Earnings per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings per Common Share

Schedule of the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share (in thousands, except per share data).

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Basic earnings per share:
Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	27,567	$	111,876
Less: income applicable to participating shares		(125)		(574)
Net earnings available to Hilltop common stockholders	$	27,442	$	111,302
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		98,153		99,741
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.28	$	1.12
Diluted earnings per share:
Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	27,567	$	111,876
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		98,153		99,741
Effect of potentially dilutive securities		516		886
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		98,669		100,627
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.28	$	1.11