v3.26.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Provision for Income Taxes

The following table represents components of the provision for income taxes for fiscal years ended (in thousands):

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Current expense (benefit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

$

13,536

 

 

$

13,276

 

 

$

13,842

 

State and local

 

3,649

 

 

 

3,651

 

 

 

4,337

 

Total current

 

17,185

 

 

 

16,927

 

 

 

18,179

 

Deferred expense (benefit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

(689

)

 

 

(1,328

)

 

 

(1,133

)

State and local

 

(529

)

 

 

(367

)

 

 

(520

)

Total deferred

 

(1,218

)

 

 

(1,695

)

 

 

(1,653

)

Total provision for income taxes

$

15,967

 

 

$

15,232

 

 

$

16,526

 

 

Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Amounts and Rate to Actual Effective Amount and Rate on Income from Continuing Operations The following table presents the required disclosures pursuant to ASU 2023-09 and reconciles the U.S. federal statutory amounts and rate to our actual effective amount and rate on income from continuing operations for fiscal year 2026.

 

 

2026

 

 

% of Pretax Income

 

U.S. statutory federal income tax

$

12,305

 

 

 

21.0

%

State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

 

2,468

 

 

 

4.2

%

Effect of changes in tax estimates and other discrete items

 

502

 

 

 

0.9

%

Change in valuation allowance

 

388

 

 

 

0.7

%

Nondeductible executive compensation limitation (IRC Section 162(m))

 

276

 

 

 

0.5

%

Other nontaxable or nondeductible items

 

29

 

 

 

0.1

%

Changes in unrecognized tax benefits (FIN 48)

 

18

 

 

 

0.0

%

Other items

 

(19

)

 

 

0.0

%

Provision for income taxes

$

15,967

 

 

 

27.3

%

The following table presents the required disclosures prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09 and reconciles the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the fiscal years ended:

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

Statutory rate

 

21.0

 

%

 

21.0

 

%

Provision for state income taxes, net of federal
   income tax benefit

 

4.5

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

Federal true-up

 

0.2

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

Stock compensation and Section 162(m) limitation

 

1.7

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

27.4

 

%

 

28.0

 

%

Summary of Cash Paid for Income Taxes Net of Refunds Received The amounts of cash income taxes paid by the Company were as follows:

Income Taxes Paid

2026

 

Federal

$

12,818

 

State and local

 

3,722

 

Total cash taxes paid

$

16,540

 

Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are summarized as follows (in thousands) for fiscal years ended:

 

Deferred tax assets

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Allowance for credit losses

$

386

 

 

$

388

 

 

$

385

 

Inventories

 

1,422

 

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

1,128

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

1,449

 

 

 

1,226

 

 

 

712

 

Pension and noncurrent employee compensation

 

343

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

952

 

   benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property tax

 

250

 

 

 

216

 

 

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

2,522

 

 

 

2,567

 

 

 

2,529

 

Net operating loss and foreign tax credits

 

515

 

 

 

542

 

 

 

878

 

Other

 

263

 

 

 

309

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

7,150

 

 

 

6,570

 

 

 

6,584

 

Less: valuation allowance

 

(862

)

 

 

(474

)

 

 

(408

)

Total deferred tax assets, net

$

6,288

 

 

$

6,096

 

 

$

6,176

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

$

917

 

 

$

1,535

 

 

$

3,137

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

10,086

 

 

 

9,774

 

 

 

9,739

 

Right-of-use assets

 

2,493

 

 

 

2,525

 

 

 

2,466

 

Other

 

101

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

139

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

$

13,597

 

 

$

13,937

 

 

$

15,481

 

Net deferred income tax liabilities

$

7,309

 

 

$

7,841

 

 

$

9,305

 

Reconciliation of Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits A reconciliation of the change in the unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal years ended 2026 and 2025 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Balance at March 1, 2025

 

$

165

 

 

$

238

 

 

$

202

 

Additions based on tax positions

 

 

299

 

 

 

 

 

 

66

 

Reductions due to lapses of statues of limitations

 

 

 

 

 

(73

)

 

 

(30

)

Balance at February 28, 2026

 

$

464

 

 

$

165

 

 

$

238