Note 12 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	September 2021					September 2020
	Number of Units			Weighted average grant date fair value		Number of Units			Weighted average grant date fair value
Units outstanding, beginning of fiscal period		406,000		$	20.16		283,500		$	19.78
Units granted		12,000		$	30.80		294,000		$	20.72
Units issued		(116,000	)	$	18.96		(132,858	)	$	22.13
Units forfeited		(42,000	)	$	25.17		(38,642	)	$	19.37
Units outstanding, end of fiscal period		260,000		$	20.38		406,000		$	20.16

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

Restricted Stock Units/Performance Units	Number of Units		Average Market Price on Date of Grant		Vesting Date*
Fiscal Year 2020 Performance Units		45,000	$	23.06	November 2021
Fiscal Year 2020 Restricted Units		95,000	$	17.42	November 2021
Fiscal Year 2020 Restricted Units		108,000	$	20.70	November 2022
Fiscal Year 2021 Restricted Units		12,000	$	30.80	November 2022
		260,000