Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

(2)           Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share represents net earnings attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted earnings per share represents net earnings attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, inclusive of the dilutive impact of common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. However, nonvested restricted stock awards (referred to as participating securities) are excluded from the dilutive impact of common equivalent shares outstanding in accordance with authoritative guidance under the two-class method since the nonvested restricted stockholders are entitled to participate in dividends declared on common stock as if the shares were fully vested and hence are deemed to be participating securities.  Under the two-class method, earnings attributable to nonvested restricted stockholders are excluded from net earnings attributable to common stockholders for purposes of calculating basic and diluted earnings per common share.

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2011		Oct. 30, 2010		Oct. 29, 2011		Oct. 30, 2010
Net earnings attributable to Guess?, Inc.	$	66,295	$	69,089	$	169,634	$	186,182
Less net earnings attributable to nonvested restricted stockholders	549		676		1,374		1,911
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders	$	65,746	$	68,413	$	168,260	$	184,271
Weighted average shares used in basic computations	92,011		90,911		91,835		91,474
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and restricted stock units	327		632		444		700
Weighted average shares used in diluted computations	92,338		91,543		92,279		92,174
Net earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic	$	0.71	$	0.75	$	1.83	$	2.01
Diluted	$	0.71	$	0.75	$	1.82	$	2.00

For the three months ended October 29, 2011 and October 30, 2010, equity awards granted for 1,069,973 and 795,166, respectively, of the Company’s common shares and for the nine months ended October 29, 2011 and October 30, 2010, equity awards granted for 968,128 and 700,936, respectively, of the Company’s common shares were outstanding but were excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

On March 14, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors terminated the previously authorized 2008 Share Repurchase Program (which had $84.9 million capacity remaining) and authorized a new program to repurchase, from time-to-time and as market and business conditions warrant, up to $250.0 million of the Company’s common stock (the “2011 Share Repurchase Program”). Repurchases may be made on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans or other available means. There is no minimum or maximum number of shares to be repurchased under the program and the program may be discontinued at any time, without prior notice. There were no share repurchases under the 2011 or 2008 Share Repurchase Programs during the nine months ended October 29, 2011. During the nine months ended October 30, 2010, the Company repurchased 1,500,000 shares under the 2008 Share Repurchase Program at an aggregate cost of $49.3 million. At October 29, 2011, the Company had remaining authority under the 2011 Share Repurchase Program to purchase $250.0 million of its common stock.