Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2011

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

4. Basic earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of stock options. Common shares issuable from stock options that are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive were 303,100 and 640,100 in the third fiscal quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively. Shares used for calculating earnings per share are disclosed in the following table.

(In thousands)	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 29, 2011		July 30, 2010		July 29, 2011		July 30, 2010
Shares Used for Basic Earnings Per Share		30,579		30,043		30,475		29,913
Shares Used for Diluted Earnings Per Share		31,260		30,558		31,144		30,394