Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2025	Apr. 30, 2024
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 326,662	$ 206,482
Receivables	180,746	151,793
Inventories	480,034	428,722
Prepaid and other current assets	24,641	25,791
Income taxes receivable	770	17,066
Total current assets	1,012,853	829,854
Property and equipment, at cost
Land	1,429,673	1,281,408
Buildings, land improvements and leasehold improvements	3,539,550	3,003,191
Machinery and equipment	3,314,403	3,052,798
Finance lease right-of-use assets	120,670	106,837
Construction in process	131,151	109,048
Property and equipment, at cost	8,535,447	7,553,282
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	3,122,203	2,883,925
Net property and equipment	5,413,244	4,669,357
Other assets, net	120,082	79,740
Operating lease right-of-use assets	417,046	115,819
Goodwill	1,244,893	652,663
Total assets	8,208,118	6,347,433
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	94,925	53,181
Accounts payable	620,447	569,527
Accrued expenses
Wages and related taxes	80,633	95,821
Property taxes	59,843	54,009
Insurance accruals	41,328	27,323
Operating lease liabilities	14,647	4,069
Other	189,870	149,536
Total current liabilities	1,101,693	953,466
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current maturities	2,413,620	1,582,758
Deferred income taxes	646,905	596,850
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	434,707	111,100
Insurance accruals, net of current portion	33,143	30,046
Other long-term liabilities	69,380	57,832
Total liabilities	4,699,448	3,332,052
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, no par value, none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value, 37,119,083 and 37,008,488 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively	49,605	27,453
Retained earnings	3,459,065	2,987,928
Total shareholders’ equity	3,508,670	3,015,381
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 8,208,118	$ 6,347,433