Capital Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2023

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


	Year Ended August 31,
	2023		2022		2021
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	53,649	$	19,591	$	40,212
Net loss from discontinued operations	(7,088)		(3,905)		(2,135)
Net earnings	$	46,561	$	15,686	$	38,077
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	56,680		59,538		60,024
Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans	437		371		379
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	57,117		59,909		60,403

Earnings per common share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.95	$	0.33	$	0.67
Diluted	$	0.94	$	0.33	$	0.67

Loss per common share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	(0.13)	$	(0.07)	$	(0.04)
Diluted	$	(0.12)	$	(0.07)	$	(0.04)

Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.82	$	0.26	$	0.63
Diluted	$	0.82	$	0.26	$	0.63

Anti-dilutive securities- stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)	891		946		880