The Company reported net income of $ 15.9 million and earnings per share of $ 0.69 for the nine months ended November 30 , 2009 compared to a net loss of $ 1.0 million or a loss per share of $ 0.04 for the nine months ended November 30 , 2008 . � � For the nine months ended November 30 , 2009 , the Company recorded a tax benefit , which favorably impacted net income by $ 10.3 million . � � Excluding the impact of this tax benefit , pre-tax income for the fiscal 2010 nine-month period was $ 5.6 million .