CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2024	Aug. 31, 2024
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 120,943	$ 125,364
Short-term restricted cash	3,309	1,383
Short-term investments	101,252	100,165
Receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $52 as of November 30, 2024 and August 31, 2024	23,606	18,847
Merchandise inventories	585,850	528,678
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $1,754 and $4,480 as of November 30, 2024 and August 31, 2024, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	57,564	57,910
Total current assets	892,524	832,347
Long-term restricted cash	12,209	9,564
Property and equipment, net	934,087	936,108
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	100,202	96,415
Goodwill	43,215	43,197
Deferred tax assets	34,801	36,618
Other non-current assets (includes $2,962 and $1,482 as of November 30, 2024 and August 31, 2024, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	63,767	61,563
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	6,877	6,882
Total Assets	2,087,682	2,022,694
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	7,764	8,007
Accounts payable	537,076	485,961
Accrued salaries and benefits	37,241	48,263
Deferred income	38,999	38,079
Income taxes payable	4,018	6,516
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $0 and $1,179 as of November 30, 2024 and August 31, 2024, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	52,898	50,035
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	7,519	7,370
Long-term debt, current portion	22,055	35,917
Total current liabilities	707,570	680,148
Deferred tax liability	1,048	1,644
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	4,712	4,762
Long-term operating lease liabilities	107,556	103,890
Long-term debt, net of current portion	93,567	94,443
Other long-term liabilities (includes $1,561 and $2,100 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $13,090 and $12,742 for post-employment plans as of November 30, 2024 and August 31, 2024, respectively)	14,651	14,842
Total Liabilities	929,104	899,729
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 32,633,540 and 32,570,858 shares issued and 30,662,345 and 30,635,556 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of November 30, 2024 and August 31, 2024, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	519,035	514,542
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(167,606)	(164,590)
Retained earnings	927,700	890,272
Less: treasury stock at cost, 1,971,195 shares as of November 30, 2024 and 1,935,302 shares as of August 31, 2024	(120,554)	(117,262)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,158,578	1,122,965
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 2,087,682	$ 2,022,694

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