Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Earnings per share

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Earnings per share
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings per share
Earnings per share
The weighted average number of shares outstanding used to compute earnings per shares was as follows (in thousands):
 
Year ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Weighted average shares outstanding
65,632

 
65,822

 
66,682

Effect of employee stock options and unvested restricted stock awards
433

 
407

 
593

Denominator for diluted earnings per share
66,065

 
66,229

 
67,275


For the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015, 9,000, 21,000 and 15,000 unvested restricted stock units, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect of including them would have been anti-dilutive.