Note 7 - Net Income Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

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7. NET INCOME PER SHARE

Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution that would occur if outstanding securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into shares of common stock, and calculated using the treasury stock method. Contingently issuable shares, including equity awards with performance conditions or market conditions, are considered outstanding shares of common stock and included in the basic net income per share as of the date that all necessary conditions to earn the awards have been satisfied. Prior to the end of the contingency period, the number of contingently issuable shares included in the diluted net income per share is based on the number of shares, if any, that would be issuable under the terms of the arrangement at the end of the reporting period.

The Company’s RSUs contain forfeitable rights to receive cash dividend equivalents, which are accumulated and paid to the employees when the underlying RSUs vest. Dividend equivalents accumulated on the underlying RSUs are forfeited if the employees do not fulfill the requisite service requirement and, as a result, the awards do not vest. Accordingly, these awards are not treated as participating securities in the net income per share calculation.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per-share amounts):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Numerator:
Net income	$	144,430	$	121,163	$	337,337	$	330,469
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding shares — basic		48,757		47,780		48,692		47,501
Effect of dilutive securities		207		1,012		253		1,233
Weighted-average outstanding shares — diluted		48,964		48,792		48,945		48,734
Net income per share:
Basic	$	2.96	$	2.54	$	6.93	$	6.96
Diluted	$	2.95	$	2.48	$	6.89	$	6.78

Anti-dilutive common stock equivalents were not material in any of the periods presented.

Stock Repurchase Program
 
In October 2023, the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $640.0 million in the aggregate of its common stock through October 29, 2026. Shares are retired upon repurchase. The Company repurchased 6,000 and 19,000 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.5 million and $14.2 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.
 
Stock repurchased under the program may be made through open market repurchases, privately negotiated transactions or other structures in accordance with applicable state and federal securities laws, at times and in amounts as management deems appropriate. The timing and the number of any repurchased common stock will be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions, legal requirements, share price, and other factors. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares, and may be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time without prior notice.
 
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 requires a 1% excise tax based on the value of certain stock repurchases in excess of stock issued for employee compensation made after December 31, 2022. This provision did not have an impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.