Net Income Per Share (EPS)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

7.	NET INCOME PER SHARE (EPS)

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Navigant Consulting, Inc. was $4.8 million and ($1.6 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The components of basic and diluted shares (in thousands and based on the weighted average days outstanding for the periods) were as follows:

	For the three months ended
	March 31,
	2019		2018

Basic shares		40,218		45,120
Employee stock options		146		153
Restricted stock units		951		1,544
Contingently issuable shares		93		17
Diluted shares (1)		41,408		46,834
Antidilutive shares (2)		16		33

(1)	Diluted earnings per share is not presented for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as there is a net loss from continuing operations for that period.

(2)

Stock options with exercise prices greater than the average market price of our common stock during the respective time periods were excluded from the computation of diluted shares because the impact of including the shares subject to these stock options in the diluted share calculation would have been antidilutive.