Income Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Jan. 03, 2026 |
| Income Taxes |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Schedule of valuation allowance |
| | | | | | 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 |
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| 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 | % |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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