Loss Per Share

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

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Note 9. Loss Per Share

Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock (net of any assumed repurchases) that then shared in the earnings of the Company, if any. It is computed by dividing net earnings by the sum of the weighted average shares outstanding and additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued for the Company’s common stock awards from the Company’s Stock Award Plans.

For the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended October 29, 2011, and October 30, 2010, the impact of outstanding stock awards was not considered because the Company reported a net loss and such impact would be anti-dilutive. Accordingly, basic and diluted loss per share is the same. Total anti-dilutive stock awards for the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2011 and October 30, 2010 were approximately 3.9 million and 4.7 million, respectively. Total anti-dilutive stock awards for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2011 and October 30, 2010 were approximately 4.2 million and 4.9 million, respectively.