Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to the Stockholders of Argan

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to the Stockholders of Argan [Abstract]

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ARGAN

NOTE 11—EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ARGAN

Basic earnings (loss) per share amounts for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were computed by dividing income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock that were outstanding during the applicable period.

Diluted earnings per share amounts for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were computed by dividing the corresponding income amounts by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares for the applicable period plus 151,000 shares and 282,000 shares representing the total dilutive effects of outstanding stock options and warrants during the periods, respectively. The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 excluded the effects of options to purchase approximately 240,000 and 388,000 shares of common stock, respectively, because such anti-dilutive common stock equivalents had exercise prices that were in excess of the average market price of the Company’s common stock during the applicable period.

Diluted loss per share for the three months ended April 30, 2012 was computed by dividing the loss amount by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares for the period. The effects of outstanding options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock were not reflected in the computation as the loss made the common stock equivalents anti-dilutive for the period.

The earnings per share amounts for continuing operations attributable to the stockholders of Argan for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 were based on the amounts of income from continuing operations, excluding the net income or loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest, of $6,410,000 and $4,723,000, respectively.