Note 17 - Per Share Amounts

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2023

Statement Line Items [Line Items]

Disclosure of earnings per share [text block]

17. Per share amounts:

Basic and diluted income per common share

(thousands of Canadian dollars)
	2023			2022
Net income	$	42,162		$	22,658
Preferred share dividends paid		(988	)		(988	)
Net income available to common shareholders		41,174			21,670
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		26,273,739			27,425,479
Basic and diluted income per common share:	$	1.57		$	0.79

The Series 1 NVCC preferred shares are contingently issuable shares and do not have a dilutive impact. The outstanding employee stock options are dilutive but are de minimis and therefore have no impact on the Bank’s income per share amounts.