Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 24, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 49,581	$ 35,181
Marketable securities held to maturity	0	4,011
Accounts receivable, net	198,129	208,178
Inventories	171,539	180,473
Prepaid expenses and other	10,963	16,794
Total current assets	430,212	444,637
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	960,198	860,050
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	574,295	524,683
Property, plant and equipment, net	385,903	335,367
Other assets
Goodwill	185,070	184,420
Other intangible assets, net	183,529	191,732
Marketable securities available for sale	0	5,708
Operating lease right-of-use assets	88,868	51,137
Other	3,654	3,965
Total other assets	461,121	436,962
Total Assets	1,277,236	1,216,966
Current Liabilities
Current finance lease liabilities	201	124
Accounts payable	90,758	108,146
Accrued insurance liability	15,743	15,678
Accrued liabilities	14,214	9,214
Current operating lease liabilities	16,478	13,524
Accrued compensation expense	23,341	21,700
Dividends payable	14,209	13,453
Total current liabilities	174,944	181,839
Long-term debt	27,000	55,000
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	600	254
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	77,631	42,660
Deferred income taxes	81,310	70,407
Other long-term liabilities	4,233	3,637
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 19,332,000 and 19,219,000 respectively	114,556	94,026
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10,166)	(13,713)
Retained Earnings	807,128	782,856
Total stockholders' equity	911,518	863,169
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 1,277,236	$ 1,216,966