EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Reconciliation of Net Income and Common Stock Share Amounts Used in Computation of Basic and Diluted EPS

A reconciliation of net income and common stock share amounts used in the computation of basic and diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 is presented below.



Three Months Ended June 30,	2017		2016 ⁽¹⁾
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Basic income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	9,787	$	8,873
Weighted average common shares outstanding	9,349,989		8,512,043
Basic income per common share	1.05		1.04

Diluted income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	9,787	$	8,873
Weighted average common shares outstanding	9,349,989		8,512,043
Outstanding options - based upon the two-class method	60,320		57,175
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding	9,410,309		8,569,218
Diluted income per common share	1.04		1.04



Nine Months Ended June 30,	2017		2016 ⁽¹⁾
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Basic income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	43,173	$	27,214
Average common shares outstanding	9,208,867		8,416,724
Basic income per common share	4.69		3.23

Diluted income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	43,173	$	27,214
Average common shares outstanding	9,208,867		8,416,724
Outstanding options - based upon the two-class method	60,524		51,651
Average diluted common shares outstanding	9,269,391		8,468,375
Diluted income per common share	4.66		3.21