1 EXHIBIT 11 DAISYTEK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES STATEMENTS RE: COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended September 30, September 30, ------------------ ---------------- 1996 1995 1996 1995 ------ ------ ------ ------ Net income $2,955 $2,616 $5,996 $4,884 ====== ====== ====== ====== Weighted average common shares outstanding 6,921 6,733 6,915 6,731 ====== ====== ====== ====== Net income per common share $ 0.43 $ 0.39 $ 0.87 $ 0.73 ====== ====== ====== ====== Calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding: Weighted average of common stock outstanding 6,454 6,294 6,435 6,282 Weighted average common stock options, utilizing the treasury stock method (1) 467 439 480 449 ------ ------ ------ ------ 6,921 6,733 6,915 6,731 ====== ====== ====== ====== (1) Utilizing the weighted average stock price of $40.17 and $40.01 per share for the three and six months ended September 30, 1996, respectively, and the weighted average stock price of $24.96 and $23.14 per share for the three and six months ended September 30, 1995, respectively.