Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2018	Apr. 29, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Net sales	$ 975,734	$ 826,918	$ 704,785
Cost of sales	584,599	500,841	463,348
Gross profit	391,135	326,077	241,437
Selling, general and administrative expenses	186,947	163,600	148,384
Interest expense	201	189	203
Other (income) expense - net	(1,502)	(537)	145
Income before income taxes	205,489	162,825	92,705
Provision for income taxes	55,715	55,780	31,507
Net income	149,774	107,045	61,198
Less preferred dividends and accretion			(238)
Earnings available to common shareholders	$ 149,774	$ 107,045	$ 60,960
Earnings per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 3.21	$ 2.30	$ 1.31
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.19	$ 2.29	$ 1.31
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	46,598	46,564	46,452
Diluted (in shares)	46,921	46,770	46,671