CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2025	Aug. 31, 2024
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 130,363	$ 125,364
Short-term restricted cash	3,476	1,383
Short-term investments	116,933	100,165
Receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $50 as of February 28, 2025 and $52 August 31, 2024, respectively	20,400	18,847
Merchandise inventories	549,687	528,678
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $0 and $4,480 as of February 28, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	54,284	57,910
Total current assets	875,143	832,347
Long-term restricted cash	11,665	9,564
Property and equipment, net	954,718	936,108
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	98,253	96,415
Goodwill	43,218	43,197
Deferred tax assets	36,462	36,618
Other non-current assets (includes $1,116 and $1,482 as of February 28, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	66,346	61,563
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	6,860	6,882
Total Assets	2,092,665	2,022,694
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	15,340	8,007
Accounts payable	497,732	485,961
Accrued salaries and benefits	38,258	48,263
Deferred income	43,411	38,079
Income taxes payable	4,730	6,516
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $217 and $1,179 as of February 28, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	57,348	50,035
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	7,314	7,370
Dividends payable	19,411	0
Long-term debt, current portion	18,261	35,917
Total current liabilities	701,805	680,148
Deferred tax liability	854	1,644
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	4,719	4,762
Long-term operating lease liabilities	106,414	103,890
Long-term debt, net of current portion	88,850	94,443
Other long-term liabilities (includes $4,013 and $2,100 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $13,424 and $12,742 for post-employment plans as of February 28, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively)	17,437	14,842
Total Liabilities	920,079	899,729
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 32,689,572 and 32,570,858 shares issued and 30,756,551 and 30,635,556 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of February 28, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	519,564	514,542
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(160,640)	(164,590)
Retained earnings	932,673	890,272
Less: treasury stock at cost, 1,933,021 shares as of February 28, 2025 and 1,935,302 shares as of August 31, 2024	(119,014)	(117,262)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,172,586	1,122,965
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 2,092,665	$ 2,022,694

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