Central Garden & Pet Company Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2015

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) computations:


	Fiscal Year Ended September 26, 2015							Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2014						Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013
	Net Income		Shares		Per Share			Net Income		Shares		Per Share		Net Income (Loss)			Shares		Per Share
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic EPS:
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	31,971		48,562	$	0.66		$	8,804		48,880	$	0.18	$	(1,929	)		48,094	$	(0.04	)
Effect of dilutive securities:
Options to purchase common stock				520		(0.01	)				69		0					0		0
Restricted shares				556		(0.01	)				448		0					0		0
Diluted EPS:
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	31,971		49,638	$	0.64		$	8,804		49,397	$	0.18	$	(1,929	)		48,094	$	(0.04	)