INGLES MARKETS INC

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Ingles, a leading supermarket chain in the Southeast, operates 197 supermarkets in North Carolina (75), Georgia (64), South Carolina (35), Tennessee (21), Virginia (1) and Alabama (1). At March 29, 2025, three of the four stores temporarily closed due to damages sustained in Hurricane Helene remained closed, but they are expected to reopen at various times later during 2025 and 2026.

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Ingles, a leading supermarket chain in the Southeast, operates 197 supermarkets in North Carolina (75), Georgia (64), South Carolina (35), Tennessee (21), Virginia (1) and Alabama (1). At June 28, 2025, three of the four stores temporarily closed due to damage sustained in Hurricane Helene remained closed, but they are expected to reopen at various times during late 2025 or 2026.

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On September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene severely impacted western North Carolina, including the area where the Company’s headquarters are located, resulting in catastrophic flooding and destruction, power and communication outages, water outages, major road closures, and loss of life. For the year ended September 28, 2024, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $30.4 million related to inventory damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Helene. Additionally, the Company recognized a property and equipment impairment loss of $4.5 million for the year ended September 28, 2024 pertaining to the same storm, for which insurance proceeds of $1.5 million were received during the six months ended March 29, 2025. These recorded losses did not include future repairs and rebuilds, nor did they account for revenue lost due to store closures or electronic payment disruptions. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, one of the four stores temporarily closed due to hurricane impacts has reopened, and the three remaining stores are currently expected to reopen at various times later during 2025 and 2026. In addition, during the six months ended March 29, 2025, the Company incurred approximately $6.7 million in cleanup and repair costs as a result of Hurricane Helene.

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On September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene severely impacted western North Carolina, including the area where the Company’s headquarters are located, resulting in catastrophic flooding and destruction, power and communication outages, water outages, major road closures, and loss of life. For the year ended September 28, 2024, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $30.4 million related to inventory damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Helene. The Company received insurance proceeds of $4.2 million during the three months ended June 28, 2025 as a partial payment for inventory loss while the Company continues to work with its insurance carriers to reach final determinations with respect to its inventory loss claims. Additionally, the Company recognized a property and equipment impairment loss of $4.5 million for the year ended September 28, 2024 pertaining to the same storm, for which the Company received insurance proceeds of $2.0 million during the nine months ended June 28, 2025. These recorded losses did not include future repairs and rebuilds, nor did they account for revenue lost due to store closures or electronic payment disruptions. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, one of the four stores temporarily closed due to hurricane impacts has reopened, and the three remaining stores are currently expected to reopen at various times during late 2025 or in 2026. In addition, during the nine months ended June 28, 2025, the Company incurred approximately $6.9 million in cleanup and repair costs as a result of Hurricane Helene.

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Critical accounting policies are those accounting policies that management believes are important to the presentation of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, and require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to estimate the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Estimates are based on historical experience and other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Management estimates, by their nature, involve judgments regarding future uncertainties, and actual results may therefore differ materially from these estimates.

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Critical accounting policies are those policies that management believes are important to the presentation of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, and require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to estimate the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Estimates are based on historical experience and other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Management estimates, by their nature, involve judgments regarding future uncertainties, and actual results may therefore differ materially from these estimates.

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The Company is self-insured for workers’ compensation, general liability and group medical and dental benefits. Risks and uncertainties are associated with self-insurance; however, the Company has limited its exposure by maintaining excess liability coverage of $1.0 million per occurrence for workers’ compensation and for general liability, and $500,000 per covered person for medical care benefits for a policy year. Self-insurance liabilities are established based on claims filed and estimates of claims incurred but not reported. The estimates are based on data provided by the respective claims administrators which is then applied to appropriate actuarial methods. These estimates can fluctuate if historical trends are not predictive of the future. The majority of the Company’s properties are self-insured for casualty losses and business interruption; however, the Company maintains liability coverage. At March 29, 2025, the Company’s self-insurance reserves totaled $37.3 million. This amount included $3.7 million of expected self-insurance recoveries from excess cost insurance or other sources that are recorded as a receivable.

