Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Net sales	$ 271,822	$ 259,198	$ 549,110	$ 524,243
Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs	195,040	187,371	393,591	379,391
Gross profit	76,782	71,827	155,519	144,852
Store expenses	59,605	58,422	118,941	118,752
Administrative expenses	8,172	6,358	15,465	13,662
Pre-opening expenses	141	341	225	530
Operating income	8,864	6,706	20,888	11,908
Interest expense, net	(545)	(603)	(1,089)	(1,113)
Income before income taxes	8,319	6,103	19,799	10,795
Provision for income taxes	(1,962)	(1,399)	(4,527)	(2,459)
Net income	$ 6,357	$ 4,704	$ 15,272	$ 8,336
Net income per share of common stock:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.21	$ 0.67	$ 0.37
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.21	$ 0.67	$ 0.37
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	22,660,477	22,581,916	22,650,123	22,570,305
Diluted (in shares)	22,819,526	22,737,646	22,790,114	22,715,098

Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs include the cost of inventory sold during the period (net of discounts and allowances), shipping and handling costs, distribution and supply chain costs (including the costs of our bulk food repackaging facility), buying costs, shrink and store occupancy costs. Store occupancy costs include rent payments, common area maintenance and real estate taxes. Depreciation expense included in cost of goods sold relates to depreciation for assets directly used at our bulk food repackaging facility.

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