond. In the first quarter, we delivered strong double-digit growth in the direct-to-consumer channels in both our branded retail stores and our recently enhanced www.saltlife.com ecommerce site. We also continue to see good momentum with Salt Life product placement from test doors with new national and regional retailers. Additional product categories remain an important pillar of growth for Salt Life for our wholesale partners, as well as our branded direct-to-consumer channels. Our newest Salt Life store, which opened during the first quarter in Key West, Florida, is performing exceptionally well and contributed to the strong direct-to-consumer results. We plan to open an additional store later this month in Charleston, South Carolina, which will provide us with nine branded retail stores.

We remain uniquely positioned to compete and grow profitably in today’s dynamic retail environment. We are continuously focused on building our foundational capabilities and expertise to best serve our existing customers, while also attracting new customers. The diversification of our customer base and expansion of our sales channels, including this quarter's launch of our full service, vertically-integrated distributor model, remain key pillars of our success and fuels the growth we see ahead for our business. Given the strength in our underlying business, we believe we are well positioned to deliver against our goals for the full year including double-digit topline growth in our DTG2Go and Salt Life businesses and mid-single digit growth collectively in our other business units, along with overall improving profitability.

Results of Operations

Our financial results have been presented on a generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") basis and, in certain limited instances, we have presented our financial results on a GAAP and non-GAAP (“adjusted”) basis, which is further described and reconciled in the sections entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Net sales for the December quarter were $95.9 million compared to sales of $101.7 million in the prior year December quarter, having been impacted by the shortened holiday calendar combined with an earlier shipping cut-off for in-hands holiday receipts. Our retail stores and ecommerce sales, including our direct-to-consumer and business-to-business ecommerce sites, increased 6.5% over the prior year three-month period. The growth was driven by increased sales on our Activewear and Salt Life ecommerce sites as well as at our Salt Life retail stores. Retail and ecommerce sales represented 8.7% of total revenues for the three-month period ended December 28, 2019, compared to 7.7% for the three-month period ended December 29, 2018.

Net sales in the Delta Group segment were $89.0 million compared to $94.4 million in the prior year. The Delta Group represented nearly 93% of our first quarter sales with strong growth in our FunTees business partially offsetting the decline in our Catalog business, which was negatively impacted by the holiday calendar.  In our DTG2Go business, the first quarter was more challenging than anticipated, due to a combination of having nearly 20% fewer holiday shopping days compared to the prior year combined with an earlier holiday shipping cut-off resulting in fewer production days which impacted revenue.

The Salt Life Group segment first quarter revenue was $6.9 million compared to $7.3 million in the prior year period. Sales for cold weather apparel in certain regional department stores were impacted by warmer weather.  Our direct-to-consumer sales in our branded retail stores and website increased over 20% during the quarter.

Gross margins in the first fiscal quarter expanded 240 basis points from the prior year first quarter to 20.7%.

The Delta Group segment gross margins grew to 18.6% from 15.9% in the prior year from the continued process efficiencies and further leveraging of the segment’s integrated vertical manufacturing platform.

The Salt Life Group segment gross margins were 48.8% in the first quarter compared to 49.0% in the prior year quarter with the slight difference due to a change in the mix of sales.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses ("SG&A") were $18.1 million, or 18.8% of sales compared to $16.8 million, or 16.5% of sales, in the prior year. The increase is primarily resulted from by investments in our distribution expansion not fully leveraged against revenues, coupled with higher equity consideration costs.

Other income from both years includes profits related to our Honduran equity method investment and valuation changes in our contingent consideration liabilities. The prior year included a discrete expense of $2.5 million associated with the resolution of the litigation stemming from a 2016 customer bankruptcy.

Operating income in the first quarter was $2.6 million compared to $41 thousand in the prior year. Operating income in the prior year was impacted by the $2.5 million discrete impact of the resolution of litigation stemming from a former customer's bankruptcy.

The Delta Group segment operating income increased in the current fiscal year quarter by $4.5 million to $7.3 million, or 8.2% of net sales, compared to $2.8 million, or 2.9% of net sales in the prior year. The increase is primarily attributable to the gross margin expansion due to continued process efficiencies and further leveraging of the segment’s integrated vertical manufacturing platform as well as the $2.5 million discrete impact in the prior year due to a 2016 customer bankruptcy.

The Salt Life Group segment operating income decreased by $0.9 million in the current fiscal year quarter primarily due to the decrease in net sales and change in sales mix.

Net interest expense for the first quarter of both fiscal years was $1.8 million.

Our effective tax rate on operations for the three-month period ended December 28, 2019, was 5.2%. This compares to an effective tax rate of 28.9% for the same period in the prior year, and 5.5% for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019. See Note L—Income Taxes for more information. 

We achieved net income for the first quarter of $0.9 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to the prior year net loss of $1.1 million, or $0.17 per diluted share. When adjusted for the discrete $2.5 million pre-tax expense, or $0.31 per diluted share impact, of the discrete litigation settlement, net of tax, prior year first quarter net income was $1.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share.

Accounts receivable were $54.8 million at December 28, 2019, compared to $59.3 million as of September 28, 2019. Days sales outstanding ("DSO") as of December 28, 2019, were 46 days, an improvement from 48 days at September 28, 2019.

Net inventory was $197.3 million as of December 28, 2019, an increase of $18.2 million from September 28, 2019. The higher inventory levels resulted from our seasonal build of inventory for our spring selling season as well as the stronger mix of fashion basics, fleece and performance products in inventory to support the growth in these categories.

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Capital spending was $2.5 million during the December quarter of fiscal year 2020 and primarily related to investments in our distribution expansion as well as machinery and equipment.  Depreciation and amortization expense, including non-cash compensation, was $3.8 million for the first three months of fiscal year 2020.

Total debt, including capital lease financing, as of the end of first quarter fiscal 2020 was $147.4 million, up approximately 9% from the fiscal 2019 year-end due primarily to the seasonal higher marketing capital along with investments in distribution facilities.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We provide all information required in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but we believe that evaluating our ongoing operating results may be difficult if limited to reviewing only U.S. GAAP financial measures. In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the Company’s results, we also provide non-GAAP information that management believes is useful to investors. We discuss adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders and earnings (loss) per share as performance measures because management uses these measures in evaluating the Company’s underlying performance on a consistent basis across periods. We also believe these measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of the Company’s ongoing performance. These non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and securities analysts, investors and other interested parties should not consider any of these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Operating Cash Flows

Operating activities used $4.9 million and $4.0 million in cash in the first three months of fiscal year 2020 and 2019, respectively.  The additional use of cash in the current year is primarily due to additional inventory levels driven by broader product offerings within Activewear and Salt Life, partially offset by higher collections from customers and improved operating income.

Investing Cash Flows

Cash outflows for capital expenditures were $3.7 million during the first three months of fiscal year 2020 compared to $1.0 million in the same period last year. Capital expenditures in both periods primarily related to machinery and equipment. In addition, during the first quarter of 2020, additional investments were made in our distribution expansion.  There was an additional $1.8 million in expenditures financed under capital lease arrangements and $0.1 million in unpaid expenditures as of December 28, 2019. 

On October 8, 2018, our DTG2Go, LLC subsidiary purchased substantially all of the assets of Silk Screen Ink, Ltd. d/b/a SSI Digital Print Services ("SSI"), a premium provider of direct-to-garment digital printed products. The SSI acquisition purchase price consisted of $2.0 million in cash, a promissory note for $7.0 million and $3.0 million in capital lease funding secured by the acquired fixed assets. The cash portion of the purchase price included: (i) a payment at closing of $2.0 million, and (ii) a post-closing net working capital adjustment of $0.7 million. In the current fiscal year quarter, we repaid approximately $0.8 million under the promissory note and capital lease funding.

We anticipate our fiscal year 2020 capital expenditures, including those financed under capital leases, to be approximately $25 million to $28 million, and to be focused primarily on distribution expansion, including the expansion of our Clinton, Tennessee distribution center to support the growth within the Delta Group segment business. Additional expenditures will be focused on manufacturing equipment, information technology, and direct-to-consumer investments including additional Salt Life retail store openings.

Financing Activities

During the three months ended December 28, 2019, cash provided by financing activities was $9.3 million compared to $7.1 million provided by financing activities for the three months ended December 29, 2018. The cash provided by our financing activities during the first three months of fiscal years 2020 and 2019 was used to fund our operating activities and capital expenditures as well as the SSI acquisition in fiscal year 2019.

Based on our current expectations, we believe that our credit facility should be sufficient to satisfy our foreseeable working capital needs, and that cash flow generated by our operations and funds available under our credit facility should be sufficient to service our debt payment requirements, to satisfy our day-to-day working capital needs and to fund our planned capital expenditures. Any material deterioration in our results of operations, however, may result in the loss of our ability to borrow under our U.S. revolving credit facility and to issue letters of credit to suppliers, or may cause the borrowing availability under that facility to be insufficient for our needs. Availability under our credit facility is primarily a function of the levels of our accounts receivable and inventory. A significant deterioration in our accounts receivable or inventory levels could restrict our ability to borrow additional funds or service our indebtedness. Moreover, our credit facility includes a financial covenant that if the availability under our credit facility falls below the amounts specified in our U.S. credit agreement, our fixed charge coverage ratio (FCCR) for the preceding 12-month period must not be less than 1.1 to 1.0. While our availability at December 28, 2019, was above the minimum thresholds specified in our credit agreement, a significant deterioration in our business could cause our availability to fall below such thresholds, thereby requiring us to maintain the minimum FCCR specified in our credit agreement.

