Note 3 - Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

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3. Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per common share reflects the maximum dilution that would have resulted from the assumed exercise and share repurchase related to dilutive stock options and is computed by dividing net income by the assumed weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

We are required to present earnings per share, or EPS, utilizing the two class method because we had outstanding, non-vested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, which are considered participating securities.

Basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the Company’s reported net income attributable to common stockholders are as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
	June 30, 2011			June 30, 2010			June 30, 2011			June 30, 2010
	(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Net income (loss)	$	(214	)	$	621		$	461		$	868
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to nonvested common stock		(3	)		7			6			8
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		(211	)		614			455			860
Weighted average total shares outstanding – basic		3,484			3,588			3,497			3,578
Less: weighted average non-vested shares outstanding		(56	)		(40	)		(51	)		(33	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic		3,428			3,548			3,446			3,545
Potential common shares from non-vested stock awards and the assumed exercise of stock options		―			26			39			29
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted		3,428			3,574			3,485			3,574
Net income (loss) per share – basic	$	(0.06	)	$	0.17		$	0.13		$	0.24
Net income (loss) per share – diluted	$	(0.06	)	$	0.17		$	0.13		$	0.24

All anti-dilutive securities, including stock options, are excluded from the diluted income per share computation. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, 247,000 and 205,000 options, respectively, were excluded from the diluted income per share calculation because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.