Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Stockholders of Argan

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Stockholders of Argan

NOTE 12 – EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ARGAN

Basic earnings per share amounts were computed by dividing income 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 October 31, 2014 and 2013 were computed by dividing the corresponding income amounts by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares for the applicable period plus 325,000 shares and 272,000 shares representing the total dilutive effects of outstanding stock options during the periods, respectively. The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding for the three months ended October 31, 2014 and 2013 excluded the effects of options to purchase approximately 40,000 and 147,000 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 corresponding period.

Diluted earnings per share amounts for the nine months ended October 31, 2014 and 2013 were computed by dividing the income amounts by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares for the applicable period plus 371,000 shares and 280,000 shares representing the total dilutive effects of outstanding stock options during the periods, respectively. The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding for the nine months ended October 31, 2014 and 2013 excluded the anti-dilutive effects of options to purchase approximately 40,000 and 267,000 shares of common stock, respectively.