Note 9 - Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 02, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

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Note 9: Earnings Per Share

A reconciliation of the common share components for the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 2,		March 4,
(Shares in thousands)	2024		2023
Weighted-average common shares - basic		54,702		54,174
Equivalent shares from share-based compensations plans		1,871		1,745
Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares diluted		56,573		55,919

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to H.B. Fuller by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted earnings per share is based upon the weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the applicable period. The difference between basic and diluted earnings per share is attributable to share-based compensation awards. We use the treasury stock method to calculate the effect of outstanding shares, which computes total employee proceeds as the sum of (a) the amount the employee must pay upon exercise of the award and (b) the amount of unearned share-based compensation costs attributed to future services. Share-based compensation awards for which total employee proceeds exceed the average market price over the applicable period have an antidilutive effect on earnings per share, and accordingly, are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.

Share-based compensation awards of 1,138,264 and 1,172,987 shares for the three months ended March 2, 2024 and March 4, 2023, respectively, were excluded from diluted earnings per share calculations because they were antidilutive.