NET EARNINGS PER SHARE AND SHARE REPURCHASES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

NET EARNINGS PER SHARE AND SHARE REPURCHASES

NOTE 4: NET EARNINGS PER SHARE AND SHARE REPURCHASES

Our basic and diluted earnings per share were:

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$0.24 during second quarter 2024 and $0.39 during year-to-date 2024;

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$0.31 during second quarter 2023 and $0.52 during year-to-date 2023.

Basic earnings per share is net earnings divided by the weighted average number of our outstanding common shares, including stock equivalent units where there is no circumstance under which those shares would not be issued. Diluted earnings per share is net earnings divided by the sum of the weighted average number of our outstanding common shares and the effect of our outstanding dilutive potential common shares.


	QUARTER ENDED				YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
SHARES IN THOUSANDS	JUNE 2024		JUNE 2023		JUNE 2024		JUNE 2023
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic		729,026		732,021		729,534		732,599
Dilutive potential common shares:
Stock options		106		111		125		124
Restricted stock units		158		20		140		23
Performance share units		51		210		151		215
Total effect of outstanding dilutive potential common shares		315		341		416		362
Weighted average common shares outstanding – dilutive		729,341		732,362		729,950		732,961

We use the treasury stock method to calculate the dilutive effect of our outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and performance share units.

Potential Shares Not Included in the Computation of Diluted Earnings per Share

The following shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were either antidilutive or the required performance or market conditions were not met. Some or all of these shares may be dilutive potential common shares in future periods.


	QUARTER ENDED				YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED
SHARES IN THOUSANDS	JUNE 2024		JUNE 2023		JUNE 2024		JUNE 2023
Stock options		607		787		607		787
Performance share units		946		682		946		682

Share Repurchase Program

On September 22, 2021, we announced that our board of directors approved a new share repurchase program (the 2021 Repurchase Program) under which we are authorized to repurchase up to $1 billion of outstanding shares. Concurrently, the board terminated the remaining repurchase authorization under the share repurchase program approved by the board in February 2019 (the 2019 Repurchase Program).

We repurchased 1,669,145 common shares for approximately $50 million (including transaction fees) under the 2021 Repurchase Program during second quarter 2024 and 3,141,514 common shares for approximately $99 million (including transaction fees) under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program during year-to-date 2024. As of June 30, 2024, we had remaining authorization of $152 million for future share repurchases. During year-to-date 2023, we repurchased 2,805,434 common shares for approximately $85 million (including transaction fees) under the 2021 Repurchase Program.

All common stock repurchases under the 2021 Repurchase Program were made in open-market transactions. We record share repurchases upon trade date as opposed to the settlement date when cash is disbursed. We record a liability for repurchases that have not yet been settled as of period end. There were 15,765 unsettled shares (approximately $1 million) as of June 30, 2024 and 13,866 unsettled shares (approximately $1 million) as of December 31, 2023.