EXHIBIT 11 MICHAELS STORES, INC. COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) WEIGHTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON AVERAGE AND COMMON COMMON SHARES EQUIVALENT SHARES OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING ------------- -------------------- FULLY PRIMARY DILUTED --------- --------- For the year ended January 30, 1994: Weighted average common shares outstanding................. 16,592 16,592 16,592 Assumed issuance of shares upon conversion of convertible subordinated debt at beginning of year.................... 2,572 Net shares to be issued upon exercise of dilutive stock options after applying treasury stock method.............. 639 645 ------------- --------- --------- Total average outstanding shares........................... 16,592 17,231 19,809 ------------- --------- --------- ------------- --------- --------- Net income................................................. $ 26,287 $ 26,287 Assumed interest on convertible subordinated debt less tax benefit of $2,427......................................... 3,902 --------- --------- Net income for per share computation....................... $ 26,287 $ 30,189 --------- --------- --------- --------- Earnings per common share.................................. $1.53 $1.52 For the year ended January 31, 1993: Weighted average common shares outstanding................. 15,933 15,933 15,933 Net shares to be issued upon exercise of dilutive stock options and warrants after applying treasury stock method.................................................... 759 920 ------------- --------- --------- Total average outstanding shares........................... 15,933 16,692 16,853 ------------- --------- --------- ------------- --------- --------- Net income................................................. $ 20,378 $ 20,378 --------- --------- --------- --------- Earnings per common share.................................. $1.22 $1.21 MICHAELS STORES, INC. COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) WEIGHTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SUPPLEMENTAL AVERAGE AND COMMON CALCULATION OF COMMON SHARES EQUIVALENT SHARES EARNINGS OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING PER SHARE(1) --------------- -------------------- -------------------- FULLY FULLY PRIMARY DILUTED PRIMARY DILUTED --------- --------- --------- --------- For the year ended February 2, 1992: Weighted average common shares outstanding........ 10,485 10,485 10,485 10,485 10,485 Assumed issuance of shares to retire debt at beginning of year................................ 2,426 2,426 Net shares to be issued upon exercise of dilutive stock options and warrants after applying treasury stock method............................ 1,398 1,926 1,398 1,926 --------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Total average outstanding shares.................. 10,475 11,883 12,411 14,309 14,837 --------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Income before extraordinary item.................. $ 10,739 $ 10,739 $ 14,359 $ 14,359 Extraordinary item................................ 3,843 3,843 4,195 4,195 --------- --------- --------- --------- Net Income........................................ $ 6,896 $ 6,896 $ 10,164 $ 10,164 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Earnings per common share: Income before extraordinary item................ $ 0.90 $ 0.87 $ 1.00 $ 0.97 Extraordinary item.............................. 0.32 0.31 0.29 0.28 --------- --------- --------- --------- Net income...................................... $ 0.58 $ 0.56 $ 0.71 $ 0.69 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- <FN> - - ------------------------ (1) To give effect to the redemption of 12 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes as of the beginning of the fiscal year. Appropriate adjustments have been made to reduce interest and related expenses ($3,620 net of tax), to increase the extraordinary item as of the beginning of the year ($352 net of tax), and to increase the weighted average shares outstanding during the year.