Note 2 - Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

2

. PROPERTY

, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	(In thousands)
	July 28, 2018			April 28, 2018
Land	$	9,500		$	9,500
Buildings and improvements		56,957			56,947
Machinery and equipment		200,248			194,241
Total		266,705			260,688
Less accumulated depreciation		(178,097	)		(174,881	)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	88,608		$	85,807

Depreciation expense was

$3.4

million for the

three

months ended

July 28, 2018

and

$3.0

million for the

three

months ended

July 29, 2017.