INVENTORIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2024

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

The Company values inventory at the lower of cost (determined using the first-in first-out method) or net realizable value. Inventories at the end of the respective periods consisted of the following:

	March 29, 2024		September 29, 2023		March 31, 2023
Raw materials	$	119,981	$	114,467	$	121,836
Finished goods	129,220		147,007		114,835
	$	249,201	$	261,474	$	236,671

The Company’s inventory levels have been significantly impacted over recent periods in connection with swings in demand for the Company’s products and supply chain availability of certain materials and components coming out of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. See below under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for additional discussion on the impact of recent fluctuations in the Company’s net sales, including changes in demand for the Company’s products, on the Company’s inventory balances.