Reconciliations of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted per share computations for the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock are summarized as follows:



	Three months ended April 30,					Nine months ended April 30,
	2015		2014			2015			2014
Numerator: (in thousands)
Earnings from continuing operations	$	17,213	$	20,184		$	44,296		$	48,835
Less:
Restricted stock dividends	—		(16		)	—			(76		)
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings from continuing operations per Class A Nonvoting Common Share	$	17,213	$	20,168		$	44,296		$	48,759
Less:
Preferential dividends	—		—			(794		)	(813		)
Preferential dividends on dilutive stock options	—		—			(1		)	(6		)
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings from continuing operations per Class B Voting Common Share	$	17,213	$	20,168		$	43,501		$	47,940
Denominator: (in thousands)
Denominator for basic earnings from continuing operations per share for both Class A and Class B	51,301		51,933			51,275			52,071
Plus: Effect of dilutive stock options	149		67			95			233
Denominator for diluted earnings from continuing operations per share for both Class A and Class B	51,450		52,000			51,370			52,304
Earnings from continuing operations per Class A Nonvoting Common Share:
Basic	$	0.34	$	0.39		$	0.86		$	0.94
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.39		$	0.86		$	0.93
Earnings from continuing operations per Class B Voting Common Share:
Basic	$	0.34	$	0.39		$	0.85		$	0.92
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.39		$	0.85		$	0.92
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations per Class A Nonvoting Common Share:
Basic	$	—	$	0.07		$	(0.03	)	$	0.30
Diluted	$	—	$	0.07		$	(0.03	)	$	0.30
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations per Class B Voting Common Share:
Basic	$	—	$	0.07		$	(0.04	)	$	0.30
Diluted	$	—	$	0.07		$	(0.04	)	$	0.29
Net earnings per Class A Nonvoting Common Share:
Basic	$	0.34	$	0.46		$	0.83		$	1.24
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.46		$	0.83		$	1.23
Net earnings per Class B Voting Common Share:
Basic	$	0.34	$	0.46		$	0.81		$	1.22
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.46		$	0.81		$	1.21