EARNINGS PER SHARE DATA

9 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE DATA

NOTE L - EARNINGS PER SHARE DATA

The reported net earnings attributable to the Company were used when computing basic and diluted earnings per share. The following table sets forth the shares used as the denominator for those computations:

	Quarter Ended		Nine Months Ended
in thousands	July 30, 2023	July 31, 2022	July 30, 2023	July 31, 2022
Basic Weighted-average Shares Outstanding	546,358	546,077	546,389	544,486
Dilutive Potential Common Shares	2,279	4,090	2,838	4,891
Diluted Weighted-average Shares Outstanding	548,637	550,167	549,227	549,377
Antidilutive Potential Common Shares	7,589	1,787	5,998	2,026