Purchases By Delta Apparel Of Its Own Shares

There were no repurchases of our common stock for the quarter ended December 28, 2019. As of December 28, 2019, there was $9.5 million of repurchase authorization remaining under our Stock Repurchase Program. We evaluate current leverage, working capital requirements, our free cash flow outlook, stock valuation and future business opportunities to determine when we believe the repurchase of our stock is a sound investment opportunity that we can pursue without sacrificing future growth plans.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to revenue recognition, accounts receivable and related reserves, inventory and related reserves, the carrying value of goodwill, and the accounting for income taxes.

A detailed discussion of critical accounting policies is contained in the Significant Accounting Policies included in Note 2 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019, and there have been no changes in those policies, except as disclosed in Note C—New Accounting Standards related to the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard, since the filing of that Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC.

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Environmental and Regulatory Matters

We are subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations concerning, among other things, wastewater discharges, storm water flows, air emissions and solid waste disposal. Some of our facilities generate small quantities of hazardous waste that are either recycled or disposed of off-site.

The environmental regulations applicable to our business are becoming increasingly stringent and we incur capital and other expenditures annually to achieve compliance with environmental standards. We currently do not expect that the amount of expenditures required to comply with environmental laws and regulations will have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition or liquidity. There can be no assurance, however, that future changes in federal, state, or local regulations, interpretations of existing regulations or the discovery of currently unknown problems or conditions will not require substantial additional expenditures. Similarly, while we believe that we are currently in material compliance with all applicable environmental requirements, the extent of our liability, if any, for past failures to comply with laws, regulations and permits applicable to our operations cannot be determined and could have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition and liquidity.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s requirements. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 28, 2019, and, based on their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these controls and procedures were effective as of December 28, 2019.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Note N—Legal Proceedings, in Part I, Item 1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

None

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(c) Repurchases of Common Stock

See Note O—Repurchase of Common Stock, Part I, in Item 1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5. Other Information

None

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits

31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

			DELTA APPAREL, INC. (Registrant)
Date	February 3, 2020	By:	/s/ Deborah H. Merrill
			Deborah H. Merrill Chief Financial Officer and President, Delta Group

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Robert W. Humphreys, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Delta Apparel, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	February 3, 2020	/s/ Robert W. Humphreys
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Deborah H. Merrill, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Delta Apparel, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	February 3, 2020	/s/ Deborah H. Merrill
		Chief Financial Officer and President, Delta Group

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS

ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

For purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Robert W. Humphreys, the Chief Executive Officer of Delta Apparel, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that to the best of his knowledge:

1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 28, 2019, of the Company, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	February 3, 2020
		/s/ Robert W. Humphreys
		Robert W. Humphreys
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

This certification is being furnished solely to comply with the provisions of § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the accompanying Report, including for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written certification required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written certification required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be rendered by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS

ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

For purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Deborah H. Merrill, the Chief Financial Officer of Delta Apparel, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that to the best of her knowledge:

1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 28, 2019, of the Company, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	February 3, 2020
		/s/ Deborah H. Merrill
		Deborah H. Merrill Chief Financial Officer and President, Delta Group

This certification is being furnished solely to comply with the provisions of § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the accompanying Report, including for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written certification required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written certification required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be rendered by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Note F - Debt

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

Note F—Debt

Credit Facility

On

May 10, 2016,

we entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as Administrative Agent, the Sole Lead Arranger and the Sole Book Runner, and the financial institutions named therein as Lenders, which are Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, National Association and Regions Bank. Our subsidiaries M.J. Soffe, LLC, Culver City Clothing Company (f/k/a Junkfood Clothing Company), Salt Life, LLC, and

DTG2Go,

LLC (f/k/a Art Gun, LLC) (collectively, the "Borrowers"), are co-borrowers under the Amended Credit Agreement. The Borrowers entered into amendments to The Amended Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo and the other lenders on

November 27, 2017,

March 9, 2018,

and

October 8, 2018.

On

November 19, 2019, 

the Borrowers entered into a Consent and Fourth Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo and the other lenders set forth therein (the "Fourth Amendment"). The Fourth Amendment, among other things, (i) increased the borrowing capacity under the Amended Credit Agreement from

$145.0

million to

$170.0

million (subject to borrowing base limitations), (ii) extended the maturity date from

May 21, 2021

to

November 19, 2024, (

iii) reduced pricing on the revolver and

first

-in last-out "FILO" borrowing components by

25

basis points, and (iv) added 

25%

of the fair value of eligible intellectual property to the borrowing base calculation. In addition, the Fourth Amendment amended the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to exclude up to

$10.0

million of capital expenditures incurred by the Borrowers in connection with the expansion of their distribution facility located within the Town of Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee.

The Amended Credit Agreement allows us to borrow up to

$170.0

million (subject to borrowing base limitations), including a maximum of

$25.0

million in letters of credit. Provided that

no

event of default exists, we have the option to increase the maximum credit to

$200.0

million (subject to borrowing base limitations), conditioned upon the Administrative Agent's ability to secure additional commitments and customary closing conditions. 

As of

December 28, 2019

, there was

$115.0

 million outstanding under our U.S. revolving credit facility at an average interest rate of

3.9%

and additional borrowing availability of

$38.3

 million. This credit facility includes a financial covenant requiring that if the amount of availability falls below the threshold amounts set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement, our Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (“FCCR”) (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) for the preceding

12

-month period must

not

be less than

1.1

to

1.0.

We were

not

subject to the FCCR covenant at

December 28, 2019

, because our availability was above the minimum required under the Amended Credit Agreement, but we would have satisfied our financial covenant had we been subject to it. At

December 28, 2019

, and

September 28, 2019

, there was

$16.6

million and

$16.1

million, respectively, of retained earnings free of restrictions to make cash dividends or stock repurchases.

The Amended Credit Agreement contains a subjective acceleration clause and a “springing” lockbox arrangement (as defined in FASB Codification

No.

470,

Debt

("ASC

470"

)) whereby remittances from customers will be forwarded to our general bank account and will

not

reduce the outstanding debt until and unless a specified event or an event of default occurs. Pursuant to ASC

470,

we classify borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement as long-term debt.

Promissory Note

On

October 8, 2018,

we acquired substantially all of the assets of Silk Screen Ink, Ltd. d/b/a SSI Digital Print Services. In conjunction with the acquisition, we issued a promissory note in the principal amount of

$7.0

million. The promissory note bears interest at

6%

with quarterly installments which began

January 2, 2019,

with the final installment due

October 1, 2021.

As of

December 28, 2019

, there was

$4.7

 million outstanding on the promissory note.

Honduran Debt

Since

March 2011,

we have entered into term loans and a revolving credit facility with Banco Ficohsa, a Honduran bank, to finance both the operations and capital expansion of our Honduran facilities. Each of these loans is secured by a

first

-priority lien on the assets of our Honduran operations and is

not

guaranteed by our U.S. entities. These loans are denominated in U.S. dollars and the carrying value of the debt approximates its fair value. The revolving credit facility requires minimum payments during each

six

-month period of the

18

-month term; however, the loan agreement permits additional drawdowns to the extent payments are made and certain objective covenants are met. The current revolving Honduran debt, by its nature, is

not

long-term, as it requires scheduled payments each

six

months. However, as the loan permits us to re-borrow funds up to the amount repaid, subject to certain covenants, and we intend to re-borrow funds, subject to those covenants, the amounts have been classified as long-term debt.

Additional information about these loans and the outstanding balances as of

December 28, 2019

, is as follows (in thousands):

	December 28,
	2019
Revolving credit facility established March 2011, interest at 6.3% expiring August 2025	$	5,000
Term loan established November 2014, interest at 6.0%, payable monthly with a six-year term		650
Term loan established June 2016, interest at 6.0%, payable monthly with a six-year term		703
Term loan established October 2017, interest at 6.0%, payable monthly with a six-year term		1,687

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Note J - Purchase Contracts

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments Disclosure [Text Block]

Note J—Purchase Contracts

We have entered into agreements, and have fixed prices, to purchase yarn, finished fabric, and finished apparel and headwear products. At

December 28, 2019

, minimum payments under these contracts were as follows (in thousands):

Yarn	$	10,488
Finished fabric		2,833
Finished products		13,261
	$	26,582

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Note C - New Accounting Standards (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Operating Lease, Liability, Total	$ 42,927
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent	34,430
Operating Lease, Liability, Current	8,497
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 41,996
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Operating Lease, Liability, Total		$ 44,600
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent		36,100
Operating Lease, Liability, Current		8,500
Deferred Rent Credit		(800)
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset		$ 43,800

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Note J - Purchase Contracts (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes Tables

Long-term Purchase Commitment [Table Text Block]

Yarn	$	10,488
Finished fabric		2,833
Finished products		13,261
	$	26,582

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Net sales	$ 95,889	$ 101,675
Cost of goods sold	75,996	83,105
Gross profit	19,893	18,570
Selling, general and administrative expenses	18,073	16,784
Other (income) expense, net	(817)	1,745
Operating income	2,637	41
Interest expense, net	1,802	1,765
Earnings (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	835	(1,724)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	44	(499)
Consolidated net income (loss)	791	(1,225)
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	(132)	(76)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders	$ 923	$ (1,149)
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ (0.17)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ (0.17)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (in shares)	6,950	6,924
Dilutive effect of stock awards (in shares)	122
Weighted average number of shares assuming dilution (in shares)	7,072	6,924

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Note E - Inventories - Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Raw materials	$ 12,990	$ 12,022
Work in process	15,811	17,765
Finished goods	168,514	149,320
	$ 197,315	$ 179,107

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Note A - Basis of Presentation and Description of Business

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

Note A—Basis of Presentation and Description of Business

We prepared the accompanying interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with the instructions for Form

10

-Q and Article 

10

of Regulation S-

X.

