Earnings per Share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Earnings per Share  
Earnings per Share

9.  Earnings per Share

 

In calculating earnings per common share, we allocate our earnings between common shareholders and holders of unvested share-based payment awards (i.e. restricted stock) that contain rights to nonforfeitable dividends. This earnings allocation is referred to as the two-class method.

 

Under the two-class method, undistributed earnings are allocated between common stock and participating securities (restricted stock) as if all of the net earnings for the period had been distributed.  Basic earnings per common share excludes dilution and is calculated by dividing net earnings allocable to common shares by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net earnings allocable to common shares by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, as adjusted for the potential dilutive effect of non-participating share-based awards such as stock options and RSUs.  The following table reconciles earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

1,279

 

$

12,888

 

Less income allocated to unvested share awards

 

 

(63

)

Income from continuing operations attributable to common shares

 

$

1,279

 

$

12,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

 

27,210

 

27,794

 

Dilutive securities

 

101

 

299

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

 

27,311

 

28,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.46

 

Discontinued

 

(0.01

)

(0.01

)

Total

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.46

 

Discontinued

 

(0.01

)

(0.01

)

Total

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antidilutive securities not included:

 

 

 

 

 

Options, warrants and RSUs

 

2,405

 

564