Note 28 - Earnings per share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

		Nine months ended September 30,				Three months ended September 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
		US$(’000)		US$(’000)		US$(’000)		US$(’000)
		(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
		(Amount in thousands except for the number of shares and per share data)				(Amount in thousands except for the number of shares and per share data)
Net income attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	$	1,749	$	6,943	$	1,220	$	1,111
Less: Dividend for Series A convertible preferred stock		-		407		-		85
Net income attributable to common shareholders of ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (numerator for basic earnings per share)	$	1,749		6,536	$	1,220		1,026
Add: Dividend for Series A convertible preferred stock		-		407		-		-
Net income attributable to common shareholders of ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (numerator for diluted earnings per share)	$	1,749	$	6,943	$	1,220	$	1,026
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic		22,185,226		17,806,818		22,186,540		18,632,103
Effect of diluted securities:
Series A Convertible preferred stock		-		2,173,322		-		-
Warrants		-		285,624		-		-
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Diluted		22,185,226		20,265,764		22,186,540		18,632,103
Earnings per share-Basic	$	0.08	$	0.37	$	0.05	$	0.06
Earnings per share-Diluted	$	0.08	$	0.34	$	0.05	$	0.06