NET INCOME PER SHARE

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

NET INCOME PER SHARE

NOTE 8 — NET INCOME PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if options to issue common stock were exercised into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. Restricted stock is a participating security and is therefore included in the computation of basic earnings per share.

Options to purchase shares of common stock that were outstanding at the end of the respective fiscal year were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share when the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares. There were 2,500, 222,552 and 1,088,845 such options outstanding at January 28, 2012, January 29, 2011 and January 30, 2010.