Earnings (loss) per Common Share

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Earnings (loss) per Common Share

Note 17 — Earnings (loss) per Common Share

Outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to non-forfeitable dividends participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders and, therefore, are included in computing earnings per share under the two-class method. Under the two-class method, net earnings are reduced by the amount of dividends declared in the period for each class of common stock and participating security. The remaining undistributed earnings are then allocated to common stock and participating securities, based on their respective rights to receive dividends. Restricted stock awards granted to certain employees and directors under the Company’s 2006 Incentive Plan, which contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends at the same rate as common stock, are considered participating securities.

Basic earnings (loss) per share reflect only the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflect weighted average common shares outstanding and the effect of any dilutive common stock equivalent shares. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the average common shares outstanding plus additional common shares that would have been outstanding assuming the exercise of in-the-money stock options, using the treasury stock method. The following table presents the reconciliation of income from continuing operations to income from continuing operations applicable to common shares and the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010.

	Year Ended August 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Numerator:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(9,566	)	$	(5,117	)	$	(9,629	)
Less: Allocation to participating securities		—			—			(84	)
Loss from continuing operations applicable to common shares and equivalents	$	(9,566	)	$	(5,117	)	$	(9,713	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	—		$	—		$	16,312
Less: Allocation to participating securities		—			—			—
Income (loss) from discontinued operations applicable to common shares and equivalents	$	—		$	—		$	16,312
Net income (loss)	$	(9,566	)	$	(5,117	)	$	6,683
Less: Allocation to participating securities		—			—			(84	)
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares and equivalents	$	(9,566	)	$	(5,117	)	$	6,599
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding, basic		12,294			12,251			11,601
Dilutive stock options and awards		—			—			—
Weighted average common shares and equivalents outstanding, diluted		12,294			12,251			11,601

The 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock are included in the fiscal 2011 weighted average common shares and equivalents computation of basic earnings per share. During the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Investor converted its 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock into 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. See Note 6.

Weighted-average restricted stock awards of 57,443, 98,158 and 146,668 for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were antidilutive. Weighted-average stock options omitted from the denominator of the earnings per share calculation because they were antidilutive were 1,648,704, 1,325,945 and 1,309,273 for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.