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The Company is self-insured for workers’ compensation, general liability and group medical and dental benefits. Risks and uncertainties are associated with self-insurance; however, the Company has limited its exposure by maintaining excess liability coverage of $1.0 million per occurrence for workers’ compensation and for general liability, and $500,000 per covered person for medical care benefits for a policy year. Self-insurance liabilities are established based on claims filed and estimates of claims incurred but not reported. The estimates are based on data provided by the respective claims administrators which is then applied to appropriate actuarial methods. These estimates can fluctuate if historical trends are not predictive of the future. The majority of the Company’s properties are self-insured for casualty losses and business interruption; however, the Company maintains liability coverage. At June 28, 2025, the Company’s self-insurance reserves totaled $36.8 million. This amount included $3.9 million of expected self-insurance recoveries from excess cost insurance or other sources that were recorded as a receivable.

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The Company accounts for the impairment of long-lived assets in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 360. Asset groups are primarily composed of our individual stores and shopping center properties. For assets to be held and used, the Company tests for impairment using undiscounted cash flows and calculates the amount of impairment using discounted cash flows. For assets held for sale, impairment is recognized based on the excess of remaining book value over expected recovery value. The recovery value is the fair value as determined by independent quotes or expected sales prices developed by internal associates, net of costs to sell. Estimates of future cash flows and expected sales prices are judgments based upon the Company’s experience and knowledge of local operations and cash flows that are projected for several years into the future. These estimates can fluctuate significantly due to changes in real estate market conditions, the economic environment, capital spending decisions and inflation. The Company monitors the carrying value of long-lived assets for potential impairment each quarter based on whether any indicators of impairment have occurred. There were no asset impairments during the six-month period ended March 29, 2025.

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The Company accounts for the impairment of long-lived assets in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 360. Asset groups are primarily composed of our individual stores and shopping center properties. For assets to be held and used, the Company tests for impairment using undiscounted cash flows and calculates the amount of impairment using discounted cash flows. For assets held for sale, impairment is recognized based on the excess of remaining book value over expected recovery value. The recovery value is the fair value as determined by independent quotes or expected sales prices developed by internal associates, net of costs to sell. Estimates of future cash flows and expected sales prices are judgments based upon the Company’s experience and knowledge of local operations and cash flows that are projected for several years into the future. These estimates can fluctuate significantly due to changes in real estate market conditions, the economic environment, capital spending decisions and inflation. The Company monitors the carrying value of long-lived assets for potential impairment each quarter based on whether any indicators of impairment have occurred. There were no asset impairments during the nine-month period ended June 28, 2025.

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The Company receives funds for a variety of merchandising activities from the many vendors whose products the Company buys for resale in its stores. These incentives and allowances are primarily composed of volume or purchase based incentives, advertising allowances, slotting fees, and promotional discounts. The purpose of these incentives and allowances is generally to help defray the costs incurred by the Company for stocking, advertising, promoting and selling the applicable vendor’s products. These allowances generally relate to short term arrangements with vendors, often relating to a period of one month or less, and are negotiated on a purchase-by-purchase or transaction-by-transaction basis. Whenever practical, vendor discounts and allowances that relate to buying and merchandising activities are recorded as a component of item cost in inventory and recognized in merchandise costs when the item is sold. Due to the use of the retail method of store inventory and the nature of certain allowances, it is sometimes not practicable to apply allowances to the item cost of inventory. In those instances, the allowances are applied as a reduction of merchandise costs using a rational and systematic methodology, which results in the recognition of these incentives when the inventory related to the vendor consideration received is sold. Vendor allowances applied as a reduction of merchandise costs totaled $36.4 million and $35.8 million for the fiscal quarters ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024, respectively. For the six-month periods ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024, vendor allowances applied as a reduction of merchandise costs totaled $71.5 million and $72.6 million, respectively. Vendor advertising allowances that represent a reimbursement of specific identifiable incremental costs of advertising the vendor’s specific products are recorded as a reduction to the related expense in the period in which the related expense is incurred. Vendor advertising allowances recorded as a reduction of advertising expense totaled $2.4 million and $2.3 million for the fiscal quarters ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024, respectively. For the six-month periods ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024, vendor advertising allowances recorded as a reduction of advertising expense totaled $3.7 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

