Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2024

Note 3: Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, including money market securities, trading fixed income and equity securities held in its deferred compensation plan and the liability associated with its deferred compensation plan. There were no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the three months ended March 29, 2024 and March 31, 2023. Any transfers between fair value measurement levels would be recorded on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer. The fair value of these financial assets and liabilities was determined using the following inputs at March 29, 2024 (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Money market securities (1)	$	55,402	$	55,402	$	-	$	-
Fixed income trading securities held in deferred compensation plan (2)		44,669		44,669		-		-
Equity trading securities held in deferred compensation plan (2)		83,466	$	83,466		-		-
Total	$	183,537	$	183,537	$	-	$	-
Liabilities
Deferred compensation plan (3)		129,139		129,139		-		-
Total	$	129,139	$	129,139	$	-	$	-

(1) Included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(2) Included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and deferred compensation plan assets on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(3) Included in accrued payroll and employee benefits and deferred compensation plan liabilities on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The fair value of these certain financial assets and liabilities was determined using the following inputs at December 29, 2023 (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Money market securities (1)	$	54,686	$	54,686	$	-	$	-
Fixed income trading securities held in deferred compensation plan (2)		36,788		36,788		-		-
Equity trading securities held in deferred compensation plan (2)		78,399		78,399		-		-
Total	$	169,873	$	169,873	$	-	$	-
Liabilities
Deferred compensation plan (3)		116,564		116,564		-		-
Total	$	116,564	$	116,564	$	-	$	-

(1) Included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(2) Included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and deferred compensation plan assets on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(3) Included in accrued payroll and employee benefits and deferred compensation plan liabilities on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Money market securities as of March 29, 2024 and December 29, 2023 represent obligations of the United States Treasury. Fixed income and equity trading securities represent mutual funds held in the Company’s deferred compensation plan. See Note 6 for additional information about the Company’s deferred compensation plan.

Cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following as of March 29, 2024 (in thousands):


			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
Classified as current assets:
Cash	$	113,263	$	-	$	-	$	113,263
Cash equivalents:
Money market securities		55,402		-		-		55,402
Total cash equivalents		55,402		-		-		55,402
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	168,665	$	-	$	-	$	168,665

Cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following as of December 29, 2023 (in thousands):


	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
Classified as current assets:
Cash	$	132,464	$	-	$	-	$	132,464
Cash equivalents:
Money market securities		54,686		-		-		54,686
Total cash equivalents		54,686		-		-		54,686
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	187,150	$	-	$	-	$	187,150

At March 29, 2024 and December 29, 2023, the Company did not have any assets or liabilities valued using significant unobservable inputs.

The following financial instruments are not measured at fair value on the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 29, 2024 and December 29, 2023, but require disclosure of their fair values: accounts receivable, other assets and accounts payable. The estimated fair value of such instruments at March 29, 2024 and December 29, 2023 approximates their carrying value as reported on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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