12. Earnings Per Share

The calculation of earnings per share is as follows:

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

10,184,421

 

 

$

10,022,351

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

3,787,284

 

 

 

3,700,568

 

Effect of diluted employee stock options

 

 

299,792

 

 

 

397,981

 

Denominator for dilutive earnings per share

 

 

4,087,076

 

 

 

4,098,549

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

2.71

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

2.49

 

 

$

2.45

 

 

For 2025 324,125 stock options were excluded from diluted earnings per share calculations because they would have been anti-dilutive.

In 2024, all outstanding options were included in the calculation of diluted shares.

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Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 11, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 6, 2025
2023Mar 7, 2024
2022Mar 10, 2023
2021Mar 30, 2022
2020Mar 31, 2021
2019Mar 13, 2020
2018Mar 15, 2019
2017Mar 15, 2018
2016Mar 10, 2017
2015Mar 11, 2016

About Earnings Per Share Disclosures

The earnings per share disclosure breaks down the calculation from net income to both basic and diluted EPS, revealing the full impact of a company's capital structure on per-share economics. The reconciliation between basic and diluted share counts exposes how many stock options, RSUs, convertible securities, and warrants are potentially dilutive to existing shareholders.

Key signals: a widening gap between basic and diluted shares indicates growing dilution from equity compensation or convertible instruments. Anti-dilutive securities excluded from the diluted calculation deserve attention — they represent latent dilution that will materialize if the stock price rises. Watch for the effect of share buybacks on per-share metrics: EPS growth driven primarily by repurchases rather than income growth signals weakening fundamentals. Compare year-over-year changes in the diluted share count against equity compensation expense to assess whether management is effectively managing dilution.