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
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 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
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
 
2012
 
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders
 
$
17,991
 
 
$
16,325
 
 
$
40,438
 
 
$
42,868
 
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
 
 
178
 
 
 
235
 
 
 
438
 
 
 
677
 
Net income available to Matthews shareholders
 
$
17,813
 
 
$
16,090
 
 
$
40,000
 
 
$
42,191
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic shares
 
 
27,299
 
 
 
27,749
 
 
 
27,303
 
 
 
27,865
 
Effect of dilutive securities
 
 
161
 
 
 
37
 
 
 
116
 
 
 
83
 
Diluted shares
 
 
27,460
 
 
 
27,786
 
 
 
27,419
 
 
 
27,948
 
 
Options to purchase 550,366 and 563,022 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.  Options to purchase 783,092 and 785,475 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.