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The Company receives funds for a variety of merchandising activities from the many vendors whose products the Company buys for resale in its stores. These incentives and allowances are primarily composed of volume or purchase based incentives, advertising allowances, slotting fees, and promotional discounts. The purpose of these incentives and allowances is generally to help defray the costs incurred by the Company for stocking, advertising, promoting and selling the applicable vendor’s products. These allowances generally relate to short term arrangements with vendors, often relating to a period of one month or less, and are negotiated on a purchase-by-purchase or transaction-by-transaction basis. Whenever practical, vendor discounts and allowances that relate to buying and merchandising activities are recorded as a component of item cost in inventory and recognized in merchandise costs when the item is sold. Due to the use of the retail method of store inventory and the nature of certain allowances, it is sometimes not practicable to apply allowances to the item cost of inventory. In those instances, the allowances are applied as a reduction of merchandise costs using a rational and systematic methodology, which results in the recognition of these incentives when the inventory related to the vendor consideration received is sold. Vendor allowances applied as a reduction of merchandise costs totaled $42.0 million and $34.3 million for the fiscal quarters ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, vendor allowances applied as a reduction of merchandise costs totaled $113.5 million and $106.9 million, respectively. Vendor advertising allowances that represent a reimbursement of specific identifiable incremental costs of advertising the vendor’s specific products are recorded as a reduction to the related expense in the period in which the related expense is incurred. Vendor advertising allowances recorded as a reduction of advertising expense totaled $2.2 million and $2.1 million for the fiscal quarters ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, vendor advertising allowances recorded as a reduction of advertising expense totaled $5.9 million and $6.3 million, respectively.

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Ingles operates on a 52 or 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in September. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six-month periods ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024 both include 13 and 26 weeks of operations, respectively. Comparable store sales are defined as sales by retail stores in operation for five full fiscal quarters. Sales from replacement stores, major remodels and the addition of fuel stations to existing stores are included in the comparable store sales calculation from the date thereof. A replacement store is a newly-opened store that replaces an existing nearby store that has closed. A major remodel entails substantial remodeling of an existing store and includes additional retail square footage. For the three- and six-month periods ended March 29, 2025, comparable store sales included 194 stores, which excludes the three stores that remain closed due to the impact of Hurricane Helene. For the three- and six-month periods ended March 30, 2024, comparable store sales included 198 stores.

Current wording

Ingles operates on a 52 or 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in September. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three- and nine-month periods ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 each include 13 and 39 weeks of operations, respectively. Comparable store sales are defined as sales by retail stores in operation for five full fiscal quarters. Sales from replacement stores, major remodels and the addition of fuel stations to existing stores are included in the comparable store sales calculation from the date thereof. A replacement store is a newly-opened store that replaces an existing nearby store that has closed. A major remodel entails substantial remodeling of an existing store and includes additional retail square footage. For the three- and nine-month periods ended June 28, 2025, comparable store sales included 194 stores, which excludes the three stores that remain closed due to the impact of Hurricane Helene. For the three- and nine-month periods ended June 29, 2024, comparable store sales included 198 stores.

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Net income for the first half of fiscal 2025 totaled $31.7 million, compared with net income of $75.3 million for the first half of fiscal 2024. The decrease related primarily to decreased sales and increased expenses, as described below.

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Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 totaled $26.2 million, compared with net income of $31.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2024. The decrease related primarily to an increase in operating and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales.

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Net Sales. Net sales decreased by $36.2 million, or 2.7%, to $1.33 billion for the three months ended March 29, 2025 compared to $1.37 billion for the three months ended March 30, 2024. Excluding fuel sales, total grocery comparable store sales increased 0.8% over the comparative fiscal quarter. Ingles operated 197 stores at March 29, 2025; however, three stores damaged by Hurricane Helene remained closed at March 29, 2025. Ingles operated 198 stores at March 30, 2024.

