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Note 14 - Per Share Calculation
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
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14. Per Share Calculations


Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) (the “numerator”) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for nonvested shares of restricted stock (the “denominator”) for the period. The basic weighted-average number of shares included 6.1 million shares for the years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013 and 8.8 million shares for the year ended October 31, 2012 related to Purchase Contracts (issued as part of our 7.25% Tangible Equity Units) which shares, as discussed in Note 10, were issued upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts in February 2014. Computing diluted earnings per share is similar to computing basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the dilutive effects of options and nonvested shares of restricted stock, as well as common shares issuable upon exchange of our Senior Exchangeable Notes issued as part of our 6.0% Exchangeable Note Units. Any options that have an exercise price greater than the average market price are considered to be anti-dilutive and are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.  


All outstanding nonvested shares that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents that participate in undistributed earnings with common stock are considered participating securities and are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The Company’s restricted common stock (“nonvested shares”) is considered participating securities.


Basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods presented below were calculated as follows:


   

Year Ended October 31,

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

2014

   

2013

   

2012

 
                   

Numerator:

                 

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Hovnanian

  $307,144     $31,295     $(66,197 )

Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares

  (7,107 )   (58

)

  -  

Numerator for basic earnings per share

  $300,037     $31,237     $(66,197 )

Plus: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares

  7,107     58     -  

Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to nonvested shares

  (7,127 )   (59

)

  -  

Plus: interest on senior exchangeable notes

  3,487     3,720     -  

Numerator for diluted earnings per share

  $303,504     $34,956     $(66,197 )

Denominator:

Denominator for basic earnings per share

  146,271     145,087     126,350  
Effect of dilutive securities:                  

Share-based payments

  1,013     1,396     -  

Senior exchangeable notes

  15,157     15,846     -  

Denominator for diluted earnings per share – weighted-average shares outstanding

  162,441     162,329     126,350  

Basic earnings (loss) per share

  $2.05     $0.22     $(0.52 )

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

  $1.87     $0.22     $(0.52 )

Incremental shares attributed to nonvested stock and outstanding options to purchase common stock of 0.2 million for the year ended October 31, 2012, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because we had a net loss for the period, and any incremental shares would not be dilutive. Also, for the year ended October 31, 2012, 18.6 million shares of common stock issuable upon the exchange of our senior exchangeable notes (which were issued in fiscal 2012) were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because we had a net loss for the period.


In addition, shares related to out-of-the money stock options that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share were 2.0 million, 2.2 million and 2.5 million for the years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.