Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2024

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 29, 2024		February 28, 2023		February 29, 2024		February 28, 2023
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	17,871	$	7,158	$	36,177	$	13,568
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(54)		(2,661)		(622)		(1,618)
Net earnings	$	17,817	$	4,497	$	35,555	$	11,950
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	54,213		57,042		54,370		56,964
Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans	472		458		476		445
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	54,685		57,500		54,846		57,409
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.33	$	0.13	$	0.67	$	0.24
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.12	$	0.66	$	0.24
Loss per share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	(0.00)	$	(0.05)	$	(0.01)	$	(0.03)
Diluted	$	(0.00)	$	(0.05)	$	(0.01)	$	(0.03)
Earnings per share:*
Basic	$	0.33	$	0.08	$	0.65	$	0.21
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.08	$	0.65	$	0.21
Anti-dilutive securities from stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)	71		1,986		191		1,402
*The total of Earnings per share from continuing operations and Loss per share from discontinued operations may not equal Earnings per share due to rounding.