Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2026

Inventories [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

NOTE 4 - INVENTORIES

Inventories are valued using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs existing at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations must necessarily be based on management's estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs. Because these are subject to many factors beyond management's control, interim results are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.

Inventories consist of the following:

	March 28, 2026			December 31, 2025
Inventory at FIFO
Finished products	$	8,780		$	10,993
Materials and work in process		94,070			102,173
Gross inventories		102,850			113,166
Less:  LIFO reserve		(67,886	)		(67,058	)
Less:  excess and obsolescence reserve		(2,715	)		(3,227	)
Net inventories	$	32,249		$	42,881