Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders

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Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders
Note 7.   Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders
 
The information used to compute earnings per share attributable to Matthews' common shareholders was as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
    
Six Months Ended
  
   
March 31,
    
March 31,
  
   
2013
    
2012
    
2013
    
2012
  
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders
   $ 14,192     $ 15,258     $ 22,447     $ 26,543  
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings
allocated to participating securities
     145       224       251       436  
Net income available to Matthews shareholders
   $ 14,047     $ 15,034     $ 22,196     $ 26,107  
                                 
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
                                
Basic shares
     27,369       27,926       27,312       27,933  
Effect of dilutive securities
     143       42       99       80  
Diluted shares
     27,512       27,968       27,411       28,013  
                                 

Options to purchase 730,642 and 749,667 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2013, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.  Options to purchase 786,292 and 786,667 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2012, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.