Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Components of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table reconciles the number of common shares used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to EZCORP Inc., shareholders:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	2020		2019
Net income	$	4,299	$	1,238
Earnings per common share
Average common share outstanding (denominator)	55,361		55,666
Earnings per common share	$	0.08	$	0.02
Diluted earnings per common share
Average common share outstanding	55,361		55,666
Dilutive effect of restricted stock and convertible notes*	67		21
Diluted average common shares outstanding (denominator)	55,428		55,687
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.08	$	0.02
Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share above*:
Restricted stock**	657		2,216

*    Includes time-based share-based awards and Convertible Notes. See Note 8 for discussion of the terms and conditions of the potential impact of the 2024 Convertible Notes and 2025 Convertible Notes.

**    Includes antidilutive share-based awards as well as performance-based share-based awards that are contingently issuable, but for which the condition for issuance has not been met as of the end of the reporting period.