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Earnings per share
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings per share
Note 4 - Earnings per share
 
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding increased by the effects of assuming that other potentially dilutive securities (such as stock options) outstanding during the period had been exercised and the treasury stock method had been applied. Potentially dilutive securities totaling 122,069 and 138,280 for the three months ended January 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted per share amounts because of their anti-dilutive effect.
 
The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended January 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share
 
8,143,640
 
7,074,095
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add effects of potentially dilutive securities-assumed exercise of stock options
 
673,711
 
930,071
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share
 
8,817,351
 
8,004,166