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EARNINGS PER SHARE
 6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
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NOTE B – EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Reconciliation of the weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted income per share (“EPS”) for the three and six months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, were as follows:

 

   

Periods ended October 31,

  
   

Three months

    

Six months

  
   

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

  

Weighted average shares outstanding:

                                

Basic EPS shares outstanding (weighted average)

     9,585,357       9,399,052       9,561,848       9,391,714  

Effect of dilutive securities

    
**
      
**
      
**
      
**
  

Diluted EPS shares outstanding

     9,585,357       9,399,052       9,561,848       9,391,714  

 

** For the three and six months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, dilutive securities are excluded from the calculation of EPS since the inclusion of such shares would be antidilutive. The exercisable shares excluded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2024 were 76,000 shares. The exercisable shares excluded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2023 were 97,000 shares.

 

On July 22, 2024 the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share of common stock. The special dividend was paid on August 29, 2024, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 8, 2024. The total amount of the special dividend payment was approximately $9.6 million.