Note 6 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 01, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 1,		July 2,		July 1,		July 2,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Compensation expense	$	78	$	97	$	585	$	563

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	Nine Months Ended
	July 1,			July 2,
	2017			2016
Risk-free interest rate		2.03	%		1.39	%
Dividend yield		0.33	%		0.53	%
Expected volatility		38.79	%		39.23	%
Expected term (in years)		5.12			5.75

Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

											Contractual		Aggregate
	Options			Exercise Price Per Share							Term - Weighted		Intrinsic
	Outstanding								Weighted		Average		Value
	(in thousands)			Range					Average		(in years)		(in thousands)
Outstanding at October 1, 2016		371		$	9.16	-	$	34.49	$	20.81
Granted		36			37.06	-		37.06		37.06
Exercised		(67	)		9.16	-		23.95		19.05			$	1,212
Outstanding at July 1, 2017		340			9.16	-		37.06		22.88		7.55		3,638
Vested and anticipated to vest in the future at July 1, 2017		335								22.84		7.54		3,605
Exercisable at July 1, 2017		135								17.37		6.06		2,103

Schedule of RSU Grants and Compensation Expense [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 1,		July 2,		July 1,		July 2,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Restricted stock unit grants:
Units		-		-		19		43
Market value	$	-	$	-	$	690	$	1,027
Compensation expense		132		148		758		958

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

				Weighted
	Restricted			Average
	Stock Units			Grant Date
(Unit amounts in thousands)	Outstanding			Fair Value
Balance, October 1, 2016		145		$	22.35
Granted		19			37.06
Released		(31	)		20.39
Balance, July 1, 2017		133			24.88