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
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 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
  
   
December 31,
  
   
2013
    
2012
  
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders
   $ 7,914     $ 8,255  
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings
allocated to participating securities
     41       97  
Net income available to Matthews shareholders
   $ 7,873     $ 8,158  
                 
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
                
Basic shares
     27,125       27,275  
Effect of dilutive securities
     227       114  
Diluted shares
     27,352       27,389  
                 

There were no anti-dilutive securities for the three months ended December 31, 2013.  Options to purchase 768,691 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2012 because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.