Note 4. Computation of Net Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted‑average number of common shares outstanding (the denominator) for the period. The computation of diluted earnings per share is similar to basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased by the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive common shares issuable for stock options and restricted stock units had been issued, calculated using the treasury stock method.

The components of net earnings per share are as follows:


	Three months ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	13,915	$	9,506
Weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing basic income per share		32,094		29,772
Incremental options and RSUs		2,029		2,483
Weighted average common shares used in computing diluted net income per share		34,123		32,255
Net income per share
Basic	$	0.43	$	0.32
Diluted	$	0.41	$	0.29

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding does not include options and restricted stock units outstanding to purchase ten thousand and one hundred thousand common equivalent shares for the three month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.