Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the amounts utilized in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2023, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	2023		2022		2021
Net income	$	139,094	$	138,243	$	138,912
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	27,582		27,862		28,575
Dilutive effect of share-based awards and options outstanding	532		577		592
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	28,114		28,439		29,167
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	5.04	$	4.96	$	4.86
Diluted	$	4.95	$	4.86	$	4.76

In each year of fiscal 2023, 2022 and 2021, share-based awards for less than 0.1 million shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as they were antidilutive.