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Note 8 - Earnings Per Common Share
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]
 
8
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
 
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:
 
   
13 Weeks Ended
   
39 Weeks Ended
 
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares, Except Per Share Data)
 
June 30, 2019
   
June 24, 2018
   
June 30, 2019
   
June 24, 2018
 
                                 
Income attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated:
   
5,766
     
4,458
     
13,449
     
41,700
 
Weighted average common shares
   
57,731
     
57,064
     
57,578
     
56,971
 
Less weighted average restricted Common Stock
   
(2,088
)    
(2,286
)    
(2,094
)    
(2,373
)
Basic average common shares
   
55,643
     
54,778
     
55,484
     
54,598
 
Dilutive stock options and restricted Common Stock
   
1,227
     
1,302
     
1,038
     
1,305
 
Diluted average common shares
   
56,870
     
56,080
     
56,522
     
55,903
 
Earnings per common share:
                               
Basic
   
0.10
     
0.08
     
0.24
     
0.76
 
Diluted
   
0.10
     
0.08
     
0.24
     
0.75
 
 
For the
13
and
39
weeks ended
June 30, 2019
,
6,000,000
, weighted average shares, were
not
considered in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because the exercise prices of the related Warrants were in excess of the fair market value of our Common Stock. For the
13
and
39
weeks ended
June 24, 2018
,
6,484,300
and
6,701,300
, weighted average shares, respectively, were
not
considered in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because the exercise prices of the related stock options and Warrants were in excess of the fair market value of our Common Stock.