Note 14 - Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

(14) Earnings Per Share

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

	Year Ended
	September 30,		October 1,		October 2,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2023		2022		2021
Net earnings	$	32,415	$	125,011	$	66,610
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		19,504		19,517		19,344
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation		62		112		190
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		19,566		19,629		19,534
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.66	$	6.41	$	3.44
Diluted		1.66		6.37		3.41

Options and RSUs that were antidilutive and not included in the diluted EPS calculation amounted to 69,000 shares in 2023, 49,000 shares in 2022 and 142,000 shares in 2021.