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Net Sales. Net sales decreased by $47.3 million, or 3.4%, to $1.35 billion for the three months ended June 28, 2025 compared with $1.39 billion for the three months ended June 29, 2024. Excluding fuel sales, total grocery comparable store sales increased 1.2% over the comparative fiscal quarter. Ingles operated 197 stores at June 28, 2025; however, three stores damaged by Hurricane Helene remained closed at June 28, 2025. Ingles operated 198 stores at June 29, 2024.

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Sales by product category (in thousands) were as follows:

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Sales by product category were as follows (in thousands):

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Gross Profit. Gross profit for the six-month period ended March 29, 2025 totaled $612.1 million, a decrease of $58.6 million, or 8.7%, compared with gross profit of $670.7 million for the six-month period ended March 30, 2024. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 23.4% and 23.5% for the six months ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024, respectively.

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Gross Profit. Gross profit for the three-month period ended June 28, 2025 totaled $327.3 million, a decrease of $2.4 million, or 0.7%, compared with gross profit of $329.8 million for the three-month period ended June 29, 2024. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 24.3% and 23.7% for the three months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, respectively. Gross profit for the three-months ended June 28, 2025 included insurance proceeds of $4.2 million for inventory loss claims related to the impact of Hurricane Helene.

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Operating and Administrative Expenses. Operating and administrative expenses increased by $4.4 million, or 1.5%, to $289.1 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025, from $284.8 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024. As a percentage of sales, operating and administrative expenses were 21.8% and 20.8% for the March 2025 and March 2024 quarters, respectively.

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Operating and Administrative Expenses. Operating and administrative expenses increased by $3.9 million, or 1.4%, to $290.1 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025, from $286.3 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024. As a percentage of sales, operating and administrative expenses were 21.5% and 20.5% for the June 2025 and June 2024 quarters, respectively.

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Insurance expense decreased due to lower claim volume for our self-insured employee benefit plans.

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Insurance expense increased due to higher claim volume for the Company’s self-insured employee benefit plans.

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Loss or Gain from Sale or Disposal of Assets. Loss from the sale or disposal of assets totaled $0.2 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025. Gain from the sale or disposal of assets totaled $7.7 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024, primarily from the exchange of adjacent property.

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Gain from Sale or Disposal of Assets. Gain from the sale or disposal of assets totaled $143.2 thousand for the three months ended June 28, 2025. During the quarter ended June 29, 2024, the gain from the sale or disposal of assets was $643.0 thousand.

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Interest Expense. Interest expense totaled $4.9 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025 compared with $5.6 million for thethree-month period ended March 30, 2024. The decrease related primarily to lower interest rates applicable to our variable rate indebtedness. Total debt at March 29, 2025 was $521.6 million compared with $539.1 million at March 30, 2024.

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Interest Expense. Interest expense totaled $4.9 million for the three-month period ended June 28, 2025 and $5.4 million for the three month period ended June 29, 2024. Total debt at June 2025 was $518.0 million compared with $535.9 million at June 2024.

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Income Taxes. Income tax expense totaled $4.5 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025, reflecting an effective tax rate of 22.9% of pretax income. Income tax expense totaled $10.7 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024, reflecting an effective tax rate of 25.1% of pretax income.

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Income Taxes. Income tax expense totaled $9.1 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 and $10.6 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, reflecting effective tax rates of 25.7% and 25.1%, respectively.

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Net Income. Net income totaled $15.1 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025 compared with $31.9 million for the three-month period ended March 30, 2024. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class A Common Stock were $0.81 and $0.80, respectively, for the March 2025 quarter, compared to $1.72 and $1.68, respectively, for the March 2024 quarter. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class B Common Stock were each $0.74 for the March 2025 quarter compared with $1.56 for the March 2024 quarter.

