EARNINGS PER SHARE

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

The Company has two classes of common stock and, as such, applies the “two-class method” of computing earnings per share (“EPS”) as prescribed in ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share.” In accordance with this guidance, earnings are allocated in the same fashion as dividends would be distributed. Under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, any distribution of dividends in any year must be made in proportion of one cent a share for Class A Common Stock to one and one-half cents a share for Class B Common Stock, which results in a 40% to 60% split to Class A and B shareholders, respectively. In accordance with this, earnings are allocated first to Class A and Class B Common Stock to the extent that dividends are actually paid and the remainder is allocated assuming all of the earnings for the period have been distributed in the form of dividends.

The Company calculates EPS as follows:

Basic Class A EPS

40% * Average Class A Shares Outstanding

Undistributed Net Income

Class A Dividends Per Share

40% * Average Class A Shares Outstanding + 60% * Average Class B Shares Outstanding

Average Class A Shares Outstanding

Diluted Class A EPS

40% * Average Class A Shares Outstanding

Undistributed Net Income

Class A Dividends Per Share

40% * Average Class A Shares Outstanding + 60% * Average Class B Shares Outstanding

Average Diluted Class A Shares Outstanding

Basic Class B EPS

60% * Average Class B Shares Outstanding

Undistributed Net Income

Class B Dividends Per Share

40% * Average Class A Shares Outstanding + 60% * Average Class B Shares Outstanding

Average Class B Shares Outstanding

*Diluted Class B EPS calculation is identical to Basic Class B calculation

The following table provides EPS information for each period, respectively:


	Three Months Ended January 31,
(in millions)	2021		2020
Numerator for basic and diluted EPS
Net income attributable to Greif, Inc.	$	23.4	$	32.3
Cash dividends	(25.9)		(25.9)
Undistributed earnings attributable to Greif, Inc.	$	(2.5)	$	6.4

The Class A Common Stock has no voting rights unless four quarterly cumulative dividends upon the Class A Common Stock are in arrears. The Class B Common Stock has full voting rights. There is no cumulative voting for the election of directors.

Common Stock Repurchases

The Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock or any combination of the foregoing. As of January 31, 2021, the remaining amount of shares that may be repurchased under this authorization was 4,703,487. There were no shares repurchased during the first quarter of 2021 or fiscal year 2020.

The following table summarizes the Company’s Class A and Class B common and treasury shares as of the specified dates:


	Authorized Shares	Issued Shares	Outstanding Shares	Treasury Shares
January 31, 2021
Class A Common Stock	128,000,000	42,281,920	26,525,238	15,756,682
Class B Common Stock	69,120,000	34,560,000	22,007,725	12,552,275

October 31, 2020
Class A Common Stock	128,000,000	42,281,920	26,441,986	15,839,934
Class B Common Stock	69,120,000	34,560,000	22,007,725	12,552,275

The following is a reconciliation of the shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share:


	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2021	2020
Class A Common Stock:
Basic shares	26,456,071	26,260,943
Assumed conversion of restricted shares	75,332	153,337
Diluted shares	26,531,403	26,414,280
Class B Common Stock:
Basic and diluted shares	22,007,725	22,007,725