Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Capital Stock and Share Repurchase

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Capital Stock and Share Repurchase
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Capital Stock and Share Repurchase
Note 11. Capital Stock and Share Repurchases
The Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock under publicy announced share repurchase programs. Since the inception of the initial share repurchase program in fiscal 2012, the Company has repurchased 20,439,434 shares of common stock for $617.7 million. As of November 30, 2017, the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs is 7,560,566 shares. There were no share repurchases in the three months ended November 30, 2017.
The reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
Three Months Ended November 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
Net earnings
$
5,226

 
$
4,965

 
Denominator:
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
59,871

 
58,972

 
Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans
738

 
644

 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
60,609

 
59,616

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
$
0.09

 
$
0.08

 
Diluted earnings per share
0.09

 
0.08

 
 
 
 
 
 
Anti-dilutive securities from stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)
1,829

 
1,963