Income Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Apr. 27, 2024 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Components of Provision for Income Taxes |
The components of income before taxes were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fiscal Year Ended | | April 27, 2024 | | April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | Income before taxes | | | | | | | United States | $ | 211,350 | | | $ | 233,416 | | | $ | 225,195 | | | International | 31,703 | | | 36,745 | | | 41,059 | | | Total | $ | 243,053 | | | $ | 270,161 | | | $ | 266,254 | |
Significant components of income tax expense were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fiscal Year Ended | | April 27, 2024 | | April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | Current: | | | | | | | Federal | $ | 51,263 | | | $ | 46,982 | | | $ | 46,964 | | | Foreign | 8,201 | | | 8,280 | | | 11,968 | | | State | 11,593 | | | 10,294 | | | 10,326 | | | Total current expense | 71,057 | | | 65,556 | | | 69,258 | | | Deferred: | | | | | | | Federal | (13,403) | | | (4,217) | | | (3,918) | | | Foreign | 2,045 | | | 2,601 | | | (217) | | | State | (2,165) | | | (377) | | | (583) | | | Total deferred benefit | (13,523) | | | (1,993) | | | (4,718) | | | Income tax expense | $ | 57,534 | | | $ | 63,563 | | | $ | 64,540 | |
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| Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) |
Significant components of our deferred tax assets (liabilities) were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | April 27, 2024 | | April 29, 2023 | | Deferred tax assets: | | | | | Employee compensation and benefits | $ | 7,674 | | | $ | 7,519 | | | Inventory related items | 7,645 | | | 8,228 | | | Foreign intangibles and goodwill | 11,767 | | | 11,420 | | | | | | | | | | | Foreign tax credit | 7,003 | | | 7,003 | | | Lease liability | 29,587 | | | 19,808 | | | Accrued charitable contributions | 427 | | | 902 | | | Capitalized research and experimentation costs | 12,020 | | | 5,172 | | | Other accrued liabilities | 6,498 | | | 7,744 | | | Other | 8,329 | | | 7,270 | | | Gross deferred tax assets | 90,950 | | | 75,066 | | | Less: Valuation allowance | (18,620) | | | (18,276) | | | Total net deferred tax assets | 72,330 | | | 56,790 | | | Deferred tax liabilities | | | | | LIFO reserve | (29,593) | | | (26,010) | | | Amortizable intangibles | (36,923) | | | (45,042) | | | Goodwill | (18,098) | | | (17,094) | | | Property, plant, equipment | (32,457) | | | (36,488) | | | Lease right-of-use assets | (29,048) | | | (19,361) | | | Investments | (26,662) | | | (26,959) | | | Other | (4,070) | | | (3,557) | | | Total deferred tax liabilities | (176,851) | | | (174,511) | | | Deferred net long-term income tax liability | $ | (104,521) | | | $ | (117,721) | |
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| Summary of Effective Income Tax Expense Reconciliation |
Income tax expense varies from the amount computed using the U.S. statutory rate. The reasons for this difference and the related tax effects are shown below. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fiscal Year Ended | | April 27, 2024 | | April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | Tax at U.S. statutory rate | $ | 51,038 | | | $ | 56,732 | | | $ | 55,912 | | | State tax provision, net of federal benefit | 7,630 | | | 8,416 | | | 9,176 | | | Effect of foreign taxes | 3,612 | | | 2,853 | | | 3,199 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ESOP | (1,895) | | | (2,049) | | | (2,121) | | | Other permanent differences | 1,308 | | | 2,481 | | | 944 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other | (4,159) | | | (4,870) | | | (2,570) | | | Income tax expense | $ | 57,534 | | | $ | 63,563 | | | $ | 64,540 | |
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| Summary of Changes in Gross Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
A summary of the changes in the gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is shown below. | | | | | | | | | | | | | April 27, 2024 | | April 29, 2023 | | Balance at beginning of period | $ | 8,291 | | | $ | 9,898 | | | Additions for tax positions related to the current year | 1,156 | | | 1,158 | | | Additions for tax positions of prior years | 128 | | | 142 | | | Reductions for tax positions of prior years | (12) | | | (1,400) | | | Statute expirations | (1,514) | | | (1,507) | | | Settlements | — | | | — | | | Balance at end of period | $ | 8,049 | | | $ | 8,291 | |
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