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Net Income. Net income totaled $26.2 million for the three-month period ended June 28, 2025 compared with $31.7 million for the three-month period ended June 29, 2024. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class A Common Stock were $1.41 and $1.38, respectively, for the June 2025 quarter, compared to $1.71 and $1.67, respectively, for the June 2024 quarter. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class B Common Stock were each $1.28 for the June 2025 quarter compared with $1.55 for the June 2024 quarter.

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Net Sales. Net sales decreased by $229.2 million, or 8.0%, to $2.62 billion for the six months ended March 29, 2025 compared with $2.85 billion for the six months ended March 30, 2024. The Company estimates that approximately $55 to $65 million of revenue was lost during the three-week period immediately following the storm due to road and power outages which prevented some stores from opening or maintaining normal store hours, as well as due to electronic payment disruptions as a result of Hurricane Helene. Excluding fuel sales, total grocery comparable store sales decreased 4.6% over the comparative six-month period.

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Net Sales. Net sales decreased by $276.5 million, or 6.5%, to $3.97 billion for the nine months ended June 28, 2025 compared with $4.24 billion for the nine months ended June 29, 2024. Hurricane Helene severely impacted western North Carolina at the end of September 2024, and the Company estimates that approximately $55 to $65 million of revenue was lost during the three-week period immediately following the storm due to road and power outages which prevented some stores from opening or maintaining normal store hours, as well as due to electronic payment disruptions as a result of Hurricane Helene. Excluding fuel sales, total grocery comparable store sales decreased 2.7% over the comparative nine-month period.

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Sales by product category (in thousands) were as follows:

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Sales by product category were as follows (in thousands):

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Changes in retail grocery sales for the quarter ended March 29, 2025 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

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Changes in retail grocery sales for the nine months ended June 28, 2025 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

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Gross Profit. Gross profit for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025 totaled $311.0 million, a decrease of $10.9 million, or 3.4%, compared with gross profit of $321.9 million for the three-month period ended March 30, 2024. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 23.4% and 23.5% for the three months ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024, respectively.

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Gross Profit. Gross profit for the nine-month period ended June 28, 2025 totaled $939.4 million, a decrease of $61.0 million, or 6.1%, compared with gross profit of $1.0 billion for the nine-month period ended June 29, 2024. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 23.7% and 23.6% for the nine months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, respectively.

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Operating and Administrative Expenses. Operating and administrative expenses decreased by $4.7 million, or 0.8%, to $569.9 million for the six months ended March 29, 2025, from $574.6 million for the six months ended March 30, 2024. As a percentage of sales, operating and administrative expenses were 21.8% and 20.2% for the March 2025 and March 2024 six-month periods, respectively.

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Operating and Administrative Expenses. Operating and administrative expenses decreased by $0.9 million, or 0.1%, to $860.0 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2025, from $860.8 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2024. As a percentage of sales, operating and administrative expenses were 21.7% and 20.3% for the June 2025 and June 2024 nine-month periods, respectively.

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Gain from Sale or Disposal of Assets. Gain from the sale or disposal of assets totaled $3.0 million for the six months ended March 29, 2025, as compared to $8.3 million for the six months ended March 30, 2024.

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Gain from Sale or Disposal of Assets. During the nine months ended June 28, 2025, the gain from the sale or disposal of assets totaled $3.1 million, compared to $9.0 million during the nine months ended June 29, 2024. The decrease related primarily to the exchange of adjacent properties during the nine months ended June 29, 2024.

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Net Income. Net income totaled $31.7 million for the six-month period ended March 29, 2025 compared with $75.3 million for the six-month period ended March 30, 2024. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class A Common Stock were $1.70 and $1.67, respectively, for the six months ended March 29, 2025, compared to $4.05 and $3.96, respectively, for the six months ended March 30, 2024. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class B Common Stock were each $1.55 for the six months ended March 29, 2025 compared with $3.68 for the six months ended March 30, 2024.

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Net Income. Net income totaled $57.9 million for the nine-month period ended June 28, 2025 compared with $107.0 million for the nine-month period ended June 29, 2024. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class A Common Stock were $3.11 and $3.05, respectively, for the nine months ended June 28, 2025, compared to $5.76 and $5.63, respectively, for the nine months ended June 29, 2024. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class B Common Stock were each $2.83 for the nine months ended June 28, 2025 compared with $5.23 for the nine months ended June 29, 2024.

