Earnings Per Share And Dividends Per Share

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share And Dividends Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share And Dividends Per Share

(7) Earnings per Share and Dividends per Share

Basic earnings per share are determined by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, while diluted earnings per share are determined by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents.

There were 439,738 common stock equivalents, consisting of unexercised options, excluded from the per share calculation for the six months ended March 31, 2012 because they were anti-dilutive. There were 653,175 common stock equivalents, consisting of unexercised options and unvested Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"), excluded from the per share calculation for the six months ended March 31, 2011 because they were anti-dilutive.

Quarterly cash dividends of $0.025 and $0.03125 per share, respectively, were paid on December 8, 2011 to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2011; and on March 1, 2012 to shareholders of record as of February 7, 2012.