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                                                                  EXHIBIT 11



                       PERCEPTRON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                STATEMENT RE:  COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS






                                                                                             Earnings Per Share
                                                                                           Year Ended December 31,
                                                                             ----------------------------------------------
                                                                                 1996             1995              1994
                                                                              ----------        ----------        ---------
                                                                                                          
A.   Net Income                                                               $8,347,000        $8,841,000       $6,031,000
                                                                              ----------        ----------       ----------
     Weighted average number of common shares outstanding                      7,351,371         6,941,538        6,517,065

     Effect of the issuance of stock options and warrants and assumed
        exercise of stock options and warrants at prices which are lower
        than the average market price of the common shares
        during the period, using the treasury stock method                       672,018           703,339          774,655

     Effect of convertible shares held by a minority shareholder
        of a foreign subsidiary, which were converted into
        common stock on June 23, 1994                                                ---               ---           93,753


B.   Weighted average number of common shares and common                      ----------        ----------       ----------  
        equivalent shares for primary earnings per share                       8,023,389         7,644,877        7,385,473
                                                                              ----------        ----------       ----------

     Weighted average number of common shares outstanding                      7,351,371         6,941,538        6,517,065

     Effect of the issuance of stock options and warrants and assumed
        exercised of stock options and warrants at prices which are lower
        than the market price of the common shares at the
        end of the period, using the treasury stock method                       740,229           871,833          946,413

     Effect of convertible shares held by a minority shareholder
        of a foreign subsidiary, which were converted into
        common stock on June 23, 1994                                                ---               ---           93,753


C.   Weighted average number of common shares and common                      ----------        ----------       ----------
        equivalent shares for fully diluted earnings per share                 8,091,600         7,813,371        7,557,231
                                                                              ----------        ----------       ----------

     Primary earnings per share (A/B)                                         $     1.04        $     1.16       $      .82
                                                                              ==========        ==========       ========== 

     Fully diluted earnings per share (A/C)                                   $     1.03        $     1.13       $      .80
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