Net Earnings (Loss) per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2016

Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s basic and diluted loss per share calculation:

	13 weeks ended
	July 30, 2016			August 1, 2015
Numerator for basic loss per share:
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Barnes & Noble, Inc.	$	(14,416	)		(7,751	)
Less allocation of dividends to participating securities		(203	)		—
Inducement fee paid upon conversion of Series J preferred stock		—			(3,657	)
Preferred stock dividends paid in shares		—			(1,783	)
Accretion of dividends on preferred stock and membership units		—			(4,204	)
Net loss from continuing operations available to common shareholders	$	(14,619	)		(17,395	)
Net loss from discontinued operations available to common shareholders		—			(27,123	)
Net loss available to common shareholders	$	(14,619	)		(44,518	)
Numerator for diluted loss per share:
Net loss from continuing operations available to common shareholders	$	(14,619	)		(17,395	)
Net loss from discontinued operations available to common shareholders		—			(27,123	)
Net loss available to common shareholders	$	(14,619	)		(44,518	)
Denominator for basic and diluted loss per share:
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares		72,903			65,547
Basic loss per common share:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.20	)		(0.27	)
Loss from discontinued operations		—			(0.41	)
Basic loss per common share	$	(0.20	)		(0.68	)
Diluted loss per common share:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.20	)		(0.27	)
Loss from discontinued operations		—			(0.41	)
Diluted loss per common share	$	(0.20	)		(0.68	)