(Loss) Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018



Three Months Ended January 31,
(In millions, except per share amounts)	2018			2017
Net (loss) income attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	(122.5	)	$	75.8
Basic:
Weighted average common shares	48.9			48.8
Basic (loss) earnings per common share attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	(2.50	)	$	1.55
Diluted:
Weighted average common shares	48.9			48.8
Effect of potential dilutive common shares	—			0.6
Diluted weighted average common shares*	48.9			49.4
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share attributable to Cooper stockholders	$	(2.50	)	$	1.53
*The number of diluted weighted average common shares used to calculate fiscal 2018 diluted loss per share excludes all potentially dilutive instruments because they would be antidilutive due to the net loss position.

The following table sets forth stock options to purchase Cooper’s common stock and restricted stock units that were not included in the diluted (loss) earnings per share calculation because their effect would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:



Three Months Ended January 31,
(In thousands, except exercise prices)	2018	2017
Number of stock option shares excluded	1,202	239
Range of exercise prices	$15.83-$229.66	$162.28-$175.31
Numbers of restricted stock units excluded	546	—