Accordingly, they do

not

include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for complete financial statements. We believe these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation. Operating results for the

three

-month period ended

December 28, 2019

, are

not

necessarily indicative of the results that

may

be expected for our fiscal year ending

October 3, 2020.

Although our various product lines are sold on a year-round basis, the demand for specific products or styles reflects some seasonality, with sales in our

June

quarter generally being the highest and sales in our

December

quarter generally being the lowest. For more information regarding our results of operations and financial position, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form

10

-K for our fiscal year ended

September 28, 2019

, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Delta Apparel, Inc. (collectively with

DTG2Go,

LLC, Salt Life, LLC, M.J. Soffe, LLC, and other subsidiaries, "Delta Apparel," "we," "us," "our," or the "Company") is a vertically-integrated, international apparel company. With approximately

8,500

employees worldwide, we design, manufacture, source, and market a diverse portfolio of core activewear and lifestyle apparel products under our primary brands of Salt Life®, COAST®, Soffe®, and Delta. We are a market leader in the direct-to-garment digital print and fulfillment industry, bringing

DTG2Go

technology and innovation to the supply chain of our customers. We specialize in selling casual and athletic products through a variety of distribution channels and tiers, including outdoor and sporting goods retailers, independent and specialty stores, better department stores and mid-tier retailers, mass merchants and e-retailers, the U.S. military, and through our business-to-business ecommerce sites. Our products are also made available direct-to-consumer on our websites and in our branded retail stores. This diversified distribution allows us to capitalize on our strengths to provide our activewear and lifestyle apparel products to a broad and evolving customer base whose shopping preferences

may

span multiple retail channels.

We design and internally manufacture the majority of our products. More than

90%

of the apparel units that we sell are sewn in our owned or leased facilities. This allows us to offer a high degree of consistency and quality, leverage scale efficiencies, and react quickly to changes in trends within the marketplace. We have manufacturing operations located in the United States, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico, and we use domestic and foreign contractors as additional sources of production. Our distribution facilities are strategically located throughout the United States to better serve our customers with same-day shipping on our catalog products and weekly replenishments to retailers.

We were incorporated in Georgia in

1999,

and our headquarters is located in Greenville, South Carolina. We operate on a

52

-

53

week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to

September 30.

Our common stock trades on the NYSE American under the symbol “DLA."  Our

2020

fiscal year is a

53

-week year and will end on

October 3, 2020.

Our

2019

 fiscal year was a

52

-week year and ended on

September 28, 2019.

We make available copies of materials we file with, or furnish to, the SEC free of charge at https://ir.deltaapparelinc.com. The information found on our website is

not

part of this, or any other, report that we file with or furnish to the SEC. In addition, we will provide upon request, at

no

cost, paper or electronic copies of our reports and other filings made with the SEC. Requests should be directed to: Investor Relations Department, Delta Apparel, Inc.,

322

South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina

29601.

Requests can also be made by telephone to

864

-

232

-

5200,

or via email at investor.relations@deltaapparel.com.

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Note L - Income Taxes (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Sep. 28, 2019
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total	5.20%	28.90%	5.50%

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Note M - Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets (Liabilities) Measured at Fair Value (Details) - Fair Value, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative Liabilities	$ (1,118)	$ (1,293)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Derivative Liabilities
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Derivative Liabilities	(1,118)	(1,293)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Derivative Liabilities
Contingent Consideration [Member]
Derivative Liabilities	(8,670)	(9,094)
Contingent Consideration [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Derivative Liabilities
Contingent Consideration [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Derivative Liabilities
Contingent Consideration [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Derivative Liabilities	$ (8,670)	$ (9,094)

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Note G - Leases - Total Lease Cost (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Operating lease cost	$ 2,750
Finance leases - amortization of ROU assets	768
Finance leases - interest	235
Variable lease costs	410
Total lease cost	$ 4,163

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Note F - Debt - Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
long-term Debt	$ 5,000
Term loan established November, 2014 [Member]
long-term Debt	650
Term loan established June, 2016 [Member]
long-term Debt	703
Term Loan Established October, 2017 [Member]
long-term Debt	$ 1,687

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Note K - Business Segments (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Number of Operating Segments	2
Assets, Total	$ 434,013		$ 377,988
Delta Group [Member]
Litigation Settlement, Expense		$ 2,500
Increase (Decrease} in Assets		47,000
Assets, Total		$ 362,700
Salt Life Group [Member]
Increase (Decrease} in Assets	8,200
Assets, Total	$ 65,800

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Note G - Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes Tables

Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]

	Operating			Finance
	Leases			Leases
2020	$	7,740		$	5,758
2021		8,616			6,384
2022		7,260			4,176
2023		5,526			3,164
2024		4,355			1,666
Thereafter		15,937			-
Undiscounted fixed lease payments	$	49,434		$	21,148
Discount due to interest		(6,507	)		(1,592)
Total lease liabilities	$	42,927		$	19,556
Less current maturities		(8,497	)		(6,822	)
Lease liabilities, excluding current maturities	$	34,430		$	12,734

Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]

Operating lease cost	$	2,750
Finance leases - amortization of ROU assets		768
Finance leases - interest		235
Variable lease costs		410
Total lease cost	$	4,163

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Note N - Legal Proceedings

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]

Note N—Legal Proceedings

At times we are party to various legal claims, actions and complaints. We believe that, as a result of legal defenses, insurance arrangements, and indemnification provisions with parties believed to be financially capable, such actions should

not

have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition, or liquidity. 

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recently Adopted Standards

In

August 2017,

the Financial Accounting Standards Board, ("FASB"), issued Accounting Standards Update, ("ASU"),

No.

2017

-

12,

Derivatives and Hedging (Topic

815

): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities

, ("ASU

2017

-

12"

). The amendments in ASU

2017

-

12

apply to any entity that elects to apply hedge accounting in accordance with U.S. GAAP. ASU

2017

-

12

permits more flexibility in hedging interest rate risk for both variable rate and fixed rate financial instruments, and the ability to hedge risk components for nonfinancial hedges. In addition, this ASU requires an entity to present the earnings effect of hedging the instrument in the same income statement line in which the earnings effect of the hedge item is reported. In addition, companies

no

longer need to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and can use an amortization approach or continue with mark-to-market accounting. We adopted ASU

2017

-

12

as of

September 29, 2019.

The provisions of ASU

2017

-

12

did

not

have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

In

January 2017,

the FASB issued ASU

2017

-

04,

Intangibles - Goodwill and other (Topic

350

), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

, ("ASU

2017

-

04"

). To simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, ASU

2017

-

04

eliminates Step

2

from the goodwill impairment test. In computing the implied fair value of goodwill under Step

2,

an entity had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment testing date of its assets and liabilities (including unrecognized assets and liabilities) following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Instead, under the amendments in ASU

2017

-

04,

an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should

not

exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Additionally, an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. ASU

2017

-

04

also eliminates the requirements for any reporting unit with a

zero

or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step

2

of the goodwill impairment test. Therefore, the same impairment assessment applies to all reporting units. An entity is required to disclose the amount of goodwill allocated to each reporting unit with a

zero

or negative carrying amount of net assets. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. We early adopted ASU

2017

-

04

as of

September 29, 2019. 

The provisions of ASU

2017

-

04

did

not

have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

In

February 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

No.

2016

-

02,

Leases

(“ASU

2016

-

02”

), which requires lessees to include most leases on the balance sheet as lease liabilities with an associated right-of-use ("ROU") asset. Since the issuance of ASU

2016

-

02,

the FASB released several amendments to improve and clarify the implementation guidance, as well as to change the allowable adoption methods. These standards have been collectively codified within ASC

842,

Leases

(“ASC

842”

). We adopted ASC

842

using the modified retrospective method and applied the standard to all leases existing as of

September 29, 2019.

Information for prior years presented has

not

been restated and continues to reflect the authoritative accounting standards in effect for those periods. We elected the package of transition practical expedients that allows us to carryforward our historical assessments of whether existing contracts contain leases, determinations of lease classification, and treatments of initial direct costs. As of

September 29, 2019,

we recognized total operating lease liabilities of

$44.4

million in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, of which

$36.0

million was recorded within Long-term operating leases, less current maturities and

$8.4

 million was recorded within Current portion of operating leases. We additionally derecognized

$0.8

million of previously recorded net deferred rent balances and recorded operating lease ROU assets of

$43.6

 million related to our operating leases, which are reflected within Operating lease assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The adoption of the new leasing standard had

no

significant impact on covenants or other provisions of our secured credit facility.

