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Earnings Per Share
3 Months Ended
Oct. 27, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share
11.
Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates basic and diluted earnings per share by dividing the net income attributable to Ecology and Environment Inc. common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  After consideration of all the rights and privileges of the Class A and Class B stockholders summarized in Note 10, in particular the right of the holders of the Class B common stock to elect no less than 75% of the Board of Directors making it highly unlikely that the Company will pay a dividend on Class A common stock in excess of Class B common stock, the Company allocates undistributed earnings between the two classes of stock on a one-to-one basis when computing earnings per share.  As a result, basic and fully diluted earnings per Class A and Class B share are equal amounts.

The Company has determined that its unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities. These securities are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method.  As a result, unvested restricted shares are included in the weighted average shares outstanding calculation.  The computation of earnings per share is included in the following table.

  
Three Months Ended
 
  
October 27,
2018
  
October 28,
2017
(Restated)
 
  
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
       
Net income attributable to Ecology and Environment Inc.
 
$
(120
)
 
$
588
 
Dividends declared
  
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Balance at end of period
 
$
(120
)
 
$
588
 
         
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
  
4,313,930
   
4,301,604
 
         
Distributed earnings per share - basic and diluted
 
$
---
  
$
---
 
Undistributed (losses) earnings per share - basic and diluted
  
(0.03
)
  
0.14
 
Net income per common share - basic and diluted
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
0.14