Exhibit 11.01 MACROMEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (In thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended December 31, December 31, --------------------- -------------------- 1997 1996 1997 1996 ------- ------- ------- ------- Net (loss) income $(7,251) $(2,359) $(8,177) $ 9,371 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 38,307 37,475 38,085 37,306 Basic (Loss) Earnings per Share $ (0.19) $ (0.06) $ (0.21) $ 0.25 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net (loss) income $(7,251) $(2,359) $(8,177) $ 9,371 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 38,307 37,475 38,085 37,306 Number of common stock equivalents as a result of stock options outstanding -- -- -- 3,908 Number of common stock equivalents as a result of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan -- -- -- 8 ------- ------- ------- ------- Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -- assuming dilution 38,307 37,475 38,085 41,222 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Diluted (Loss) Earnings per Share* $ (0.19) $ (0.06) $ (0.21) $ 0.23 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- * In cases of a net loss, no additonal shares are assumed issued because they would be anti-dilutive. 18