Standards

Not

Yet Adopted

In

August 2018,

the FASB issued ASU

No.

2018

-

15,

Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract

(“ASU

2018

-

15”

), which will require customers to apply internal-use software guidance to determine the implementation costs that are able to be capitalized. Capitalized implementation costs will be required to be amortized over the term of the arrangement, beginning when the cloud computing arrangement is ready for its intended use. ASU

2018

-

15

is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2019,

and interim periods within those annual periods. ASU

2018

-

15

will therefore be effective for us as of

October 4, 2020

including the interim periods within our fiscal year

2021

annual period. The standard allows changes to be applied either retrospectively or prospectively. We are evaluating the effect that ASU

2018

-

15

will have on our financial statements and related disclosures.

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Note K - Business Segments - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Net sales		$ 95,889	$ 101,675
Segment operating income		2,637	41
Operating Segments [Member]
Net sales		95,889	101,675
Segment operating income		6,598	3,056
Delta Group [Member]
Net sales		88,950	94,391
Delta Group [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net sales		88,950	94,391
Segment operating income	[1]	7,266	2,779
Salt Life Group [Member]
Net sales		6,939	7,284
Salt Life Group [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net sales		6,939	7,284
Segment operating income		$ (668)	$ 277

[1] In the quarter ended December 29, 2018, the Delta Group operating income included $2.5 million of expense incurred in connection with the settlement of litigation related to the 2016 bankruptcy filing of a customer.

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Note H - Selling, General and Administrative Expense (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Production and Distribution Costs	$ 4.9	$ 4.2

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Note F - Debt - Long-term Debt (Details) (Parentheticals)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long term debt, Interest rate	6.10%
Term loan established November, 2014 [Member]
Long term debt, Interest rate	6.00%
Long-term debt, term (Year)	6 years
Term loan established June, 2016 [Member]
Long term debt, Interest rate	6.00%
Long-term debt, term (Year)	6 years
Term Loan Established October, 2017 [Member]
Long term debt, Interest rate	6.00%
Long-term debt, term (Year)	6 years

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Note M - Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Derivatives and Fair Value [Text Block]

Note M—Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements

From time to time, we

may

use interest rate swaps or other instruments to manage our interest rate exposure and reduce the impact of future interest rate changes. These financial instruments are

not

used for trading or speculative purposes. We have designated our interest rate swap contracts as cash flow hedges of our future interest payments. As a result, the gains and losses on the swap contracts are reported as a component of other comprehensive income and are reclassified into interest expense as the related interest payments are made. As of

December 28, 2019,

all of other comprehensive income were attributable to shareholders;

none

 related to the non-controlling interest.  Outstanding instruments as of

December 28, 2019

, are as follows:

		Notational
	Effective Date	Amount	Fixed LIBOR Rate	Maturity Date
Interest Rate Swap	July 19, 2017	$10.0 million	1.99%	May 10, 2021
Interest Rate Swap	July 25, 2018	$20.0 million	3.18%	July 25, 2023

No

interest rate swap agreements were settled during the

three

-month period ended

December 28, 2019,

or the

three

-month period ended

December 29, 2018,

and therefore,

no

amounts were reclassified into income during those periods.

The following table summarizes the fair value and presentation in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for derivatives related to our interest swap agreements as of

December 28, 2019,

and 

September 28, 2019 (

in thousands):

	December 28,			September 28,
	2019			2019
Deferred tax liabilities	$	280		$	324
Other non-current liabilities		(1,118	)		(1,293	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(838	)	$	(969	)

From time to time, we

may

purchase cotton option contracts to economically hedge the risk related to market fluctuations in the cost of cotton used in our operations. We do

not

receive hedge accounting treatment for these derivatives. As such, the realized and unrealized gains and losses associated with them are recorded within cost of goods sold on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. 

No

such cotton contracts were outstanding at

December 28, 2019,

or

September 28, 2019.

ASC 

820,

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

(“ASC

820”

), defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are grouped in

three

levels. The levels prioritize the inputs used to measure the fair value of the assets or liabilities. These levels are:

○	Level 1  – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
○	Level 2  – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for assets and liabilities, either directly or indirectly. These inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are less active.
○	Level 3  – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity for assets or liabilities and includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.

The following financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements Using
				Quoted Prices in		Significant Other			Significant
				Active Markets for		Observable			Unobservable
				Identical Assets		Inputs			Inputs
Period Ended	Total			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
Interest Rate Swaps
December 28, 2019	$	(1,118	)		—	$	(1,118	)		—
September 28, 2019	$	(1,293	)		—	$	(1,293	)		—
Contingent Consideration
December 28, 2019	$	(8,670	)		—		—		$	(8,670	)
September 28, 2019	$	(9,094	)		—		—		$	(9,094	)

The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements was derived from a discounted cash flow analysis based on the terms of the contract and the forward interest rate curves adjusted for our credit risk, which fall in Level

2

of the fair value hierarchy. At

December 28, 2019, 

and

September 28, 2019,

book value for fixed rate debt approximates fair value based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for debt of the same remaining maturities (a Level

2

fair value measurement).

The

DTG2Go

acquisition purchase price consisted of additional payments contingent on the combined business’s achievement of certain performance targets related to sales and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") for the period from

April 1, 2018,

through

September 29, 2018,

as well as for our fiscal years

2019,

2020,

2021

and

2022.

The valuation of the fair value of the contingent consideration is based upon inputs into the Monte Carlo model, including projected results, which then are discounted to a present value to derive the fair value. The fair value of the contingent consideration is sensitive to changes in our projected results. At 

December 28, 2019,

we estimated the fair value of contingent consideration to be 

$8.5

million, a decrease of

$0.4

million from the

September 28, 2019

balance of

$8.9

million. The decrease in the accrual was related to lower operating results in the

first

quarter fiscal

2020.

In

August 2013,

we acquired Salt Life, which included contingent consideration as part of the purchase price and which is payable in cash after the end of calendar year

2019

if financial performance targets involving the sale of Salt Life-branded products are met during the

2019

calendar year. At

December 28, 2019,

and

September 28, 2019,

we had

$0.2

million accrued in contingent consideration related to the acquisition of Salt Life.

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Note Q - Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

Note Q—Subsequent Events

None

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Note F - Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	December 28,
	2019
Revolving credit facility established March 2011, interest at 6.3% expiring August 2025	$	5,000
Term loan established November 2014, interest at 6.0%, payable monthly with a six-year term		650
Term loan established June 2016, interest at 6.0%, payable monthly with a six-year term		703
Term loan established October 2017, interest at 6.0%, payable monthly with a six-year term		1,687

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Note E - Inventories

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

Note E—Inventories

Inventories, net of reserves of

$9.7

 million and

$10.0

million, as of

December 28, 2019

, and

September 28, 2019

, respectively, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 28, 2019		September 28, 2019
Raw materials	$	12,990	$	12,022
Work in process		15,811		17,765
Finished goods		168,514		149,320
	$	197,315	$	179,107

Raw materials include finished yarn and direct materials for the Delta Group, undecorated garments for the

DTG2Go

business and direct embellishment materials for the Salt Life Group.

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Note I - Stock-based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

Note I—Stock-Based Compensation

On

February 4, 2015,

our shareholders re-approved the Delta Apparel, Inc.

2010

Stock Plan (

"2010

Stock Plan") that was originally approved by our shareholders on

November 11, 2010.

The re-approval of the

2010

Stock Plan, including the material terms of the performance goals included in the

2010

Stock Plan, enabled us to continue to grant equity incentive compensation awards that are structured in a manner intended to qualify as tax deductible, performance-based compensation under Section

162

(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of

1986,

as applicable.  Recently enacted tax legislation in

2017

changed several conclusions under Section

162

(m), including that there will

no

longer be a performance-based compensation exemption, and the Chief Financial Officer position is now included in the applicable calculation along with the next

three

highest-paid officers.  This reform impacted taxes related to fiscal years

2020

and

2019.

Since

November 2010,

no

additional awards have been or will be granted under either the Delta Apparel Stock Option Plan ("Option Plan") or the Delta Apparel Incentive Stock Award Plan ("Award Plan"); instead, all stock awards have been granted under the

2010

Stock Plan.

Shares are generally issued from treasury stock upon exercise of the options or the vesting of the restricted stock units, performance units or other awards under the

2010

Stock Plan.

Compensation expense is recorded on the SG&A expense line item in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations over the vesting periods. During the

three

-month periods ended

December 28, 2019

, and

December 29, 2018

, we recognized

$0.9

million and

$0.6

million, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense.

2010

Stock Plan

Under the

2010

Stock Plan, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors has the authority to determine the employees and directors to whom awards

may

be granted and the size and type of each award and manner in which such awards will vest. The awards available under the plan consist of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock, performance units, and other stock and cash awards. The aggregate number of shares of common stock that

may

be delivered under the

2010

Stock Plan is

500,000

plus any shares of common stock subject to outstanding awards under the Option Plan or Award Plan that are subsequently forfeited or terminated for any reason before being exercised. The

2010

Stock Plan limits the number of shares that

may

be covered by awards to any participant in a given calendar year and also limits the aggregate awards of restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance stock granted in a given calendar year. If a participant dies or becomes disabled (as defined in the

2010

Stock Plan) while employed by the Company or serving as a director, all unvested awards become fully vested. The Compensation Committee is authorized to establish the terms and conditions of awards granted under the

2010

Stock Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the

2010

Stock Plan, and to make any other determinations that it deems necessary.

