Capital Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

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

	Year Ended August 31,
	2024		2023		2022
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	82,207	$	53,649	$	19,591
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	3,542		(7,088)		(3,905)
Net earnings	$	85,749	$	46,561	$	15,686
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	54,336		56,680		59,538
Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans	526		437		371
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	54,862		57,117		59,909
Earnings per common share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	1.51	$	0.95	$	0.33
Diluted	$	1.50	$	0.94	$	0.33
Earnings (loss) per common share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	0.07	$	(0.13)	$	(0.07)
Diluted	$	0.06	$	(0.12)	$	(0.07)
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	1.58	$	0.82	$	0.26
Diluted	$	1.56	$	0.82	$	0.26
Anti-dilutive securities- stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)	96		891		946