Earnings per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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 September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Basic earnings per share:
Income attributable to Hilltop	$	30,206	$	51,932	$	119,116	$	110,573
Less: income applicable to participating shares		—		(5)		—		(11)
Net earnings available to Hilltop common stockholders	$	30,206	$	51,927	$	119,116	$	110,562
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		96,096		98,490		97,554		98,367
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.31	$	0.53	$	1.22	$	1.12
Diluted earnings per share:
Income attributable to Hilltop	$	30,206	$	51,932	$	119,116	$	110,573
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		96,096		98,490		97,554		98,367
Effect of potentially dilutive securities		210		135		249		206
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		96,306		98,625		97,803		98,573
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.31	$	0.53	$	1.22	$	1.12