Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 28, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 73,394	$ 49,581
Accounts receivable, net	189,233	198,129
Inventories	173,141	171,539
Prepaid expenses and other	14,646	10,963
Total current assets	450,414	430,212
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	1,012,043	960,198
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	620,858	574,295
Property, plant and equipment, net	391,185	385,903
Other assets
Goodwill	185,070	185,070
Other intangible assets, net	182,256	183,529
Operating lease right-of-use assets	152,383	88,868
Other	3,793	3,654
Total other assets	523,502	461,121
Total Assets	1,365,101	1,277,236
Current Liabilities
Current finance lease liabilities	243	201
Accounts payable	89,268	90,758
Accrued insurance liability	16,933	15,743
Accrued liabilities	10,063	14,214
Current operating lease liabilities	19,063	16,478
Accrued compensation expense	23,325	23,341
Dividends payable	15,178	14,209
Total current liabilities	174,073	174,944
Long-term debt	0	27,000
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	445	600
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	140,751	77,631
Deferred income taxes	87,824	81,310
Other long-term liabilities	5,038	4,233
Commitments and Contingencies
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 19,460,000 and 19,332,000 respectively	136,516	114,556
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(15,299)	(10,166)
Retained Earnings	835,753	807,128
Total stockholders' equity	956,970	911,518
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 1,365,101	$ 1,277,236