Income Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Feb. 28, 2026 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Components of Provision for Income Taxes |
The following table represents components of the provision for income taxes for fiscal years ended (in thousands):
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2026 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Current expense (benefit): |
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Federal |
$ |
13,536 |
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$ |
13,276 |
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$ |
13,842 |
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State and local |
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3,649 |
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3,651 |
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|
4,337 |
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Total current |
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17,185 |
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16,927 |
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18,179 |
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Deferred expense (benefit): |
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Federal |
|
(689 |
) |
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|
(1,328 |
) |
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(1,133 |
) |
State and local |
|
(529 |
) |
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(367 |
) |
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|
(520 |
) |
Total deferred |
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(1,218 |
) |
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(1,695 |
) |
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|
(1,653 |
) |
Total provision for income taxes |
$ |
15,967 |
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|
$ |
15,232 |
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|
$ |
16,526 |
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| 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.
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2026 |
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% of Pretax Income |
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U.S. statutory federal income tax |
$ |
12,305 |
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21.0 |
% |
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |
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2,468 |
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|
4.2 |
% |
Effect of changes in tax estimates and other discrete items |
|
502 |
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|
|
0.9 |
% |
Change in valuation allowance |
|
388 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
% |
Nondeductible executive compensation limitation (IRC Section 162(m)) |
|
276 |
|
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0.5 |
% |
Other nontaxable or nondeductible items |
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29 |
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|
|
0.1 |
% |
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits (FIN 48) |
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18 |
|
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|
0.0 |
% |
Other items |
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(19 |
) |
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|
0.0 |
% |
Provision for income taxes |
$ |
15,967 |
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|
|
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:
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Statutory rate |
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21.0 |
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% |
|
21.0 |
|
% |
Provision for state income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |
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4.5 |
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4.3 |
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Federal true-up |
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0.2 |
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1.8 |
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Stock compensation and Section 162(m) limitation |
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1.7 |
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0.9 |
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27.4 |
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% |
|
28.0 |
|
% |
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| Summary of Cash Paid for Income Taxes Net of Refunds Received |
The amounts of cash income taxes paid by the Company were as follows:
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Income Taxes Paid |
2026 |
|
Federal |
$ |
12,818 |
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State and local |
|
3,722 |
|
Total cash taxes paid |
$ |
16,540 |
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| 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:
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Deferred tax assets |
2026 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
|
Allowance for credit losses |
$ |
386 |
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$ |
388 |
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$ |
385 |
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Inventories |
|
1,422 |
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|
1,169 |
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|
1,128 |
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Employee compensation and benefits |
|
1,449 |
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|
1,226 |
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|
712 |
|
Pension and noncurrent employee compensation |
|
343 |
|
|
|
153 |
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|
952 |
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benefits |
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Property tax |
|
250 |
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|
216 |
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|
— |
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Operating lease liabilities |
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2,522 |
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2,567 |
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|
2,529 |
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Net operating loss and foreign tax credits |
|
515 |
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|
542 |
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|
878 |
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Other |
|
263 |
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|
309 |
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— |
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Total deferred tax assets |
|
7,150 |
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|
6,570 |
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|
6,584 |
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Less: valuation allowance |
|
(862 |
) |
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(474 |
) |
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|
(408 |
) |
Total deferred tax assets, net |
$ |
6,288 |
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$ |
6,096 |
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$ |
6,176 |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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Property, plant and equipment |
$ |
917 |
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$ |
1,535 |
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$ |
3,137 |
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Goodwill and other intangible assets |
|
10,086 |
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|
9,774 |
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|
9,739 |
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Right-of-use assets |
|
2,493 |
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2,525 |
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|
2,466 |
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Other |
|
101 |
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|
103 |
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|
139 |
|
Total deferred tax liabilities |
$ |
13,597 |
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|
$ |
13,937 |
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$ |
15,481 |
|
Net deferred income tax liabilities |
$ |
7,309 |
|
|
$ |
7,841 |
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|
$ |
9,305 |
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| 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):
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2026 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Balance at March 1, 2025 |
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$ |
165 |
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$ |
238 |
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$ |
202 |
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Additions based on tax positions |
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|
299 |
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— |
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|
66 |
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Reductions due to lapses of statues of limitations |
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— |
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(73 |
) |
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(30 |
) |
Balance at February 28, 2026 |
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$ |
464 |
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$ |
165 |
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$ |
238 |
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