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Note 10 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 03, 2026
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

October 3,

   

September 27,

   

September 28,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2026

   

2025

   

2024

 

Provision for income taxes:

                       

Current:

                       

Federal

  $ 8,246     $ 12,257     $ 1,425  

State

    719       1,276       362  
      8,965       13,533       1,787  

Deferred:

                       

Federal

    (120 )     (782 )     3,843  

State

    (103 )     34       352  
      (223 )     (748 )     4,195  
                         

Income taxes

  $ 8,742     $ 12,785     $ 5,982  
                         

Effective income tax rate

    22.8 %     23.8 %     23.7 %
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

October 3, 2026

   

September 27, 2025

   

September 28, 2024

 

Provision for income taxes at federal statutory rate

  $ 8,041       21.0 %   $ 11,299       21.0 %   $ 5,310       21.0 %

State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit (1)

    458       1.2       1,043       1.9       664       2.6  

Effect of cross-border tax laws

    (7 )     (0.0 )     (19 )     (0.0 )     -       -  

Nontaxable or nondeductible items:

                                               

Officers life insurance

    (77 )     (0.2 )     (87 )     (0.2 )     (314 )     (1.2 )

Other

    339       0.8       578       1.1       282       1.1  

Tax credits

    -       -       (3 )     (0.0 )     (11 )     (0.0 )

Other adjustments

    (12 )     (0.0 )     (26 )     (0.0 )     51       0.2  

Provision for income taxes

  $ 8,742       22.8 %   $ 12,785       23.8 %   $ 5,982       23.7 %
Summary of Income Tax Paid [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

October 3,

   

September 27,

   

September 28,

 

(In thousands)

 

2026

   

2025

   

2024

 

Federal

  $ 9,797     $ 9,700     $ 2,960  

State:

                       

Florida

    239       440       254  

Other

    478       635       118  

Income taxes paid, net of amounts refunded

  $ 10,514     $ 10,775     $ 3,332  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   

October 3,

   

September 27,

 

(In thousands)

 

2026

   

2025

 

Deferred tax assets:

               

Defined benefit plans

  $ 2,667     $ 2,682  

Accrued expenses and asset reserves

    1,766       2,342  

Stock-based compensation

    1,808       1,650  

Research and experimental capitalization

    22       335  

Operating lease liabilities

    552       873  

State net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits

    44       3  

Valuation allowance

    (3 )     (112 )

Deferred tax assets

    6,856       7,773  
                 

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

Plant and equipment

    (14,047 )     (15,374 )

Prepaid insurance

    (1,160 )     (1,112 )

Right-of-use assets

    (554 )     (881 )

Goodwill

    (2,067 )     (1,474 )

Deferred tax liabilities

    (17,828 )     (18,841 )

Net deferred tax liability

  $ (10,972 )   $ (11,068 )