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Net Income per Share
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2011
Net Income per Share  
Net Income per Share

Note 11. Net Income per Share

The Company computes basic net income per share by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share reflects the dilution of potential common shares outstanding such as stock options and unvested restricted stock units and awards during the period using the treasury stock method.

The table below reconciles the weighted-average common shares used to calculate basic net income per share with the weighted-average common shares used to calculate diluted net income per share.

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,
     Six Months Ended
April 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  
     (in thousands)  

Numerator:

           

Net income

   $ 81,114       $ 39,549       $ 129,340       $ 172,335   

Denominator:

           

Weighted-average common shares for basic net income per share

     148,461         148,890         148,738         147,860   

Dilutive effect of common share equivalents from equity-based compensation

     4,132         3,592         4,460         3,775   
                                   

Weighted-average common shares for diluted net income per share

     152,593         152,482         153,198         151,635   
                                   

Net income per share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.55       $ 0.27       $ 0.87       $ 1.17   

Diluted

   $ 0.53       $ 0.26       $ 0.84       $ 1.14   

Diluted net income per share excludes 2.5 million and 3.3 million of anti-dilutive stock options and unvested restricted stock units and awards for the three and six months ended April 30, 2011, respectively and 10.7 million of anti-dilutive stock options and unvested restricted stock units and awards for the three and six months ended April 30, 2010, respectively. While these stock options and unvested restricted stock units and awards were anti-dilutive for the respective periods, they could be dilutive in the future.