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Capital expenditures totaled $62.0 million for the six-month period ended March 29, 2025. The Company’s capital expenditures included the continued construction of a new store, restoration work on one of the remaining three temporarily closed stores due to Hurricane Helene, the expansion and remodeling of existing stores, the acquisition of sites, new technology, and upgrades of the Company’s transportation fleet and facilities.

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Capital expenditures totaled $91.4 million for the nine-month period ended June 28, 2025. The Company’s capital expenditures included the continued construction of a new store opening in 2025, restoration repairs to reopen one store, and restoration work on the three remaining stores temporarily closed due to Hurricane Helene, the expansion and remodeling of existing stores, the acquisition of sites, new technology, and upgrades of the Company’s transportation fleet and facilities.

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The Company’s capital expenditure plans for fiscal 2025 currently include investments of approximately $120 to $160 million. The Company currently plans to dedicate the majority of its fiscal 2025 capital expenditures to continued improvement of its store base, including the re-opening of the stores temporarily closed due to Hurricane Helene, remodeling and continued investment in one store expected to open in fiscal 2025, as well as technology improvements, upgrading and replacing existing store, warehouse and transportation equipment and improvements to the Company’s milk processing plant.

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The Company’s capital expenditure plans for fiscal 2025 currently include investments of approximately $120 to $160 million. The Company currently plans to dedicate the remainder of its fiscal 2025 capital expenditures to continued improvement of its store base, including the reopening of the stores temporarily closed due to Hurricane Helene, remodeling and continued investment in one store expected to open by the end of fiscal 2025, as well as technology improvements, upgrading and replacing existing store, warehouse and transportation equipment, and improvements to the Company’s milk processing plant.

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The Company currently expects that its annual capital expenditures will be in the range of approximately $120 to $160 million going forward in order to maintain a modern store base and to re-open the remaining temporarily closed stores. Among other things, planned expenditures for any given future fiscal year will be affected by the availability of financing, which can affect both the number of projects pursued at any given time and the cost of those projects. The number of projects may also fluctuate due to the varying costs of the types of projects pursued including new stores and major remodel/expansions. The Company makes decisions on the allocation of capital expenditure dollars based on many factors including the competitive environment, other Company capital initiatives and its financial condition.

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The Company currently expects that its annual capital expenditures will be in the range of approximately $120 to $160 million going forward in order to maintain a modern store baseand to reopen the remaining temporarily closed stores. Among other things, planned expenditures for any given future fiscal year will be affected by the availability of financing, which can affect both the number of projects pursued at any given time and the cost of those projects. The number of projects may also fluctuate due to the varying costs of the types of projects pursued including new stores and major remodel/expansions. The Company makes decisions on the allocation of capital expenditure dollars based on many factors including the competitive environment, other Company capital initiatives and its financial condition.

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The Company generated $19.4 million net cash from operations for the six months ended March 29, 2025 compared with $85.9 million for the six months ended March 30, 2024. Cash from operations decreased by $66.6 million due tolower net income for the six months ended March 29, 2025 compared with the six months ended March 30, 2024 due to reduced income and increases in working capital needs.

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The Company generated $94.2 million of net cash from operations for the nine-month period ended June 28, 2025 compared with $189.3 million for the nine-month period ended June 29, 2024. Netcash from operations decreased due to lower net income and increases in working capital needs during the June 2025 nine-month period compared with the June 2024 nine-month period.

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Cash used by investing activities for the six-month periods ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024 totaled $57.9 million and $94.6 million, respectively, consisting primarily of capital expenditures.

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Cash used by investing activities for the nine-month periods ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 totaled $86.9 million and $138.5 million, respectively, consisting primarily of capital expenditures.

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The Company has a $150.0 million line of credit (the “Line”) that matures in June 2026. The Line provides the Company with various interest rate options based on the prime rate, the Federal Funds Rate, or SOFR. The Line allows the Company to issue up to $10.0 million in letters of credit, of which $500,000 was issuedat March 29, 2025. The Company is not required to maintain compensating balances in connection with the Line.

