The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the six months ended February 28, 2025 (in thousands):


	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Stock Held in Trust		Deferred Compensation Liability		Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Issued Shares	Amount
Balance at August 31, 2024	54,235	$	10,847	$	235,660	$	—	$	261,870	$	(116,398)	$	(3,777)	$	3,777	$	391,979
Net earnings	—	—		—		—		21,723		—		—		—		21,723
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—	—		—		—		—		(9,676)		—		—		(9,676)
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other	2	—		91		—		—		—		—		—		91
Vesting of equity awards	186	37		(37)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Cash dividend ($0.04 per share)	—	—		—		—		3		—		—		—		3
Stock based compensation expense	—	—		3,345		—		—		—		—		—		3,345
Stock option exercises	87	18		1,310		—		—		—		—		—		1,328
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards	—	—		(6,405)		—		—		—		—		—		(6,405)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust	—	—		—		—		—		—		3		(3)		—
Treasury stock repurchased and retired	(110)	(22)		—		—		(4,357)		—		—		—		(4,379)
Balance at November 30, 2024	54,400	10,880		233,964		—		279,239		(126,074)		(3,774)		3,774		398,009
Net earnings	—	—		—		—		20,901		—		—		—		20,901
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—	—		—		—		—		(4,827)		—		—		(4,827)
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other	2	—		97		—		—		—		—		—		97
Vesting of equity awards	73	14		(14)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Stock based compensation expense	—	—		2,841		—		—		—		—		—		2,841
Stock option exercises	2	1		37		—		—		—		—		—		38
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards	—	—		(996)		—		—		—		—		—		(996)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust	2	1		90		—		—		—		199		(199)		91
Treasury stock repurchased and retired	(220)	(44)		—		—		(10,132)		—		—		—		(10,176)
Balance at February 28, 2025	54,259	$	10,852	$	236,019	$	—	$	290,008	$	(130,901)	$	(3,575)	$	3,575	$	405,978

The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the six months ended February 29, 2024 (in thousands):


	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Stock Held in Trust		Deferred Compensation Liability		Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Issued Shares	Amount
Balance at August 31, 2023	83,761	$	16,752	$	220,472	$	(800,506)	$	1,011,112	$	(121,210)	$	(3,484)	$	3,484	$	326,620
Net earnings	—	—		—		—		17,738		—		—		—		17,738
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—	—		—		—		—		370		—		—		370
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other	2	—		51		—		—		—		—		—		51
Vesting of equity awards	118	23		(23)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Cash dividend ($0.04 per share)	—	—		—		—		21		—		—		—		21
Treasury stock repurchases	—	—		—		(26,116)		—		—		—		—		(26,116)
Stock based compensation expense	—	—		2,717		—		—		—		—		—		2,717
Stock option exercises	83	17		2,193		—		—		—		—		—		2,210
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards	—	—		(2,025)		—		—		—		—		—		(2,025)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust	3	1		89		—		—		—		(92)		92		90
Balance at November 30, 2023	83,967	16,793		223,474		(826,622)		1,028,871		(120,840)		(3,576)		3,576		321,676
Net earnings	—	—		—		—		17,817		—		—		—		17,817
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—	—		—		—		—		(1,207)		—		—		(1,207)
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other	1	—		35		—		—		—		—		—		35
Vesting of equity awards	105	21		(21)		—		—		—		—		—		—

Stock based compensation expense	—	—		2,810		—		—		—		—		—		2,810
Stock option exercises	21	5		472		—		—		—		—		—		477
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards	—	—		(953)		—		—		—		—		—		(953)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust	26	5		258		—		—		—		(201)		201		263
Treasury stock repurchases	—	—		—		(3,992)		—		—		—		—		(3,992)
Treasury stock retired	(29,867)	(5,973)		—		830,614		(824,641)		—		—		—		—
Balance at February 29, 2024	54,253	$	10,851	$	226,075	$	—	$	222,047	$	(122,047)	$	(3,777)	$	3,777	$	336,926