Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

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 June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	2021		2020		2021		2020



Net (loss) income	$	(2,570)	$	(5,487)	$	7,059	$	(45,123)

Earnings per common share
Average common share outstanding (denominator)	55,898		55,068		55,639		55,395


(Loss) earnings per common share	$	(0.05)	$	(0.10)	$	0.13	$	(0.81)

Diluted earnings per common share
Average common share outstanding	55,898		55,068		55,639		55,395
Dilutive effect of restricted stock and convertible notes*	—		—		14		—
Diluted average common shares outstanding (denominator)	55,898		55,068		55,653		55,395




Diluted (loss) earnings per common share	$	(0.05)	$	(0.10)	$	0.13	$	(0.81)

Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share above:
Restricted stock**	1,154		3,042		896		2,677

* Includes time-based share-based awards and Convertible Notes. See Note 10 for discussion of the terms and conditions of the potential impact of the 2024 Convertible Notes and 2025 Convertible Notes. This amount excludes all potential common shares for periods when there is a loss from continuing operations.

** 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.