Exhibit 11 HEICO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE 1996 (2) 1995 (2) ------------------------- ------------------------ FULLY FULLY PRIMARY DILUTED PRIMARY DILUTED ---------- ------- ------- -------- Six months ended April 30: Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 4,242,120 4,242,120 4,127,183 4,127,183 Common Stock equivalents arising from dilutive stock options (1) 475,756 511,409 97,939 179,390 --------- --------- --------- ---------- 4,717,876 4,753,529 4,225,122 4,306,573 ========= ========= ========== ========== Net income per share (1) $ 0.41 $ 0.41 $ 0.29 $ 0.28 ========= ========= ========= =========== Three months ended April 30: Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 4,280,818 4,280,818 4,138,253 4,138,253 Common Stock equivalents arising from dilutive stock options (1) 536,742 600,716 139,882 279,434 --------- ----------- ---------- ---------- 4,817,560 4,881,534 4,278,135 4,417,687 ========= ========= ========== ========== Net income per share (1) $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 ========= ========= ========= ========== <FN> (1) Computed under the "treasury stock" method using the average market price for the primary computation and using the higher of average or ending market prices for the fully diluted computation. (2) All of the following information has been restated to reflect the three-for-two split of common shares distributed on April 24, 1996 (see Note 4 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements). </FN> -14-