Note 13 - Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

(13) Earnings Per Share

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders is as follows:

	Year Ended
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	October 1, 2016		October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014
Net earnings	$	37,245	$	21,710	$	16,641
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		18,754		18,418		18,257
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation		301		385		408
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		19,055		18,803		18,665
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.99	$	1.18	$	0.91
Diluted		1.95		1.15		0.89

Options representing 51,000 shares in 2016, 144,000 shares in 2015 and 120,000 shares in 2014 were antidilutive and were not included in the diluted EPS computation.