Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 265,053	$ 256,233
Restricted cash	41	421
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,078 and $1,914, respectively	645,523	661,542
Contract assets	131,174	142,297
Inventories	1,518,729	1,562,037
Prepaid expenses and other	70,531	49,693
Total current assets	2,631,051	2,672,223
Property, plant and equipment, net	493,803	492,036
Operating lease right-of-use assets	63,106	69,363
Deferred income taxes	62,665	62,590
Other assets	26,032	24,960
Total non-current assets	645,606	648,949
Total assets	3,276,657	3,321,172
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	245,964	240,205
Accounts payable	627,427	646,610
Advanced payments from customers	716,172	760,351
Accrued salaries and wages	72,880	94,099
Other accrued liabilities	74,392	71,402
Total current liabilities	1,736,835	1,812,667
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion	192,025	190,853
Accrued income taxes payable	17,198	31,382
Long-term operating lease liabilities	33,915	38,552
Deferred income taxes	4,429	4,350
Other liabilities	32,493	28,986
Total non-current liabilities	280,060	294,123
Total liabilities	2,016,895	2,106,790
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized, 54,487 and 54,297 shares issued, respectively, and 27,470 and 27,466 shares outstanding, respectively	545	543
Additional paid-in capital	663,130	661,270
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 27,017 and 26,831 shares, respectively	(1,151,997)	(1,134,429)
Retained earnings	1,756,782	1,711,328
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,698)	(24,330)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,259,762	1,214,382
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 3,276,657	$ 3,321,172