1 EXHIBIT 11.1 THE PROFIT RECOVERY GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF PRO FORMA EARNINGS PER SHARE (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,(1) ----------------- 1996 1995 ------- ------- Pro forma net earnings...................................... $ 6,668 $ 2,935 Interest accrued on convertible debt, net of income taxes(2).................................................. 97 258 ------- ------- Adjusted pro forma net earnings................... $ 6,765 $ 3,193 ======= ======= Weighted average number of common shares outstanding(3)..... 16,268 12,000 Weighted average number of common equivalent shares (computed using the treasury stock method)................ 545 348 Common shares from convertible debt(2)...................... 539 2,157 Common equivalent shares from the distribution payable $(4,875,576) divided by the initial public offering price of $11.00 per share (and weighted since the initial public offering)................................................. 105 443 ------- ------- Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding............................... 17,457 14,948 ======= ======= Pro forma earnings per common and common equivalent share... $ .39 $ .21 ======= ======= - --------------- (1) All share and per share data has been adjusted to reflect the effect of the 2-for-1 stock split (effected in the form of a stock dividend) at the time of the March 1996 initial public offering. (2) Assumes convertible debentures were converted, as a component of the initial public offering-related reorganization, as of the beginning of the period and the related interest expense, net of income taxes, is added back to pro forma net earnings. (3) Assumes number of shares outstanding, after giving effect to the initial public offering-related reorganization, as of the beginning of the period.