EARNINGS PER SHARE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

NOTE 6 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company defines unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends as participating securities that are included in computing earnings per share (EPS) using the two-class method.

The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each share of common stock and participating securities according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Under this method, all earnings (distributed and undistributed) are allocated to common shares and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends. Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income allocated to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in Salisbury’s earnings.

The following table sets forth the computation of earnings per share (basic and diluted) for the periods indicated:

Three months ended March 31, (in thousands)		2018			2017
Net income	$	2,015		$	1,604
Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(20	)		(10	)
Net income allocated to common stock	$	1,995		$	1,594
Weighted-average common shares issued		2,786			2,765
Less: Unvested restricted stock awards		(27	)		(16	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per common share		2,759			2,749
Add: Dilutive effect of stock options		21			19
Weighted-average common shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per common share		2,780			2,768
Earnings per common share (basic)	$	0.72		$	0.58
Earnings per common share (diluted)	$	0.72		$	0.58