During the

three

-month period ended

December 28, 2019,

restricted stock units and performance units, each consisting of

60,000

shares of our common stock, were granted and are eligible to vest upon the filing of our Annual Report on Form

10

-K for the fiscal year ended

October 2, 2021.

One-half of the restricted stock units and

one

-half of the performance units are payable in common stock with the remainder payable in cash.

During the

three

-month period ended

December 28, 2019,

restricted stock units and performance units representing

54,750

and

78,106

shares of our common stock, respectively, vested upon the filing of our Annual Report on Form

10

-K for the fiscal year ended

September 28, 2019,

and were issued in accordance with their respective agreements. One-half of the restricted stock units were paid in common stock and

one

-half were paid in cash. Of the performance units,

59,213

were paid in common stock and

18,893

were paid in cash.

During the

three

-month period ended

December 29, 2018,

restricted stock units and performance units representing

205,000

and

42,000

shares of our common stock, respectively, vested upon the filing of our Annual Report on Form

10

-K for the fiscal year ended

September 29, 2018

, and were issued in accordance with their respective agreements. All vested awards were paid in common stock.

As of

December 28, 2019

, there was

$3.6

million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards granted under the

2010

Stock Plan. This cost is expected to be recognized over a period of

1.9

years.

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Note F - Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 19, 2019	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 28, 2019	Apr. 15, 2020	Jan. 02, 2019	Oct. 08, 2018	Mar. 09, 2018
Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 7.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					6.00%
Debt Instrument Discounted Value			$ 4.7
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 170.0					145.0
Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease) in FILO Borrowing Component	(0.25%)
Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease) in Fair Market of Eligible Intellectual Property	25.00%
Debt Instrument, Fixed Coverage Charge Ratio, Exclusion of Capital Expenditures	$ 10.0
Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Capacity For Capital Leases							$ 25.0
Line of Credit Facility Including Additional Borrowing Capacity Maximum						$ 200.0
Long-term Line of Credit, Total			$ 115.0
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period			3.90%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			$ 38.3
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Covenant Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Term			1 year
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio			110.00%
Retained Earnings Amount Available For Dividends And Stock Repurchases			$ 16.6	$ 16.1
Debt with Banco Ficohsa [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term		1 year 180 days
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment Term		180 days

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Note B - Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

Note B—Accounting Policies

Our accounting policies are consistent with those described in our Significant Accounting Policies in our Annual Report on Form

10

-K for the fiscal year ended 

September 28, 2019,

filed with the SEC. See Note C for consideration of recently issued accounting standards.

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Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Jan. 22, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	DELTA APPAREL, INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001101396
Trading Symbol	dla
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		6,988,823
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 28, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes

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Note D - Revenue Recognition (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Contract with Customer, Liability, Total	$ 1.1	$ 1.0

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Note K - Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2019			December 29, 2018
Segment net sales:
Delta Group	$	88,950		$	94,391
Salt Life Group		6,939			7,284
Total net sales	$	95,889		$	101,675
Segment operating income:
Delta Group (1)	$	7,266		$	2,779
Salt Life Group		(668	)		277
Total segment operating income	$	6,598		$	3,056

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2019		December 29, 2018
Segment operating income	$	6,598	$	3,056
Unallocated corporate expenses		3,961		3,015
Unallocated interest expense		1,802		1,765
Consolidated income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$	835	$	(1,724	)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Net earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders	$ 923	$ (1,149)
Other comprehensive income (loss) related to unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net of income tax	131	(373)
Consolidated comprehensive income (loss)	$ 1,054	$ (1,522)

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Note K - Business Segments - Segment Operating Income to the Consolidated Income Before Provision for Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Segment operating income	$ 2,637	$ 41
Unallocated corporate expenses	18,073	16,784
Unallocated interest expense	1,802	1,765
Consolidated income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	835	(1,724)
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment operating income	6,598	3,056
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Unallocated corporate expenses	3,961	3,015
Unallocated interest expense	$ 1,802	$ 1,765

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Note M - Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Derivative Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Deferred Tax Liabilities [Member]
Derivative assets (liabilities)	$ 280	$ 324
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivative assets (liabilities)	(1,118)	(1,293)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Derivative assets (liabilities)	$ (838)	$ (969)

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Note P - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill and Components of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Goodwill, cost	$ 37,897	$ 37,897
Goodwill	37,897	37,897
Intangibles, Cost	28,967	28,967
Intangibles, Accumulated Amortization	(7,812)	(7,360)
Intangibles, Net Value	21,155	21,607
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Intangibles, Cost	16,090	16,090
Intangibles, Accumulated Amortization	(3,414)	(3,278)
Intangibles, Net Value	$ 12,676	12,812
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Economic Life (Year)	20 years
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Economic Life (Year)	30 years
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangibles, Cost	$ 7,400	7,400
Intangibles, Accumulated Amortization	(1,178)	(993)
Intangibles, Net Value	$ 6,222	6,407
Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Economic Life (Year)	8 years
Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Economic Life (Year)	10 years
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Intangibles, Cost	$ 1,720	1,720
Intangibles, Accumulated Amortization	(1,335)	(1,289)
Intangibles, Net Value	$ 385	431
Economic Life (Year)	10 years
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Intangibles, Cost	$ 2,100	2,100
Intangibles, Accumulated Amortization	(655)	(630)
Intangibles, Net Value	$ 1,445	1,470
Licensing Agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Economic Life (Year)	15 years
Licensing Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Economic Life (Year)	30 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Intangibles, Cost	$ 1,657	1,657
Intangibles, Accumulated Amortization	(1,230)	(1,170)
Intangibles, Net Value	$ 427	$ 487
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Economic Life (Year)	4 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Economic Life (Year)	8 years 182 days

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Note J - Purchase Contracts - Minimum Payments Under Contracts (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Outstanding minimum payments	$ 26,582
Yarn [Member]
Outstanding minimum payments	10,488
Finished Fabric [Member]
Outstanding minimum payments	2,833
Finished Products [Member]
Outstanding minimum payments	$ 13,261

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Note G - Leases - Future Payments Due for Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
2020, operating leases	$ 7,740
2020, finance leases	5,758
2021, operating leases	8,616
2021, finance leases	6,384
2022, operating leases	7,260
2022, finance leases	4,176
2023, operating leases	5,526
2023, finance leases	3,164
2024, operating leases	4,355
2024, finance leases	1,666
Thereafter, operating leases	15,937
Thereafter, finance leases
Undiscounted fixed lease payments, operating leases	49,434
Undiscounted fixed lease payments, finance leases	21,148
Discount due to interest, operating leases	(6,507)
Discount due to interest, finance leases	(1,592)
Total lease liabilities, operating leases	42,927
Total lease liabilities, finance leases	19,556
Less current maturities, operating leases	(8,497)
Less current maturities, finance leases	(6,822)	(6,434)
Long-term operating leases, less current maturities	34,430
Long-term finance leases, less current maturities	$ 12,734	$ 12,836

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Note O - Repurchase of Common Stock

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Treasury Stock [Text Block]

Note O—Repurchase of Common Stock

As of

September 28, 2019,

our Board of Directors authorized management to use up to

$60.0

million to repurchase stock in open market transactions under our Stock Repurchase Program.

Through

December 28, 2019

, we have purchased

3,498,962

shares of our common stock for an aggregate of

$50.5

million since the inception of our Stock Repurchase Program. All purchases were made at the discretion of management and pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of SEC Rule

10b

-

18.

As of

December 28, 2019

,

$9.5

million remained available for future purchases under our Stock Repurchase Program, which does

not

have an expiration date. There were

no

repurchases of our common stock for the quarter ended

December 28, 2019.

