Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Earnings per share

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Earnings per share
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Earnings per share  
Earnings per share

4. Earnings per share

 

The following table sets forth the components of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):

 

 

 

Year ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

76,099

 

$

82,142

 

$

69,397

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

34

 

(974

)

1,012

 

Net income

 

$

76,133

 

$

81,168

 

$

70,409

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

33,867

 

34,417

 

34,827

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee stock options and unvested restricted stock awards

 

939

 

1,114

 

1,103

 

Denominator for diluted earnings per share

 

34,806

 

35,531

 

35,930

 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2011, 15,000 unvested restricted stock units were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect of including them would be anti-dilutive. No shares were excluded from the computation in computing earnings per share in the years ended September 30, 2012 or 2010.