EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

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 earnings per share for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 is presented below.



Three Months Ended June 30,	2018		2017
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Basic income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	6,792	$	9,787
Weighted average common shares outstanding	9,699,824		9,349,989
Basic income per common share	0.70		1.05

Diluted income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	6,792	$	9,787
Weighted average common shares outstanding	9,699,824		9,349,989
Outstanding options - based upon the two-class method	39,836		60,320
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding	9,739,660		9,410,309
Diluted income per common share	0.70		1.04




Nine Months Ended June 30,	2018		2017
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Basic income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	42,898	$	43,173
Weighted average common shares outstanding	9,681,103		9,208,867
Basic income per common share	4.43		4.69

Diluted income per common share:
Net income attributable to Meta Financial Group, Inc.	$	42,898	$	43,173
Weighted average common shares outstanding	9,681,103		9,208,867
Outstanding options - based upon the two-class method	38,892		60,524
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding	9,719,995		9,269,391
Diluted income per common share	4.41		4.66