Earnings Per Share and Dividends

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2022

Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates its basic earnings per share by dividing net income attributable to the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The Company’s diluted earnings per share is calculated in a similar manner, but includes the effect of dilutive securities. The difference between the weighted average number of basic shares outstanding and the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding is primarily due to dilutive unvested restricted stock units.

Potential shares of common stock are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share when their effect would be antidilutive. Performance-based restricted stock units are considered dilutive when the related performance criteria have been met assuming the end of the reporting period represents the end of the performance period. All potential shares of common stock are antidilutive in periods of net loss. Potential shares of common stock not included in the computation of earnings per share because their effect would have been antidilutive or because the performance criterion was not met were as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended		Six months ended
	February 28, 2022	February 28, 2021	February 28, 2022	February 28, 2021
Restricted stock units	465.6	1,103.5	465.6	1,074.2
Employee stock purchase plan	—	—	—	1.9

Dividends

The following table sets forth cash dividends declared by the Company to common stockholders during the six months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021 (in millions, except for per share data):


	Dividend Declaration Date	Dividend per Share		Total of Cash Dividends Declared		Date of Record for Dividend Payment	Dividend Cash Payment Date
Fiscal Year 2022:	October 21, 2021	$	0.08	$	12	November 15, 2021	December 1, 2021
	January 20, 2022	$	0.08	$	12	February 15, 2022	March 2, 2022


Fiscal Year 2021:	October 15, 2020	$	0.08	$	12	November 16, 2020	December 2, 2020
	January 21, 2021	$	0.08	$	12	February 15, 2021	March 2, 2021