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J&J Snack Foods Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 9/24/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 11/22/22, at 5:00pm ET · For: 9/24/22 · Accession #: 1437749-22-27923 · File #: 0-14616

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

11/22/22  J&J Snack Foods Corp.             10-K        9/24/22   99:10M                                    RDG Filings/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.85M 
 2: EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML     85K 
 3: EX-4.8      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     40K 
 4: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     33K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     26K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 9: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
15: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     96K 
16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    141K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     40K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Earnings                 HTML    104K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     47K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     86K 
                Stockholders' Equity                                             
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    119K 
22: R8          Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML    143K 
                Policies                                                         
23: R9          Note B - Acquisitions                               HTML    103K 
24: R10         Note C - Investment Securities                      HTML     99K 
25: R11         Note D - Inventories                                HTML     36K 
26: R12         Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment              HTML     51K 
27: R13         Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets             HTML    100K 
28: R14         Note G - Long-term Debt                             HTML     36K 
29: R15         Note H - Income Taxes                               HTML     93K 
30: R16         Note I - Commitments                                HTML     31K 
31: R17         Note J - Capital Stock                              HTML     30K 
32: R18         Note K - Stock-based Compensation                   HTML    115K 
33: R19         Note L - 401(k) Profit-sharing Plan                 HTML     33K 
34: R20         Note M - Cash Flow Information                      HTML     39K 
35: R21         Note N - Segment Reporting                          HTML    100K 
36: R22         Note O - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss       HTML     39K 
37: R23         Note P - Leases                                     HTML     75K 
38: R24         Note Q - Related Parties                            HTML     31K 
39: R25         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     42K 
40: R26         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    182K 
41: R27         Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML     94K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
42: R28         Note B - Acquisitions (Tables)                      HTML     97K 
43: R29         Note C - Investment Securities (Tables)             HTML     88K 
44: R30         Note D - Inventories (Tables)                       HTML     37K 
45: R31         Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)     HTML     49K 
46: R32         Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)    HTML     96K 
47: R33         Note H - Income Taxes (Tables)                      HTML     89K 
48: R34         Note K - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)          HTML    110K 
49: R35         Note M - Cash Flow Information (Tables)             HTML     37K 
50: R36         Note N - Segment Reporting (Tables)                 HTML     92K 
51: R37         Note O - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss       HTML     37K 
                (Tables)                                                         
52: R38         Note P - Leases (Tables)                            HTML     72K 
53: R39         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     40K 
                (Tables)                                                         
54: R40         Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML    101K 
                Policies (Details Textual)                                       
55: R41         Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML     32K 
                Policies - Contract Liability (Details)                          
56: R42         Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML     32K 
                Policies - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)                   
57: R43         Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML     61K 
                Policies - Calculation of EPS (Details)                          
58: R44         Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML     38K 
                Policies - Recognized Share-based Compensation                   
                (Details)                                                        
59: R45         Note B - Acquisitions (Details Textual)             HTML     70K 
60: R46         Note B - Acquisitions - Purchase Price Allocation   HTML    127K 
                for Acquisitions (Details)                                       
61: R47         Note B - Acquisitions - Acquired Intangible Assets  HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
62: R48         Note B - Acquisitions - Proforma Results from       HTML     40K 
                Acquisitions (Details)                                           
63: R49         Note C - Investment Securities (Details Textual)    HTML     50K 
64: R50         Note C - Investment Securities - Summary of         HTML     51K 
                Securities (Details)                                             
65: R51         Note C - Investment Securities - Held-to-maturity   HTML     58K 
                Securities by Contractual Maturity (Details)                     
66: R52         Note D - Inventories - Summary of Inventories       HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R53         Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details     HTML     27K 
                Textual)                                                         
68: R54         Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary    HTML     59K 
                of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                       
69: R55         Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details    HTML     84K 
                Textual)                                                         
70: R56         Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets -           HTML     62K 
                Intangible Assets by Reporting Segment (Details)                 
71: R57         Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill  HTML     34K 
                by Reporting Segment (Details)                                   
72: R58         Note G - Long-term Debt (Details Textual)           HTML     50K 
73: R59         Note H - Income Taxes (Details Textual)             HTML     46K 
74: R60         Note H - Income Taxes - Income Tax Expense          HTML     55K 
                (Benefit) (Details)                                              
75: R61         Note H - Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate   HTML     38K 
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
76: R62         Note H - Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and     HTML     77K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
77: R63         Note I - Commitments (Details Textual)              HTML     34K 
78: R64         Note J - Capital Stock (Details Textual)            HTML     31K 
79: R65         Note K - Stock-based Compensation (Details          HTML     91K 
                Textual)                                                         
80: R66         Note K - Stock-based Compensation - Stock Option    HTML     59K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
81: R67         Note K - Stock-based Compensation - Incentive       HTML     53K 
                Stock Options by Exercise Price Range (Details)                  
82: R68         Note K - Stock-based Compensation - Nonqualified    HTML     58K 
                Stock Options by Exercise Price Range (Details)                  
83: R69         Note L - 401(k) Profit-sharing Plan (Details        HTML     27K 
                Textual)                                                         
84: R70         Note M - Cash Flow Information - Supplemental Cash  HTML     32K 
                Flow Information (Details)                                       
85: R71         Note N - Segment Reporting (Details Textual)        HTML     27K 
86: R72         Note N - Segment Reporting - Operations             HTML     82K 
                Information by Reporting Segment (Details)                       
87: R73         Note O - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss -     HTML     36K 
                Changes to the Components of Accumulated Other                   
                Comprehensive Loss (Details)                                     
88: R74         Note P - Leases (Details Textual)                   HTML     42K 
89: R75         Note P - Leases - Components of Lease Expense       HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R76         Note P - Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet        HTML     43K 
                Information Related to Leases (Details)                          
91: R77         Note P - Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow            HTML     34K 
                Information Related to Leases (Details)                          
92: R78         Note P - Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities   HTML     64K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R79         Note Q - Related Parties (Details Textual)          HTML     34K 
94: R80         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts -   HTML     32K 
                Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details)                      
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