Note 8 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 03, 2025

Notes Tables

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

	(In thousands)
	Fiscal			Fiscal		Fiscal
	2025			2024		2023
Current	$	58,192		$	49,683	$	48,287
Deferred		(449	)		3,433		(4,009	)
Total	$	57,743		$	53,116	$	44,278

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

	(In thousands)
	2025		2024
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses and other	$	3,944	$	3,923
Inventory and amortizable assets		532		575
Total deferred tax assets		4,476		4,498
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant, and equipment		24,468		25,002
Intangibles and other		3,018		2,743
Total deferred tax liabilities		27,486		27,745
Deferred tax liabilities, net	$	23,010	$	23,247

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

	Fiscal			Fiscal			Fiscal
	2025			2024			2023
Statutory federal income tax rate		21.0	%		21.0	%		21.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		2.8			2.8			2.9
Other differences		(.2	)		(.7	)		(.2	)
Effective income tax rate		23.6	%		23.1	%		23.7	%

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

	(In thousands)
	2025			2024			2023
Beginning balance	$	2,130		$	2,096		$	2,079
Increases due to current period tax positions		77			60			75
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitations and audit resolutions		(22	)		(26	)		(58	)
Ending balance	$	2,185		$	2,130		$	2,096