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Net Income Per Common Share
 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2024
Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Abstract]  
Net Income Per Common Share Net Income per Common Share
Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income attributable to Vail Resorts stockholders by the weighted-average shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised, resulting in the issuance of shares of common stock that would then share in the earnings of Vail Resorts.
In connection with the Company’s acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb in October 2016, the Company issued consideration in the form of shares of Vail Resorts common stock (the “Vail Shares”), redeemable preferred shares of the Company’s wholly-
owned Canadian subsidiary Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. (“Exchangeco Shares”) or cash (or a combination thereof). Effective September 26, 2022, all Exchangeco Shares had been exchanged for Vail Shares. Both Vail Shares and Exchangeco Shares have a par value of $0.01 per share, and Exchangeco Shares, while they were outstanding, were substantially the economic equivalent of the Vail Shares. The Company’s calculation of weighted-average shares outstanding as of July 31, 2023 included the Exchangeco Shares for the period they were outstanding during the fiscal year, but there were no Exchangeco Shares that remained outstanding as of July 31, 2023.
Presented below is basic and diluted EPS for the years ended July 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 Year Ended July 31,
  
202420232022
  
BasicDilutedBasicDilutedBasicDiluted
Net income per share:
Net income attributable to Vail Resorts$230,405 $230,405 $268,148 $268,148 $347,923 $347,923 
Weighted-average Vail Shares outstanding37,868 37,868 39,654 39,654 40,433 40,433 
Weighted-average Exchangeco shares outstanding— — — — 32 32 
Total Weighted-average shares outstanding37,868 37,868 39,654 39,654 40,465 40,465 
Effect of dilutive securities— 89 — 106 — 222 
Total shares37,868 37,957 39,654 39,760 40,465 40,687 
Net income per share attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc.$6.08 $6.07 $6.76 $6.74 $8.60 $8.55 
The Company computes the effect of dilutive securities using the treasury stock method and average market prices during the period. The number of shares issuable upon the exercise of share-based awards that were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive totaled approximately 12,000, 22,000 and 6,000 for the years ended July 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
In December 2020, the Company completed an offering of $575.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 0.0% Convertible Notes (as defined in Note 6, Long-Term Debt). The Company is required to settle the principal amount of the 0.0% Convertible Notes in cash and has the option to settle the conversion spread in cash or shares. The Company uses the if-converted method to calculate the impact of convertible instruments on diluted EPS when the instruments may be settled in cash or shares. If the conversion value of the 0.0% Convertible Notes exceeds their conversion price, then the Company will calculate its diluted EPS as if all the notes were converted into common stock at the beginning of the period. However, if reflecting the 0.0% Convertible Notes in diluted EPS in this manner is anti-dilutive, or if the conversion value of the notes does not exceed their conversion price for a reporting period, then the shares underlying the notes will not be reflected in the Company’s calculation of diluted EPS. For the years ended July 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the price of Vail Shares did not exceed the conversion price and therefore there was no impact to diluted EPS during those periods.
Dividends
During the years ended July 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 the Company paid cash dividends of $8.56 per share, $7.94 per share, and $5.58 per share, respectively ($323.7 million, $314.4 million, and $225.8 million respectively, including cash dividends paid to Exchangeco shareholders). On September 25, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $2.22 per share payable on October 24, 2024 to stockholders of record as of October 8, 2024.