Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 111,479	$ 90,962
Marketable securities held to maturity	21,048	59,113
Accounts receivable, net	132,342	124,553
Inventories	112,884	103,268
Prepaid expenses and other	5,044	3,936
Total current assets	382,797	381,832
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	697,517	653,889
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	454,844	426,308
Property, plant and equipment, net	242,673	227,581
Other assets
Goodwill	102,511	102,511
Other intangible assets, net	57,762	61,272
Marketable securities held to maturity	118,765	60,908
Marketable securities available for sale	24,743	30,260
Other	2,762	2,864
Total other assets	306,543	257,815
Total Assets	932,013	867,228
Current Liabilities
Current obligations under capital leases	324	340
Accounts payable	69,592	72,729
Accrued insurance liability	11,217	10,558
Accrued liabilities	8,031	7,753
Accrued compensation expense	20,297	19,826
Dividends payable	8,438	7,838
Total current liabilities	117,899	119,044
Long-term obligations under capital leases	753	904
Deferred income taxes	52,322	62,705
Other long-term liabilities	1,948	2,253
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,754,000 and 18,663,000 respectively	27,340	17,382
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,994)	(8,875)
Retained Earnings	743,745	673,815
Total stockholders' equity	759,091	682,322
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 932,013	$ 867,228