QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Quarterly Financial Information

The following table sets forth selected financial information for all of the quarters, consisting of 13 weeks during the years ended December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019, respectively, (in thousands, except per share data):

	First				Second				Third				Fourth
	2020		2019		2020		2019		2020		2019		2020		2019
Net sales	$	1,032,062	$	1,015,125	$	1,242,001	$	1,239,817	$	1,486,227	$	1,163,026	$	1,393,708	$	998,041
Gross profit		167,236		154,267		204,931		186,726		241,074		187,270		187,055		157,255
Net earnings		40,570		36,002		69,694		55,145		78,861		52,581		64,757		38,676
Net earnings attributable to controlling interest		40,159		35,540		66,463		54,515		77,204		51,859		62,952		37,736
Basic earnings per share		0.65		0.58		1.08		0.88		1.25		0.84		1.02		0.61
Diluted earnings per share		0.65		0.58		1.08		0.88		1.25		0.84		1.02		0.61