Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2023	Apr. 30, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 378,869	$ 158,878
Receivables	120,547	108,028
Inventories	376,085	396,199
Prepaid expenses	22,107	17,859
Income taxes receivable	23,347	44,071
Total current assets	920,955	725,035
Property and equipment, at cost
Land	1,151,812	1,097,985
Buildings and leasehold improvements	2,629,795	2,445,509
Machinery and equipment	2,783,802	2,695,366
Finance lease right-of-use assets	99,764	75,060
Construction in process	169,796	92,331
Property and equipment, at cost	6,834,969	6,406,251
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,620,149	2,425,709
Net property and equipment	4,214,820	3,980,542
Other assets, net of amortization	192,153	187,219
Goodwill	615,342	612,934
Total assets	5,943,270	5,505,730
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	52,861	24,466
Accounts payable	560,546	588,783
Accrued expenses
Wages and related taxes	78,791	87,022
Property taxes	51,109	47,556
Insurance accruals	$ 28,856	$ 25,795
Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Other Liabilities	Other Liabilities
Other	$ 154,962	$ 131,056
Total current liabilities	927,125	904,678
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current maturities	1,620,513	1,663,403
Deferred income taxes	543,598	520,472
Insurance accruals, net of current portion	32,312	27,957
Other long-term liabilities	159,056	148,382
Total liabilities	3,282,604	3,264,892
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, no par value, none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value, 37,263,248 and 37,111,667 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively	110,037	79,412
Retained earnings	2,550,629	2,161,426
Total shareholders’ equity	2,660,666	2,240,838
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 5,943,270	$ 5,505,730