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Capital Stock and Share Repurchase

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Capital Stock and Share Repurchase
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Capital Stock and Share Repurchase
Note 10. Earnings per Share and Shareholders' Equity
The Company's Board of Directors has 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 November 30, 2021, the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs is 5,200,770 shares. The Company did not repurchase shares in either of the three months ended November 30, 2021 or 2020.
The reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
  Three Months Ended November 30,
  2021 2020
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations $ 3,185  $ 4,822 
Net loss from discontinued operations (397) (224)
Net earnings $ 2,788  $ 4,598 
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 60,261  59,811 
Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans 360  281 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 60,621  60,092 
Earnings per common share from continuing operations:
Basic $ 0.05  $ 0.08 
Diluted $ 0.05  $ 0.08 
Loss per common share from discontinued operations:
Basic $ (0.01) $ 0.00 
Diluted $ (0.01) $ 0.00 
Earnings per common share:*
Basic $ 0.05  $ 0.08 
Diluted $ 0.05  $ 0.08 
Anti-dilutive securities from stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation) 846  1,490 
*The total of Earnings per share from continuing operations and Loss per share from discontinued operations may not equal Earnings per share due to rounding.
The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended November 30, 2021 (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, 2021 83,022  $ 16,604  $ 202,971  $ (667,732) $ 953,339  $ (92,984) $ (3,067) $ 3,067  $ 412,198 
Net earnings —  —  —  —  2,788  —  —  —  2,788 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax —  —  —  —  —  (10,044) —  —  (10,044)
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other 84  —  —  —  —  —  85 
Restricted stock awards 67  17  (17) —  —  —  —  —  — 
Stock based compensation expense —  —  6,147  —  —  —  —  —  6,147 
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards —  —  (1,393) —  —  —  —  —  (1,393)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust —  25  —  —  —  (25) 25  25 
Balance at November 31, 2021 83,092  $ 16,622  $ 207,817  $ (667,732) $ 956,127  $ (103,028) $ (3,092) $ 3,092  $ 409,806 
The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended November 30, 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, 2020 82,594  $ 16,519  $ 193,492  $ (667,732) $ 917,671  $ (100,724) $ (2,562) $ 2,562  $ 359,226 
Net earnings —  —  —  —  4,598  —  —  —  4,598 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax —  —  —  —  —  1,629  —  —  1,629 
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other 100  —  —  —  —  —  101 
Restricted stock awards 20  (4) —  —  —  —  —  — 
Stock based compensation expense —  —  2,581  —  —  —  —  —  2,581 
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards —  —  (275) —  —  —  —  —  (275)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust 85  —  —  —  (81) 81  86 
Balance at November 30, 2020 82,625  $ 16,525  $ 195,979  $ (667,732) $ 922,269  $ (99,095) $ (2,643) $ 2,643  $ 367,946