Exhibit 11 HEICO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE ____________ Following are details of the computation of earnings per share: YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1996 1995 1994 ------------------------ ------------------------ -------------------------- FULLY FULLY FULLY PRIMARY DILUTED PRIMARY DILUTED PRIMARY DILUTED ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ Weighted average number of common shares outstanding ............. 5,190,926 5,190,926 5,025,492 5,025,492 4,981,832 4,981,832 Common stock equivalents arising from dilutive stock options (1) ....... 712,225 733,795 276,878 351,026 63,131 63,131 ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ 5,903,151 5,924,721 5,302,370 5,376,518 5,044,963 5,044,963 ========== ========== =========== ========== =========== ============ Net income: From continuing operations before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle ............................. $ 0.62 $ 0.62 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 From discontinued operations ............ $ 0.17 $ 0.16 $ 0.24 $ 0.23 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 From gain on sale of dis- continued operations .................. $ 0.89 $ 0.89 -- -- -- -- From cumulative effect of change in accounting principle .................. -- -- -- -- $ 0.08 $ 0.08 ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ Net income per share .................... $ 1.68 $ 1.67 $ 0.51 $ 0.50 $ 0.37 $ 0.37 ========== ========== =========== ========== =========== ============ [TABLE CONTINUED BELOW] (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. YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 1992 --------------------------- ----------------------------- FULLY PRIMARY DILUTED PRIMARY DILUTED ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- Weighted average number of common shares outstanding ................ 5,111,521 5,111,521 4,832,701 4,832,701 Common stock equivalents arising from dilutive stock options (1) .......... 78,675 127,014 138,779 156,836 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- 5,190,196 5,238,535 4,971,480 4,989,537 =========== ========== =========== =========== Net income: From continuing operations before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle ................................ $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.07 $ 0.07 From discontinued operations ............... $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 From gain on sale of dis- continued operations ..................... -- -- -- -- From cumulative effect of change in accounting principle ..................... -- -- -- -- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- Net income per share ....................... $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 =========== ========== =========== =========== (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.