1 EXHIBIT 11 MOBILE MINI, INC. STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE Year Ended December 31, 1997 1998 1999 ------------- ------------- ------------- BASIC: Common shares outstanding, beginning of year 6,739,324 6,799,524 7,966,863 Effect of weighting shares: Weighted common shares issued 12.823 1.040.099 2.186.223 ------------- ------------- ------------- Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 6,752,147 7,839,623 10,153,086 ------------- ------------- ------------- Net income $ 2,200,396 $ 4,483,967 $ 9,003,568 ============= ============= ============= Earnings per share $ 0.33 $ 0.57 $ 0.89 ============= ============= ============= DILUTED: Common shares outstanding, beginning of year 6,739,324 6,799,524 7,966,863 Effect of weighting shares: Weighted common shares issued 12,823 1,040,099 2,186,223 Employee stock options and warrants assumed converted 48,156 577,545 487,352 ------------- ------------- ------------- Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding 6,800,303 8,417,168 10,640,438 ------------- ------------- ------------- Net income (Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) $ 2,200,396 $ 4,483,967 $ 9,003,568 ============= ============= ============= Earnings per share $ 0.32 $ 0.53 $ 0.85 ============= ============= =============