EARNINGS PER SHARE
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2011
EARNINGS PER SHARE

2.    EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows:

 

     Fiscal  
     2011      2010      2009  

Basic Earnings per share

        

Net income attributable to Accenture plc

   $ 2,277,677       $ 1,780,656       $ 1,589,963   

Basic weighted average Class A ordinary shares

     645,631,170         637,170,234         623,007,198   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

   $ 3.53       $ 2.79       $ 2.55   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings per share

        

Net income attributable to Accenture plc

   $ 2,277,677       $ 1,780,656       $ 1,589,963   

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in Accenture SCA and Accenture Canada Holdings Inc.(1)

     243,575         257,636         330,080   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income for diluted earnings per share calculation

   $ 2,521,252       $ 2,038,292       $ 1,920,043   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic weighted average Class A ordinary shares

     645,631,170         637,170,234         623,007,198   

Class A ordinary shares issuable upon redemption/exchange of noncontrolling interests(1)

     69,326,725         92,279,826         127,461,437   

Diluted effect of employee compensation related to Class A ordinary shares(2)

     27,096,115         36,825,333         36,284,449   

Diluted effect of share purchase plans related to Class A ordinary shares

     130,530         303,585         138,260   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average Class A ordinary shares

     742,184,540         766,578,978         786,891,344   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share(2)

   $ 3.40       $ 2.66       $ 2.44   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Diluted earnings per share assumes the redemption of all Accenture SCA Class I common shares owned by holders of noncontrolling interests and the exchange of all Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares for Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares, on a one-for-one basis. The income effect does not take into account “Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests—other,” since those shares are not redeemable or exchangeable for Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares.

 

(2)

Fiscal 2010 and 2009 diluted weighted average Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares and earnings per share amounts have been restated to reflect the impact of the issuance of additional restricted share units to holders of restricted share units in connection with the payment of cash dividends. This did not result in a change to previously reported Diluted earnings per share.

For fiscal 2011, there were no options excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their exercise price would render them anti-dilutive. For fiscal 2010 and 2009, 110,294 and 193,143 options, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their exercise prices would render them anti-dilutive.