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Note D - Revenue Recognition (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes Tables

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2019					December 29, 2018
	$		%			$		%
Retail	$	1,234		1	%	$	1,012		1	%
Direct-to-consumer ecommerce		1,683		2	%		1,582		2	%
Wholesale		92,972		97	%		99,081		97	%
Net Sales	$	95,889		100	%	$	101,675		100	%

	First Quarter Fiscal Year 2020
						Direct-to-Consumer
	Net Sales		Retail			ecommerce			Wholesale
Delta Group	$	88,950		0.3	%		0.3	%		99.4	%
Salt Life Group		6,939		13.5	%		20.7	%		65.8	%
Total	$	95,889

	First Quarter Fiscal Year 2019
						Direct-to-Consumer
	Net Sales		Retail			ecommerce			Wholesale
Delta Group	$	94,391		0.4	%		0.4	%		99.2	%
Salt Life Group		7,284		9.3	%		17.2	%		73.5	%
Total	$	101,675

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Allowances for accounts receivable	$ 596	$ 327
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated deprecation	$ 84,285	$ 81,807
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	2,000,000	2,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	15,000,000	15,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	9,646,972	9,646,972
Common stock, shares outstanidng (in shares)	6,988,823	6,921,417
Treasury stock (in shares)	2,658,149	2,725,555

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Note E - Inventories (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Inventory Valuation Reserves, Ending Balance	$ 9.7	$ 10.0

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Note P - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	December 28, 2019							September 28, 2019
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net Value		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net Value		Economic Life
Goodwill	$	37,897	$	—		$	37,897	$	37,897	$	—		$	37,897	N/A
Intangibles:
Tradename/trademarks	$	16,090	$	(3,414	)	$	12,676	$	16,090	$	(3,278	)	$	12,812	20 – 30 yrs
Customer relationships		7,400		(1,178	)		6,222		7,400		(993	)		6,407	8 – 10 yrs
Technology		1,720		(1,335	)		385		1,720		(1,289	)		431	10 yrs
License agreements		2,100		(655	)		1,445		2,100		(630	)		1,470	15 – 30 yrs
Non-compete agreements		1,657		(1,230	)		427		1,657		(1,170	)		487	4 – 8.5 yrs
Total intangibles	$	28,967	$	(7,812	)	$	21,155	$	28,967	$	(7,360	)	$	21,607

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Operating activities:
Consolidated net earnings (loss)	$ 791	$ (1,225)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	3,161	2,919
Amortization of deferred financing fees	73	78
Benefit from deferred income taxes		(278)
Non-cash stock compensation	601	662
Other, net	(725)	(679)
Gain on disposal of equipment	(37)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition:
Accounts receivable, net	5,410	(8,794)
Inventories, net	(18,208)	(11,543)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	70	(504)
Other non-current assets	(1,004)	(17)
Accounts payable	7,985	13,615
Accrued expenses	(3,920)	2,055
Change in net operating lease liabilities	931
Income taxes	16	(377)
Other liabilities	(1)	122
Net cash used in operating activities	(4,857)	(3,966)
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment, net	(3,747)	(989)
Cash paid for business	(828)	(2,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(4,575)	(2,989)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	117,763	114,934
Repayment of long-term debt	(105,211)	(102,896)
Repayment of capital financing	(1,259)	(1,158)
Payment of deferred financing fees	(1,079)
Repurchase of common stock		(1,714)
Payment of withholding taxes on stock awards	(954)	(2,113)
Net cash provided by financing activities	9,260	7,053
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(172)	98
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	605	460
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 433	$ 558

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Note K - Business Segments

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Note K—Business Segments

Our operations are managed and reported in

two

segments, Delta Group and Salt Life Group, which reflect the manner in which the business is managed and results are reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker. 

The Delta Group is comprised of our business units primarily focused on core activewear styles, and includes our Delta Activewear (encompassing our Delta Catalog and FunTees businesses), Soffe, and

DTG2Go

business units. We market, distribute and manufacture unembellished knit apparel under the main brands of Soffe®, Delta Platinum, Delta Pro Weight

®

, and Delta Magnum Weight

®

for sale to a diversified audience ranging from large licensed screen printers to small independent businesses. Through our FunTees business, we serve our customers as their supply chain partner, from product development to shipment of their branded products, with the majority of products sold with value-added services including embellishment, hangers, hangtags and ticketing, so that they are ready for retail sale to the end customers. We assist our customers in managing their production and inventory needs and provide technology tools to help them manage and grow their business. We sell our products to a diversified audience, including sporting goods retailers, large licensed screen printers, specialty and resort stores, and ad-specialty and promotional products businesses. We also service major branded sportswear companies, trendy regional brands, retailers, and sports-licensed apparel marketers. Our

DTG2Go

business is a market leader in the direct-to-garment digital print and fulfillment industry, bringing technology and innovation to the supply chain of our many customers. We use highly-automated factory processes and our proprietary software to deliver on-demand, digitally printed apparel direct to consumers on behalf of our customers. Utilizing its

seven

fulfillment facilities throughout the United States,

DTG2Go

offers a robust digital supply chain to ship custom graphic products within

24

to

48

hours to consumers in the United States and to over

100

countries worldwide.

The Salt Life Group is comprised of our lifestyle brands focused on a broad range of apparel garments, headwear and related accessories to meet consumer preferences and fashion trends, and includes our Salt Life and Coast business units. These products are sold through specialty and boutique shops, traditional department stores, and outdoor retailers, as well as direct-to-consumer through branded ecommerce sites and branded retail stores. Products in this segment are marketed under our lifestyle brands of Salt Life® and COAST®, as well as other labels.

Our Chief Operating Decision Maker and management evaluate performance and allocate resources based on profit or loss from operations before interest, income taxes and special charges ("segment operating earnings"). Our segment operating income 

may

not

be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The accounting policies of our reportable segments are the same as those described in Note

2

in our Annual Report on Form

10

-K for the fiscal year ended

September 28, 2019,

filed with the SEC. Intercompany transfers between operating segments are transacted at cost and have been eliminated within the segment amounts shown in the following table (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2019			December 29, 2018
Segment net sales:
Delta Group	$	88,950		$	94,391
Salt Life Group		6,939			7,284
Total net sales	$	95,889		$	101,675
Segment operating income:
Delta Group (1)	$	7,266		$	2,779
Salt Life Group		(668	)		277
Total segment operating income	$	6,598		$	3,056

(

1

)

In the quarter ended

December 29, 2018,

the Delta Group operating income included

$2.5

million of expense incurred in connection with the settlement of litigation related to the

2016

bankruptcy filing of a customer.

The following table reconciles the segment operating income to the consolidated income before provision for income taxes (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2019		December 29, 2018
Segment operating income	$	6,598	$	3,056
Unallocated corporate expenses		3,961		3,015
Unallocated interest expense		1,802		1,765
Consolidated income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$	835	$	(1,724	)

The Delta Group segment assets have increased by

$47.0

million since

September 28, 2019,

to

$362.7

million as of

December 28, 2019

, primarily as a result of the adoption of ASU

2016

-

02

and increases in working capital due to the seasonality of the business. The Salt Life Group segment assets have increased by

$8.2

million since

September 28, 2019

, to

$65.8

million as of

December 28, 2019

, primarily due to seasonal inventory build

.

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Note C - New Accounting Standards

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Description of New Accounting Pronouncements Not yet Adopted [Text Block]

Note C—New Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Standards

In

August 2017,

the Financial Accounting Standards Board, ("FASB"), issued Accounting Standards Update, ("ASU"),

No.

2017

-

12,

Derivatives and Hedging (Topic

815

): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities

, ("ASU

2017

-

12"

). The amendments in ASU

2017

-

12

apply to any entity that elects to apply hedge accounting in accordance with U.S. GAAP. ASU

2017

-

12

permits more flexibility in hedging interest rate risk for both variable rate and fixed rate financial instruments, and the ability to hedge risk components for nonfinancial hedges. In addition, this ASU requires an entity to present the earnings effect of hedging the instrument in the same income statement line in which the earnings effect of the hedge item is reported. In addition, companies

no

longer need to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and can use an amortization approach or continue with mark-to-market accounting. We adopted ASU

2017

-

12

as of

September 29, 2019.

The provisions of ASU

2017

-

12

did

not

have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

In

January 2017,

the FASB issued ASU

2017

-

04,

Intangibles - Goodwill and other (Topic

350

), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

, ("ASU

2017

-

04"

). To simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, ASU

2017

-

04

eliminates Step

2

from the goodwill impairment test. In computing the implied fair value of goodwill under Step

2,

an entity had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment testing date of its assets and liabilities (including unrecognized assets and liabilities) following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Instead, under the amendments in ASU

2017

-

04,

an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should

not

exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Additionally, an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. ASU

2017

-

04

also eliminates the requirements for any reporting unit with a

zero

or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step

2

of the goodwill impairment test. Therefore, the same impairment assessment applies to all reporting units. An entity is required to disclose the amount of goodwill allocated to each reporting unit with a

zero

or negative carrying amount of net assets. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. We early adopted ASU

2017

-

04

as of

September 29, 2019. 

The provisions of ASU

2017

-

04

did

not

have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

In

February 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

No.

2016

-

02,

Leases

(“ASU

2016

-

02”

), which requires lessees to include most leases on the balance sheet as lease liabilities with an associated right-of-use ("ROU") asset. Since the issuance of ASU

2016

-

02,

the FASB released several amendments to improve and clarify the implementation guidance, as well as to change the allowable adoption methods. These standards have been collectively codified within ASC

842,

Leases

(“ASC

842”

). We adopted ASC

842

using the modified retrospective method and applied the standard to all leases existing as of

September 29, 2019.

Information for prior years presented has

not

been restated and continues to reflect the authoritative accounting standards in effect for those periods. We elected the package of transition practical expedients that allows us to carryforward our historical assessments of whether existing contracts contain leases, determinations of lease classification, and treatments of initial direct costs. As of

September 29, 2019,

we recognized total operating lease liabilities of

$44.6

million in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, of which

$36.1

million was recorded within Long-term operating leases, less current maturities and

$8.5

 million was recorded within Current portion of operating leases. We additionally derecognized

$0.8

million of previously recorded net deferred rent balances and recorded operating lease ROU assets of

$43.8

 million related to our operating leases, which are reflected within Operating lease assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The adoption of the new leasing standard had

no

significant impact on covenants or other provisions of our secured credit facility.

Standards

Not

Yet Adopted

In

August 2018,

the FASB issued ASU

No.

