Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews Shareholders

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders

Note 7.   Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews’ Shareholders

The information used to compute earnings per share attributable to Matthews’ common shareholders was as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders	$	11,333	$	14,192	$	19,247	$	22,447
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		23		145		74		251
Net income available to Matthews shareholders	$	11,310	$	14,047	$	19,173	$	22,196
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares		27,276		27,369		27,193		27,312
Effect of dilutive securities		194		143		231		99
Diluted shares		27,470		27,512		27,424		27,411

There were no anti-dilutive securities for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014.  Options to purchase 730,642 and 749,667 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2013, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.