Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	February 28, 2021		February 29, 2020		February 28, 2021		February 29, 2020
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	3,584	$	3,918	$	8,406	$	10,290
Net loss from discontinued operations	(402)		(1,756)		(626)		(6,007)
Net earnings	$	3,182	$	2,162	7,780		4,283
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	59,938		60,130		59,874		60,106
Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans	331		383		306		451
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	60,269		60,513		60,180		60,557
Earnings per common share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.06	$	0.07	$	0.14	$	0.17
Diluted	$	0.06	$	0.06	$	0.14	$	0.17
Loss per common share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	(0.01)	$	(0.03)	$	(0.01)	$	(0.10)
Diluted	$	(0.01)	$	(0.03)	$	(0.01)	$	(0.10)
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.05	$	0.04	$	0.13	$	0.07
Diluted	$	0.05	$	0.04	$	0.13	$	0.07
Anti-dilutive securities from stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)	932		1,024		1,211		1,046