2018

-

15,

Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract

(“ASU

2018

-

15”

), which will require customers to apply internal-use software guidance to determine the implementation costs that are able to be capitalized. Capitalized implementation costs will be required to be amortized over the term of the arrangement, beginning when the cloud computing arrangement is ready for its intended use. ASU

2018

-

15

is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2019,

and interim periods within those annual periods. ASU

2018

-

15

will therefore be effective for us as of

October 4, 2020

including the interim periods within our fiscal year

2021

annual period. The standard allows changes to be applied either retrospectively or prospectively. We are evaluating the effect that ASU

2018

-

15

will have on our financial statements and related disclosures.

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Note G - Leases

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Lessee, Leases [Text Block]

 

Note G—Leases

We lease property and equipment under operating lease arrangements, most of which relate to distribution centers and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico. We also lease machinery and equipment under finance lease arrangements in the U.S. We include both the contractual term as well as any renewal option that we are reasonably certain to exercise in the determination of our lease terms. For leases with a term of greater than

12

months, we value lease liabilities and the related assets as the present value of the lease payments over the related term. We apply the short-term lease exception to leases with a term of

12

months or less and exclude such leases from our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Payments related to these short-term leases are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term and reflected as a component of lease cost within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). Lease payments generally consist of fixed amounts, and variable amounts based on a market rate or an index are

not

material to our consolidated lease cost. Our operating lease agreements for buildings generally include provisions for the payment of our proportional share of operating costs, property taxes, and other variable payments. These incremental payments are excluded from our calculation of operating lease liabilities and right of use assets. We have elected to use the practical expedient present in ASC

842

to

not

separate lease and non-lease components for all significant underlying asset classes and instead account for them together as a single lease component in the measurement of our lease liabilities.

Generally, the rate implicit in our operating leases is

not

readily determinable. Therefore, we discount future lease payments using our estimated incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement. We determine this rate based on a credit-adjusted risk-free rate, which approximates a secured rate over the lease term. The weighted average discount rate for operating leases as of

December 28, 2019,

was

4.2%.

We discount our finance lease payments based on the rate implicit and stated in the lease. The weighted average discount rate for finance leases as of

December 28, 2019,

was

5.2%.

The following table presents the future undiscounted payments due on our operating and finance lease liabilities as well as a reconciliation of those payments to our operating and finance lease liabilities, recorded as of 

December 28, 2019 (

in thousands):

	Operating			Finance
	Leases			Leases
2020	$	7,740		$	5,758
2021		8,616			6,384
2022		7,260			4,176
2023		5,526			3,164
2024		4,355			1,666
Thereafter		15,937			-
Undiscounted fixed lease payments	$	49,434		$	21,148
Discount due to interest		(6,507	)		(1,592)
Total lease liabilities	$	42,927		$	19,556
Less current maturities		(8,497	)		(6,822	)
Lease liabilities, excluding current maturities	$	34,430		$	12,734

As of

December 28, 2019,

we have entered into certain operating leases that have

not

yet commenced and which will result in annual fixed lease payments that range from

$1.0

million to

$1.3

million for a

10

-year period.

Our Ceiba Textiles manufacturing facility is leased under an operating lease arrangement with a Honduran company, of which we own

31%

of the outstanding capital stock of the lessor at

December 28, 2019.

During the

three

-months ended

December 28, 2019,

and

December 29, 2018,

we paid approximately

$0.4

million in lease payments under this arrangement.

As of

December 28, 2019,

we recorded

$42.0

million of operating lease ROU assets, which were reflected within Operating lease assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and

$23.9

million of finance lease ROU assets, which were reflected within Property, plant, and equipment, net in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The weighted average remaining lease terms for our operating leases and finance leases were approximately

7

 years and

4

 years, respectively, as of

December 28, 2019.

The components of total lease cost were as follows for the

three

months ended

December 28, 2019, (

in thousands):

Operating lease cost	$	2,750
Finance leases - amortization of ROU assets		768
Finance leases - interest		235
Variable lease costs		410
Total lease cost	$	4,163

Total rent expense recognized during the

three

months ended

December 29, 2018,

prior to the adoption of ASC

842,

was

$0.3

million.

Operating cash outflows for operating lease payments during the

three

months ended

December 28, 2019,

was

$2.6

million.  Financing cash outflows for finance lease payments during the

three

months ended

December 28, 2019,

was

$1.5

million.  Operating cash outflows for interest payments for finance leases during the

three

months ended

December 28, 2019,

was

$0.2

million.

ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease and finance lease liabilities during the

three

months ended

December 28, 2019,

were

$0.5

million and

$1.8

million, respectively. During the

three

-month period ended

December 29, 2018,

ROU assets obtained for finance lease liabilities were

$4.6

million.

We do

not

have significant leasing transactions in which we are the lessor.

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Note M - Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Teeshirt Ink, Inc [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total	$ 8.5	$ 8.9
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability	0.4
Salt Life Acquisition [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total	$ 0.2	$ 0.2

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Note O - Repurchase of Common Stock (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		240 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount				$ 60,000
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	0		3,498,962
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method		$ 1,711	$ 50,500
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount	$ 9,500		$ 9,500

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 433	$ 605
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $596 and $327, respectively	54,819	59,337
Other receivables	658	1,550
Inventories, net	197,315	179,107
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,698	2,999
Total current assets	256,923	243,598
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $84,285 and $81,807, respectively	61,255	61,404
Goodwill	37,897	37,897
Intangible assets, net	21,155	21,607
Deferred income taxes	1,514	1,514
Operating lease assets	41,996
Equity method investment	10,689	10,388
Other assets	2,584	1,580
Total assets	434,013	377,988
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	57,291	52,320
Accrued expenses	16,798	20,791
Current portion of contingent consideration	2,700	2,790
Current portion of finance leases	6,822	6,434
Current portion of operating leases	8,497
Current portion of long-term debt	7,337	6,540
Total current liabilities	99,445	88,875
Long-term income taxes payable	3,875	3,977
Long-term contingent consideration	5,970	6,304
Long-term finance leases, less current maturities	12,734	12,836
Long-term operating leases, less current maturities	34,430
Long-term debt, less current maturities	120,468	109,296
Deferred income taxes	1,561	1,519
Other non-current liabilities	1,119	1,293
Total liabilities	279,602	224,100
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock—$0.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
Common stock —$0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 9,646,972 shares issued, and 6,988,823 and 6,921,417 shares outstanding as of December 28, 2019, and September 28, 2019, respectively	96	96
Additional paid-in capital	58,825	59,855
Retained earnings	137,860	136,937
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(838)	(969)
Treasury stock —2,658,149 and 2,725,555 shares as of December 28, 2019, and September 28, 2019, respectively	(41,119)	(41,750)
Equity attributable to Delta Apparel, Inc.	154,824	154,169
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest	(413)	(281)
Total equity	154,411	153,888
Total liabilities and equity	$ 434,013	$ 377,988

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Note D - Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Net sales	$ 95,889	$ 101,675
Sales in percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Delta Group [Member]
Net sales	$ 88,950	$ 94,391
Salt Life Group [Member]
Net sales	6,939	7,284
Retail [Member]
Net sales	$ 1,234	$ 1,012
Sales in percentage	1.00%	1.00%
Retail [Member] | Delta Group [Member]
Sales in percentage	0.30%	0.40%
Retail [Member] | Salt Life Group [Member]
Sales in percentage	13.50%	9.30%
Ecommerce [Member]
Net sales	$ 1,683	$ 1,582
Sales in percentage	2.00%	2.00%
Ecommerce [Member] | Delta Group [Member]
Sales in percentage	0.30%	0.40%
Ecommerce [Member] | Salt Life Group [Member]
Sales in percentage	20.70%	17.20%
Wholesale [Member]
Net sales	$ 92,972	$ 99,081
Sales in percentage	97.00%	97.00%
Wholesale [Member] | Delta Group [Member]
Sales in percentage	99.40%	99.20%
Wholesale [Member] | Salt Life Group [Member]
Sales in percentage	65.80%	73.50%

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Note M - Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block]

		Notational
	Effective Date	Amount	Fixed LIBOR Rate	Maturity Date
Interest Rate Swap	July 19, 2017	$10.0 million	1.99%	May 10, 2021
Interest Rate Swap	July 25, 2018	$20.0 million	3.18%	July 25, 2023

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

	December 28,			September 28,
	2019			2019
Deferred tax liabilities	$	280		$	324
Other non-current liabilities		(1,118	)		(1,293	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(838	)	$	(969	)

