v3.25.4
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2026
Income Taxes  
Schedule of components of loss before income tax benefit

The components of loss before income tax benefit consist of the following (in thousands):

  ​ ​ ​

Fiscal 2025

  ​ ​ ​

Fiscal 2024

  ​ ​ ​

Fiscal 2023

U.S.

$

(49,624)

$

(348,969)

$

(67,870)

Foreign

 

1,890

 

18,460

 

737

Total

$

(47,734)

$

(330,509)

$

(67,133)

Summary of income tax (benefit) expense

Income tax benefit consists of the following (in thousands):

  ​ ​ ​

Fiscal 2025

  ​ ​ ​

Fiscal 2024

  ​ ​ ​

Fiscal 2023

Current:

Federal

$

(3,375)

$

17,265

$

16,363

State

 

260

 

2,384

 

2,074

Foreign

 

454

 

200

 

7,023

Current income tax

 

(2,661)

 

19,849

 

25,460

Deferred:

Federal

 

(2,324)

 

(86,499)

 

(19,936)

State

 

(290)

 

(18,216)

 

(2,340)

Foreign

798

5,608

(4,119)

Deferred income tax

 

(1,816)

 

(99,107)

 

(26,395)

Income tax benefit

$

(4,477)

$

(79,258)

$

(935)

Schedule of income tax payments

The following table details our cash income tax payments, net of refunds, for fiscal 2025 (in thousands):

  ​ ​ ​

Fiscal 2025

U.S. federal (national) cash income tax payments, net of refunds

$

3,000

U.S. state cash income tax payments, net of refunds:

North Carolina

527

Illinois

360

All other states

174

Total U.S. state cash income tax payments, net of refunds

1,061

Foreign cash income tax payments, net of refunds:

Canada

1,002

Mexico

704

Total foreign cash income tax payments, net of refunds

1,706

Total cash income tax payments, net of refunds

$

5,767

Schedule of valuation allowance

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Fiscal 2025

U.S. federal (national) cash income tax payments, net of refunds

$

3,000

U.S. state cash income tax payments, net of refunds:

North Carolina

527

Illinois

360

All other states

174

Total U.S. state cash income tax payments, net of refunds

1,061

Foreign cash income tax payments, net of refunds:

Canada

1,002

Mexico

704

Total foreign cash income tax payments, net of refunds

1,706

Total cash income tax payments, net of refunds

$

5,767

Schedule of reconciliation of income taxes

Fiscal 2025

Tax Effect

Rate Effect

U.S. federal statutory rate

$

(10,024)

21.00

%

Domestic, state and local income taxes, net of federal benefit(1)

(225)

0.47

Foreign tax effects:

Mexico:

Return-to-provision adjustments

578

(1.21)

Other

226

(0.47)

Other foreign jurisdictions

337

(0.71)

Effects of cross-border tax laws:

Foreign branch income

1,283

(2.69)

IRC Section 987 pre-transition loss amortization

(1,798)

3.77

Global intangible low tax income

813

(1.70)

Tax credits:

Foreign tax credits

(690)

1.44

R&D tax credits

(274)

0.57

Changes in valuation allowances

3,890

(8.15)

Non-taxable or non-deductible items:

Non-deductible officers' compensation

598

(1.25)

Share-based compensation shortfall

1,551

(3.25)

Other

(293)

0.61

Changes in unrecognized tax benefits

(206)

0.43

Other adjustments

(243)

0.51

Effective tax rate

$

(4,477)

9.38

%

(1)State taxes in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Georgia represent 50% of the tax effect in this line item.

Fiscal 2024

Fiscal 2023

Federal income tax provision at statutory rate

21.0

%  

21.0

%

Increase (decrease):

State and local taxes, net of federal benefits

3.6

3.4

Foreign income taxed at different rates, net of foreign tax credits

0.1

(0.8)

Permanent differences

(0.6)

(0.3)

Deferred tax adjustment related to Back to Nature divestiture

10.4

Changes in tax rates

(0.9)

(3.7)

Tax credits

0.1

0.4

Valuation allowance

0.6

(31.4)

Other

0.1

2.4

Total

24.0

%  

1.4

%

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below (in thousands):

  ​ ​ ​

January 3,

  ​ ​ ​

December 28,

2026

2024

Deferred tax assets:

Accounts receivable, principally due to allowance

$

220

$

270

Inventories, principally due to additional costs capitalized for tax purposes

 

6,491

 

986

Operating lease liabilities

12,321

13,440

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

2,948

 

10,573

Capital loss, net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards

 

24,510

 

23,921

Interest expense deductions limitation

69,608

72,689

Unrealized losses

3,234

431

Gross deferred tax assets

 

119,332

 

122,310

Valuation allowances

(25,822)

(21,221)

Deferred tax assets, net

93,510

101,089

Deferred tax liabilities:

Property, plant and equipment

 

(20,429)

 

(25,454)

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

(218,522)

 

(217,335)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(396)

 

(3,482)

Operating lease right-of-use assets

(12,229)

(13,525)

Gross deferred tax liabilities

 

(251,576)

 

(259,796)

Net deferred tax liabilities

$

(158,066)

$

(158,707)

Summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination

United States—Federal

  ​ ​ ​

2022 and forward

United States—States

 

2021 and forward

Canada

 

2021 and forward

Mexico

2020 and forward