Note 16 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Notes Tables

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Year ended September 30,
	2025			2024			2023
Current federal income tax expense	$	12,575			10,413			5,291
Current state income tax expense		2,516			2,408			1,311
Total current income tax expense		15,091			12,821			6,602
Deferred federal income tax benefit		(2,246	)		(3,283	)		(1,334	)
Deferred state income tax benefit		(362	)		(672	)		(141	)
Total deferred income tax benefit		(2,608	)		(3,955	)		(1,475	)
Total provision for income taxes	$	12,483			8,866			5,127

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Year ended September 30,
	2025			2024			2023
Statutory tax rate		21.0	%		21.0			21.0
State income taxes, net of federal income tax expense		2.9			2.9			3.1
Enhanced food deduction		(1.3	)		(1.9	)		(3.1	)
Deferred tax liability adjustment		0.3			0.8			—
Other, net		(1.7	)		(2.1	)		(2.9	)
Effective tax rate		21.2	%		20.7			18.1

Schedule of Classification of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	As of September 30,
	2025			2024
Long-term assets	$	—			—
Long-term liabilities		(7,863	)		(10,471	)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(7,863	)		(10,471	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	As of September 30,
	2025			2024
Deferred tax assets:
Trademarks	$	563			562
Finance lease liabilities		12,132			11,511
Operating lease liabilities		68,881			73,037
Research and experimental expenditures		855			955
Accrued paid time off		802			768
Equity compensation (1)		983			509
Other (1)		791			435
Gross deferred tax assets		85,007			87,777
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment		(15,790	)		(17,796	)
Finance lease assets		(10,461	)		(9,944	)
Operating lease assets		(63,442	)		(67,426	)
Leasehold improvements		(1,906	)		(1,919	)
Prepaid expenses (1)		(503	)		(635	)
Goodwill (1)		(737	)		(523	)
Other (1)		(31	)		(5	)
Gross deferred tax liabilities		(92,870	)		(98,248	)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(7,863	)		(10,471	)