Earnings per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

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 March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net income (loss)	$	5,330	$	(40,874)	$	9,629	$	(39,636)
Earnings per common share
Average common share outstanding (denominator)	55,661		55,448		55,509		55,557
Earnings per common share	$	0.10	$	(0.74)	$	0.17	$	(0.71)
Diluted earnings per common share
Average common share outstanding	55,661		55,448		55,509		55,557
Dilutive effect of restricted stock and convertible notes*	4		74		2		51
Diluted average common shares outstanding (denominator)	55,665		55,522		55,511		55,608
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.10	$	(0.74)	$	0.17	$	(0.71)
Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share above*:
Restricted stock**	964		2,777		$	831	$	2,495

*    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.