Exhibit 11 HEICO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE 1998 1997 -------------------------- -------------------------- BASIC DILUTED BASIC DILUTED --------- ----------- --------- ----------- Six months ended April 30: Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 12,452,808 12,452,808 11,946,305 11,946,305 Common Stock equivalents arising from dilutive stock options (1) -- 3,056,341 -- 2,299,977 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 12,452,808 15,509,149 11,946,305 14,246,282 ========== ========== ========== ========== Net income per share $ .38 $ .31 $ .27 $ .23 ===== ===== ===== ===== Three months ended April 30: Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 12,471,549 12,471,549 11,997,504 11,997,504 Common Stock equivalents arising from dilutive stock options (1) -- 3,236,973 -- 2,374,826 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 12,471,549 15,708,522 11,997,504 14,372,330 ========== ========== ========== ========== Net income per share $ .20 $ .16 $ .14 $ .11 ===== ===== ===== ===== - ---------- (1) Computed under the "treasury stock" method using the average market price.