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

	Fair Value Measurements Using
				Quoted Prices in		Significant Other			Significant
				Active Markets for		Observable			Unobservable
				Identical Assets		Inputs			Inputs
Period Ended	Total			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
Interest Rate Swaps
December 28, 2019	$	(1,118	)		—	$	(1,118	)		—
September 28, 2019	$	(1,293	)		—	$	(1,293	)		—
Contingent Consideration
December 28, 2019	$	(8,670	)		—		—		$	(8,670	)
September 28, 2019	$	(9,094	)		—		—		$	(9,094	)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2018	9,646,972				2,737,526
Balance at Sep. 29, 2018	$ 96	$ 61,979	$ 128,695	$ 136	$ (40,881)	$ 93	$ 150,118
Net earnings (loss)			(1,149)				(1,149)
Other comprehensive loss				(373)			(373)
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest						(76)	(76)
Vested stock awards (in shares)					(153,472)
Vested stock awards		(3,983)			$ 1,867		(2,116)
Stock based compensation		662					662
Purchase of common stock					$ (1,711)		(1,711)
Vested stock awards (in shares)					153,472
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 29, 2018	9,646,972				2,676,202
Balance at Dec. 29, 2018	$ 96	58,658	127,546	(237)	$ (40,725)	17	$ 145,355
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 28, 2019	9,646,972				2,725,555		6,921,417
Balance at Sep. 28, 2019	$ 96	59,855	136,937	(969)	$ (41,750)	(281)	$ 153,888
Net earnings (loss)			923				923
Other comprehensive loss				131			131
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest						(132)	(132)
Vested stock awards (in shares)					67,406
Vested stock awards		(1,615)			$ 631		(984)
Stock based compensation		585					$ 585
Vested stock awards (in shares)					(67,406)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 28, 2019	9,646,972				2,658,149		6,988,823
Balance at Dec. 28, 2019	$ 96	$ 58,825	$ 137,860	$ (838)	$ (41,119)	$ (413)	$ 154,411

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Note D - Revenue Recognition

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]

 

Note D—Revenue Recognition

We only recognize revenue to the extent that it is probable that we will

not

recognize a significant reversal of revenue when the uncertainties related to the variability are ultimately resolved. In determining our estimates for discounts, allowances, chargebacks, and returns, we consider historical and current trends, agreements with our customers and retailer performance. We record these discounts, returns and allowances as a reduction to net sales in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and as a refund liability in our accrued expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the estimated value of inventory expected to be returned in prepaid and other current assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of 

December 28, 2019,

and

September 28, 2019,

there was

$1.1

million and

$1.0

million, respectively, in refund liabilities for customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts within accrued expenses.

Our revenue streams consist of wholesale, direct-to-consumer ecommerce and retail stores which are included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The table below identifies the amount and percentage of net sales by distribution channel (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2019					December 29, 2018
	$		%			$		%
Retail	$	1,234		1	%	$	1,012		1	%
Direct-to-consumer ecommerce		1,683		2	%		1,582		2	%
Wholesale		92,972		97	%		99,081		97	%
Net Sales	$	95,889		100	%	$	101,675		100	%

The table below provides net sales by reportable segment (in thousands) and the percentage of net sales by distribution channel for each reportable segment:

	First Quarter Fiscal Year 2020
						Direct-to-Consumer
	Net Sales		Retail			ecommerce			Wholesale
Delta Group	$	88,950		0.3	%		0.3	%		99.4	%
Salt Life Group		6,939		13.5	%		20.7	%		65.8	%
Total	$	95,889

	First Quarter Fiscal Year 2019
						Direct-to-Consumer
	Net Sales		Retail			ecommerce			Wholesale
Delta Group	$	94,391		0.4	%		0.4	%		99.2	%
Salt Life Group		7,284		9.3	%		17.2	%		73.5	%
Total	$	101,675

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Note H - Selling, General and Administrative Expense

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Selling General And Administrative Expense [Text Block]

Note H—Selling, General and Administrative Expense

We include in selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses the costs incurred subsequent to the receipt of finished goods at our distribution facilities, such as the cost of stocking, warehousing, picking, packing, and shipping goods for delivery to our customers. Distribution costs included in SG&A expenses totaled

$4.9

million and

$4.2

million for the

three

-month periods ended

December 28, 2019

, and

December 29, 2018

, respectively. In addition, SG&A expenses include costs related to sales associates, administrative personnel, advertising and marketing expenses and other general and administrative expenses.

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Note L - Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Note L—Income Taxes

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of

2017

(the “New Tax Legislation”) was enacted on

December 22, 2017,

which significantly revised the U.S. corporate income tax code by, among other things, lowering federal corporate income tax rates, implementing a modified territorial tax system and imposing a repatriation tax ("transition tax") on deemed repatriated cumulative earnings of foreign subsidiaries which will be paid over

eight

years. In addition, new taxes were imposed related to foreign income, including a tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) as well as a limitation on the deduction for business interest expense (“Section

163

(j)"). GILTI is the excess of the shareholder’s net controlled foreign corporations ("CFC") net tested income over the net deemed tangible income.  The Section

163

(j) limitation does

not

allow the amount of deductible interest to exceed the sum of the taxpayer's business interest income,

30%

of the taxpayer’s adjusted taxable income, and the taxpayer’s floor plan financing interest expense for the year. We have included in our calculation of our effective tax rate the estimated impact of GILTI and Section

163

(j) which were effective for us beginning in fiscal year

2019.

We have elected to account for the tax on GILTI as a period cost and, therefore, do

not

record deferred taxes related to GILTI on our foreign subsidiaries.

Our effective income tax rate on operations for the

three

-month period ended

December 28, 2019,

was

5.2%

compared to a rate of

28.9%

in the same period of the prior year and an effective rate of

5.5%

for fiscal year

2019.

We benefit from having income in foreign jurisdictions that are either exempt from income taxes or have tax rates that are lower than those in the United States. However, changes in the mix of U.S. taxable income compared to profits in tax-free or lower-tax jurisdictions can have a significant impact on our overall effective tax rate.  In addition, the future impact of the New Tax Legislation

may

differ from historical amounts, possibly materially, due to, among other things, changes in interpretations and assumptions made regarding the New Tax Legislation, guidance that

may

be issued, and actions we

may

take as a result of the New Tax Legislation.

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Note M - Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements - Outstanding Instruments (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Interest Rate Swap Maturing May 10, 2021 [Member]
National amount	$ 10
Fixed LIBOR Rate	1.99%
Interest Rate Swap Maturing July 25, 2023 [Member]
National amount	$ 20
Fixed LIBOR Rate	3.18%

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Note P - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Jul. 02, 2011	Sep. 28, 2019
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			$ 600
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 37,897			$ 37,897
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total	500	$ 500
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Remainder of Fiscal Year	1,700
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	1,600
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	1,600
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	1,500
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	1,400
Delta Group [Member]
Goodwill, Ending Balance	18,000
Salt Life Group [Member]
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 19,900

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Note I - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 0.9	$ 0.6
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Upon Filing of Annual Report in 2021 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	60,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Upon Filing of Annual Report in 2019 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	54,750
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Upon Filing of Annual Report in 2018 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	205,000
Performance Shares [Member] | Upon Filing of Annual Report in 2021 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	60,000
Performance Shares [Member] | Upon Filing of Annual Report in 2019 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	78,106
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Paid in Common Stock	59,213
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Paid in Cash	18,893
Performance Shares [Member] | Upon Filing of Annual Report in 2018 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	42,000
The 2010 Stock Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	500,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total	$ 3.6
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	1 year 328 days

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Note G - Leases (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Sep. 28, 2019
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent	4.20%
Finance Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent	5.20%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	10 years
Operating Lease, Payments	$ 2,600
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	41,996
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 23,900
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term	7 years
Finance Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term	4 years
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net, Total		$ 300
Finance Lease, Principal Payments	$ 1,500
Finance Lease, Interest Payment on Liability	200
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability	500
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Finance Lease Liability	1,800	4,600
Ceiba Textiles Manufacturing Facility Leased With Honduran Company [Member]
Operating Lease, Payments		$ 400
Honduran Equity Method Investment [Member]
Operating Lease, Payments	$ 400
Honduran Equity Method Investment [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	31.00%
Minimum [Member]
Annual Operating Lease Payments	$ 1,000
Maximum [Member]
Annual Operating Lease Payments	$ 1,300

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Note P - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Note P—Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Components of intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 28, 2019							September 28, 2019
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net Value		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net Value		Economic Life
Goodwill	$	37,897	$	—		$	37,897	$	37,897	$	—		$	37,897	N/A
Intangibles:
Tradename/trademarks	$	16,090	$	(3,414	)	$	12,676	$	16,090	$	(3,278	)	$	12,812	20 – 30 yrs
Customer relationships		7,400		(1,178	)		6,222		7,400		(993	)		6,407	8 – 10 yrs
Technology		1,720		(1,335	)		385		1,720		(1,289	)		431	10 yrs
License agreements		2,100		(655	)		1,445		2,100		(630	)		1,470	15 – 30 yrs
Non-compete agreements		1,657		(1,230	)		427		1,657		(1,170	)		487	4 – 8.5 yrs
Total intangibles	$	28,967	$	(7,812	)	$	21,155	$	28,967	$	(7,360	)	$	21,607

Goodwill represents the acquired goodwill net of the

$0.6

million cumulative impairment losses recorded in fiscal year

2011.

The goodwill recorded on our financial statements is included in both of our segments, with

$18.0

 million and

$19.9

million included in the Delta Group and Salt Life Group, respectively.

Amortization expense for intangible assets was

$0.5

million for the

three

-month periods ended

December 28, 2019

, and

December 29, 2018

. Amortization expense is estimated to be approximately

$1.7

million for fiscal year

2020,

$1.6

million for each of fiscal years

2021

and 

2022,

$1.5

million for fiscal year

2023,

and approximately

$1.4

million for fiscal year 

2024.

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Note E - Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

	December 28, 2019		September 28, 2019
Raw materials	$	12,990	$	12,022
Work in process		15,811		17,765
Finished goods		168,514		149,320
	$	197,315	$	179,107