Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Capital Stock and Share Repurchase

v3.20.2
Capital Stock and Share Repurchase
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Capital Stock and Share Repurchase
Note 11. Earnings per Share and Shareholders' Equity
The Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock under publicly announced share repurchase programs. Since the inception of the initial share repurchase program in fiscal 2012, the Company has repurchased 22,799,230 shares of common stock for $667.7 million. As of May 31, 2020, the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs is 5,200,770 shares. The Company repurchased 503,873 shares for $9.7 million during the three months ended May 31, 2020 (all shares were purchased in March 2020 under a SEC Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, before the repurchase was able to be suspended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic) and 1,343,662 shares for $27.5 million during the nine months ended May 31, 2020.
The reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
Three Months Ended May 31,
 
Nine Months Ended May 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) earnings from continuing operations
$
(4,930
)
 
$
26,858

 
$
5,360

 
$
11,201

Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations
(69
)
 
5,560

 
(6,076
)
 
6,518

Net (loss) earnings
(4,999
)
 
32,418

 
(716
)
 
17,719

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
59,826

 
61,422

 
60,012

 
61,232

Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans

 
418

 
346

 
469

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
$
59,826

 
$
61,840

 
$
60,358

 
$
61,701

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) earnings per common share from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.44

 
$
0.09

 
$
0.18

Diluted
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.43

 
$
0.09

 
$
0.18

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) earnings per common share from discontinued operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$

 
$
0.09

 
$
(0.10
)
 
$
0.11

Diluted
$

 
$
0.09

 
$
(0.10
)
 
$
0.11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.53

 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
0.29

Diluted
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.52

 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
0.29

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anti-dilutive securities from stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)
2,479

 
987

 
1,435

 
1,164


The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended May 31, 2020 (in thousands):
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Stock
Held in
Trust
 
Deferred
Compensation
Liability
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Issued
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance at February 29, 2020
82,540

 
$
16,508

 
$
189,716

 
$
(658,017
)
 
$
923,622

 
$
(117,464
)
 
$
(2,434
)
 
$
2,434

 
$
354,365

Net loss

 

 

 

 
(4,999
)
 

 

 

 
(4,999
)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 
(6,586
)
 

 

 
(6,586
)
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other
6

 
1

 
96

 

 

 

 

 

 
97

Restricted stock awards
13

 
3

 
(3
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock repurchases

 

 

 
(9,715
)
 

 

 

 

 
(9,715
)
Stock based compensation expense

 

 
3,184

 

 

 

 

 

 
3,184

Stock option exercises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

 
(147
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(147
)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust
4

 
1

 
82

 

 

 

 
(83
)
 
83

 
83

Balance at May 31, 2020
82,563

 
$
16,513

 
$
192,928

 
$
(667,732
)
 
$
918,623

 
$
(124,050
)
 
$
(2,517
)
 
$
2,517

 
$
336,282

The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended May 31, 2019 (in thousands):
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Stock
Held in
Trust
 
Deferred
Compensation
Liability
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Issued
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance at February 28, 2019
81,832

 
$
16,364

 
$
174,418

 
$
(617,731
)
 
$
1,152,331

 
$
(139,752
)
 
$
(2,989
)
 
$
2,989

 
$
585,630

Net earnings

 

 

 

 
32,418

 

 

 

 
32,418

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 
(13,800
)
 

 

 
(13,800
)
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other
5

 
1

 
114

 

 

 

 

 

 
115

Restricted stock awards
28

 
6

 
(6
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

 
3,091

 

 

 

 

 

 
3,091

Stock option exercises
10

 
2

 
204

 

 

 

 

 

 
206

Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

 
(322
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(322
)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust
5

 
1

 
85

 

 

 

 
(86
)
 
86

 
86

Balance at May 31, 2019
81,880

 
$
16,374

 
$
177,584

 
$
(617,731
)
 
$
1,184,749

 
$
(153,552
)
 
$
(3,075
)
 
$
3,075

 
$
607,424


The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the nine months ended May 31, 2020 (in thousands):
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Stock
Held in
Trust
 
Deferred
Compensation
Liability
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Issued
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance at August 31, 2019
81,919

 
$
16,384

 
$
181,213

 
$
(640,212
)
 
$
915,466

 
$
(171,672
)
 
$
(3,070
)
 
$
3,070

 
$
301,179

Net loss

 

 

 

 
(716
)
 

 

 

 
(716
)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 
51,289

 

 

 
51,289

Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other
17

 
3

 
351

 

 

 

 

 

 
354

Restricted stock awards
462

 
93

 
(93
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock repurchases

 

 

 
(27,520
)
 

 

 

 

 
(27,520
)
Stock based compensation expense

 

 
12,814

 

 

 

 

 

 
12,814

Stock option exercises
145

 
29

 
2,602

 

 

 

 

 

 
2,631

Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

 
(4,210
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(4,210
)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust
20

 
4

 
251

 

 

 

 
553

 
(553
)
 
255

Adoption of accounting standards (Note 1)

 

 

 

 
3,873

 
(3,667
)
 

 

 
206

Balance at May 31, 2020
82,563

 
$
16,513

 
$
192,928

 
$
(667,732
)
 
$
918,623

 
$
(124,050
)
 
$
(2,517
)
 
$
2,517

 
$
336,282

The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the nine months ended May 31, 2019 (in thousands):
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Stock
Held in
Trust
 
Deferred
Compensation
Liability
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Issued
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance at August 31, 2018
81,424

 
$
16,285

 
$
167,448

 
$
(617,731
)
 
$
1,166,955

 
$
(174,245
)
 
$
(2,450
)
 
$
2,450

 
$
558,712

Net earnings

 

 

 

 
17,719

 

 

 

 
17,719

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 
20,693

 

 

 
20,693

Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other
15

 
3

 
356

 

 

 

 

 

 
359

Restricted stock awards
366

 
71

 
(71
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

 
10,253

 

 

 

 

 

 
10,253

Stock option exercises
45

 
9

 
984

 

 

 

 

 

 
993

Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

 
(1,811
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(1,811
)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust
30

 
6

 
425

 

 

 

 
(625
)
 
625

 
431

Adoption of accounting standards

 

 

 

 
75

 

 

 

 
75

Balance at May 31, 2019
81,880

 
$
16,374

 
$
177,584

 
$
(617,731
)
 
$
1,184,749

 
$
(153,552
)
 
$
(3,075
)
 
$
3,075

 
$
607,424