Capital Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2022

The reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Year Ended August 31,
	2022		2021		2020
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	19,591	$	40,212	$	5,557
Net loss from discontinued operations	(3,905)		(2,135)		(4,834)
Net earnings	$	15,686	$	38,077	$	723
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	59,538		60,024		59,952
Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans	371		379		317
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	59,909		60,403		60,269

Earnings per common share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.33	$	0.67	$	0.09
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.67	$	0.09

Loss per common share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	(0.07)	$	(0.04)	$	(0.08)
Diluted	$	(0.07)	$	(0.04)	$	(0.08)

Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.26	$	0.63	$	0.01
Diluted	$	0.26	$	0.63	$	0.01

Anti-dilutive securities- stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)	946		880		1,532