Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews Shareholders

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders

Note 7.   Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews Shareholders

The information used to compute earnings per share attributable to Matthews’ common shareholders was as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2013		2012
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders	$	7,914	$	8,255
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		41		97
Net income available to Matthews shareholders	$	7,873	$	8,158
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares		27,125		27,275
Effect of dilutive securities		227		114
Diluted shares		27,352		27,389

There were no anti-dilutive securities for the three months ended December 31, 2013.  Options to purchase 768,691 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2012 because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.