Note 18 - Net Income Per Share

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

18. NET INCOME PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period increased to include the number of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect of outstanding stock options is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method, which assumes that the proceeds from the exercise of the outstanding options are used to repurchase common stock at market value. Under the treasury stock method, an increase in the fair market value of the Company’s common stock can result in a greater dilutive effect from potentially dilutive securities. If the Company has losses for the period, the inclusion of potential common stock instruments outstanding would be anti-dilutive. In addition, under the treasury stock method, the inclusion of stock options with an exercise price greater than the per-share market value would be antidilutive. Potential common shares that would be antidilutive are excluded from the calculation of diluted income per share.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Years Ended
	September 30,
	2021		2020
Net income	$	704	$	11,874
Basic income per share	$	0.02	$	0.36
Diluted income per share	$	0.02	$	0.35
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		34,409,478		33,220,915
Assumed exercise of dilutive options		1,179,670		871,413
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		35,589,148		34,092,328
Potentially diluted securities outstanding at period end excluded from diluted computation as the inclusion would have been antidilutive:
Options		1,035,000		893,750
RSU		-		-
Obligation to issue common stock		208,692		-
Total		1,243,692		893,750