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The Company has a $150.0 million line of credit (the “Line”) that, as amended in June 2025, matures in June 2030. The Line provides the Company with various interest rate options based on the prime rate, the Federal Funds Rate, or SOFR. The Line allows the Company to issue up to $10.0 million in letters of credit, of which a single letter of credit in the amount of $500,000 was outstanding at June 28, 2025. The Company is not required to maintain compensating balances in connection with the Line.

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In December 2010, the Company completed the funding of $99.7 million of bonds (the “Bonds”) for the construction of new warehouse and distribution space in Buncombe County, North Carolina (the “Project”). The final maturity date of the Bonds is January 1, 2036. The Project was completed in 2012.

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In December 2010, the Company completed the funding of $99.7 million of bonds (the “Bonds”) for the construction of new warehouse and distribution space adjacent to its existing space in Buncombe County, North Carolina which was completed in 2012. The final maturity date of the Bonds is January 1, 2036.

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Under a Continuing Covenant and Collateral Agency Agreement (the “Covenant Agreement”) between certain financial institutions and the Company, the financial institutions have agreed to hold the Bonds until December 17, 2029, subject to certain events. Mandatory redemption of the Bonds by the Company in the annual amount of $4.5 million began on January 1, 2014. The outstanding balance of the Bonds was $45.4 million as of March 29, 2025. The Company may redeem the Bonds without penalty or premium at any time prior to December 17, 2029.

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Under a Continuing Covenant and Collateral Agency Agreement (the “Covenant Agreement”) between certain financial institutions and the Company, the financial institutions agreed to hold the Bonds until December 17, 2029, subject to certain events. Mandatory redemption of the Bonds by the Company in the annual amount of $4.5 million began on January 1, 2014. The outstanding balance of the Bonds was $45.4 million as of June 28, 2025. The Company may redeem the Bonds without penalty or premium at any time prior to December 17, 2029.

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In September 2017, the Company refinanced approximately $60 million secured borrowing obligations with a SOFR-based amortizing floating rate loan secured by real estate maturing in October 2027. The Company has an interest rate swap agreement for a current notional amount of $15.5 million at a fixed rate of 3.962%. Under this agreement, the Company pays monthly the fixed rate of 3.962% and receives the one-month SOFR plus 1.75%. The interest rate swap effectively hedges floating rate debt in the same amount as the current notional amount of the interest rate swap. Both the floating rate debt and the interest rate swap have monthly principal amortization of $0.5 million and mature October 1, 2027.

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In September 2017, the Company refinanced approximately $60 million secured borrowing obligations with a SOFR-based amortizing floating rate loan secured by real estate maturing in October 2027. The Company has an interest rate swap agreement for a current notional amount of $14.0 million at a fixed rate of 3.962%. Under this agreement, the Company pays monthly the fixed rate of 3.962% and receives the one-month SOFR plus 1.75%. The interest rate swap effectively hedges floating rate debt in the same amount as the current notional amount of the interest rate swap. Both the floating rate debt and the interest rate swap have monthly principal amortization of $0.5 million and mature October 1, 2027.

Previous wording

In December 2019, the Company entered into a $155 million SOFR-based amortizing floating rate loan secured by real estate maturing in January 2030. The Company has an interest rate swap agreement for a current notional amount of $113.0 million at a fixed rate of 2.998%. Under this agreement, the Company pays monthly the fixed rate of 2.998% and receives the one-month SOFR plus 1.60%. The interest rate swap effectively hedges floating rate debt in the same amount as the current notional amount of the interest swap. Both the floating rate debt and the interest rate swap have monthly principal amortization of $0.65 million and mature in fiscal year 2030.

