Capital Stock

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Capital Stock [Abstract]

Capital Stock

8. Capital Stock

The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 25 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, 500 million shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 100 million shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no preferred or Class B common shares outstanding. Each share of Class A common stock entitles the holder to one vote on matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Stock dividends of Class A common stock may be paid only to holders of Class A common stock. Class A common stock has no conversion rights.

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

The following is a reconciliation of the weighted-average common shares outstanding for purposes of computing basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding		50,193		52,296		55,518
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock awards and options		1,234		469		409
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding		51,427		52,765		55,927

For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, other stock options totaling 0.1 million, 0.4 million and 1.4 million, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.

Dividends

Quarterly cash dividends for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $76.3 million and $78.4 million or $0.38 per share in all quarters of 2021 and $0.375 for all quarters of 2020. In February 2022, the board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.385 per share of Class A common stock to be paid on March 9, 2022 to stockholders of record on February 28, 2022.

Repurchases of common stock

In July 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved a new repurchase plan with an authorization amount of $500 million. The repurchases are used primarily for strategic initiatives and to offset dilution from the Company’s equity incentive plans. During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company purchased 1.6 million, 5.1 million and 14,000 shares under the 2018 plan for $80.4 million, $144.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively. At December 31, 2021, $245.4 million was available for repurchases under the 2018 stock repurchase plan.