Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

3.     Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

We present both basic earnings per share (“EPS”) and diluted EPS. Basic EPS excludes potential dilution and is computed by dividing “Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network” by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock awards were exercised and if our 3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 issued August 8, 2016 (the “Convertible Notes due 2026”), our 2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024 issued March 17, 2017 (the “Convertible Notes due 2024”) and our 0% Convertible Notes due 2025 issued December 21, 2020 (the “Convertible Notes due 2025,” and collectively with the Convertible Notes due 2026 and the Convertible Notes due 2024, the “Convertible Notes”) were converted. The potential dilution from stock awards is accounted for using the treasury stock method based on the average market value of our Class A common stock. The potential dilution from conversion of the Convertible Notes is accounted for using the if-converted method, which requires that all of the shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes will be included in the calculation of diluted EPS assuming conversion of the Convertible Notes at the beginning of the reporting period (or at time of issuance, if later).

The following table presents EPS amounts for all periods and the basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding used in the calculation.

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
		(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income (loss)	$	1,873,936	$	1,492,569	$	1,655,491
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax		111,263		93,057		80,400
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network - Basic		1,762,673		1,399,512		1,575,091
Interest on dilutive Convertible Notes, net of tax (1)		—		—		—
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network - Diluted	$	1,762,673	$	1,399,512	$	1,575,091
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic (2)		524,761		479,657		467,350
Dilutive impact of Convertible Notes (3)		59,526		58,192		58,192
Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding		73		115		290
Diluted		584,360		537,964		525,832
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network	$	3.36	$	2.92	$	3.37
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network	$	3.02	$	2.60	$	3.00

(1) For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, materially all of our interest expense was capitalized. See Note 2 for further information.

(2) The 2020 increase resulted from the Master Transaction Agreement, as discussed in Note 20, and the stock rights offering as discussed in Note 13.

(3) The impact of the potential dilution from conversion of our 0% Convertible Notes due 2025, as discussed above, is included assuming conversion as of the December 21, 2020 issuance date, and is convertible into approximately 48.8 million shares of our Class A common stock.

Certain stock awards to acquire our Class A common stock are not included in the weighted-average common shares outstanding above, as their effect is anti-dilutive. In addition, vesting of performance based options and rights to acquire shares of our Class A common stock granted pursuant to our performance based stock incentive plans (“Restricted Performance Units”) are both contingent upon meeting certain goals, some of which are not yet probable of being achieved. Furthermore, the warrants that we issued to certain option counterparties in connection with the Convertible Notes due 2026 are only exercisable at their expiration if the market price per share of our Class A common stock is greater than the strike price of the warrants, which is approximately $86.08 per share, subject to adjustments. As a consequence, the following are not included in the diluted EPS calculation.

	As of December 31,
	2020	2019	2018
	(In thousands)
Anti-dilutive stock awards	9,083	5,471	4,377
Performance based options (1)	17,403	7,966	8,970
Restricted Performance Units/Awards	1,755	1,484	1,726
Common stock warrants	46,029	46,029	46,029
Total	74,270	60,950	61,102

(1) The increase primarily resulted from the grant of the Ergen 2020 Performance Award during the fourth quarter 2020. See Note 15 for further information.