Current wording

In December 2019, the Company entered into a $155 million SOFR-based amortizing floating rate loan secured by real estate maturing in January 2030. The Company has an interest rate swap agreement for a current notional amount of $111.1 million at a fixed rate of 2.998%. Under this agreement, the Company pays monthly the fixed rate of 2.998% and receives the one-month SOFR plus 1.60%. The interest rate swap effectively hedges floating rate debt in the same amount as the current notional amount of the interest swap. Both the floating rate debt and the interest rate swap have monthly principal amortization of $0.65 million and mature in fiscal year 2030.

Previous wording

The fair market value of the interest rate swaps are measured quarterly with adjustments recorded in other comprehensive income.

Current wording

The fair market value of the interest rate swaps is measured quarterly with adjustments recorded in other comprehensive income.

Previous wording

The Company expects to continue paying regular cash dividends on a quarterly basis. However, the Board of Directors periodically reconsiders the declaration of dividends. The Company pays these dividends at the discretion of the Board of Directors and the continuation of these payments, the amount of such dividends, and the form in which the dividends are paid (cash or stock) depends upon the results of operations, the financial condition of the Company and other factors which the Board of Directors deems relevant. In addition, the Bonds and the Line contain provisions that restrict the ability of the Company to pay cash dividends in excess of two times the current quarterly per share amounts.

Current wording

The Company expects to continue paying regular cash dividends on a quarterly basis. However, the Board of Directors periodically reconsiders the declaration of dividends. The Company pays these dividends at the discretion of the Board of Directors and the continuation of these payments, the amount of such dividends, and the form in which the dividends are paid (cash or stock) depends upon the results of operations, the financial condition of the Company and other factors which the Board of Directors deems relevant. The Line permits the Company to pay dividends on its common stock, as long as the Company is in compliance with certain financial covenants.

Previous wording

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The words “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “likely”, “goal”, “believe”, “seek”, “will”, “may”, “would”, “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. While these forward-looking statements and the related assumptions are made in good faith and reflect the Company’s current judgment regarding the direction of the Company’s business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested or described by such forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Some of these assumptions inevitably will not materialize, and unanticipated events will occur which will affect the Company’s results. Some important factors (but not necessarily all factors) that affect the Company’s revenues, financial position, growth strategies, profitability and operating results, or that otherwise could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statement, include the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic or variants of the virus on our business and economic conditions generally in the Company’s operating area; the Company’s ability to successfully implement its expansion and operating strategies and to manage rapid expansion; pricing pressures and other competitive factors; reduction in per gallon retail fuel prices; the maturation of new and expanded stores; the Company’s ability to reduce costs and achieve improvements in operating results; the availability and terms of financing; increases in labor and utility costs; success or failure in the ownership and development of real estate; changes in the laws and government regulations applicable to the Company; disruptions in the efficient distribution of food products; changes in accounting policies, standards, guidelines or principles as may be adopted by regulatory agencies as well as the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and those factors contained under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 2024, filed by the Company under the Exchange Act, on December 27, 2024.

Current wording

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The words “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “likely”, “goal”, “believe”, “seek”, “will”, “may”, “would”, “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. While these forward-looking statements and the related assumptions are made in good faith and reflect the Company’s current judgment regarding the direction of the Company’s business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested or described by such forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Some of these assumptions inevitably will not materialize, and unanticipated events will occur which will affect the Company’s results. Some important factors (but not necessarily all factors) that affect the Company’s revenues, financial position, growth strategies, profitability and operating results, or that otherwise could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statement, include public health emergencies and pandemics; economic conditions generally in the Company’s operating area; the Company’s ability to successfully implement its expansion and operating strategies and to manage rapid expansion; pricing pressures and other competitive factors; reduction in per gallon retail fuel prices; the maturation of new and expanded stores; the Company’s ability to reduce costs and achieve improvements in operating results; the availability and terms of financing; increases in labor and utility costs; success or failure in the ownership and development of real estate; changes in the laws and government regulations applicable to the Company; disruptions in the efficient distribution of food products; changes in accounting policies, standards, guidelines or principles as may be adopted by regulatory agencies as well as the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and those factors contained under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-Kfor the year ended September 28, 2024, filed by the Company under the Exchange Act, on December 27, 2024.