Note 2 - Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jan. 26, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

2

. PROPERTY

, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	(In thousands)
	January 26, 2019			April 28, 2018
Land	$	9,835		$	9,500
Buildings and improvements		57,090			56,947
Machinery and equipment		220,609			194,241
Total		287,534			260,688
Less accumulated depreciation		(183,809	)		(174,881	)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	103,725		$	85,807

Depreciation expense was

$3.2

million and

$9.5

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

January 26, 2019,

respectively, and

$2.7

million and

$8.8

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

January 27, 2018,

respectively.