Note 27 - Loss Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

27. Loss per share

Basic and diluted loss per share for each of the periods presented are calculated as follows (All amounts, except number of shares and per share data, are presented in thousands of U.S. dollars): 

	Six Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)			US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.  (numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share)	$	(2,997	)	$	(1,999	)	$	(1,209	)	$	(1,331	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic		26,572,856			22,376,540			26,776,650			22,376,540
Effect of diluted securities:
Unvested restricted common stocks		-			-			-			-
Warrants and options		-			-			-			-
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Diluted		26,572,856			22,376,540			26,776,650			22,376,540
Loss per share-Basic and diluted	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.06	)

For the six and three months ended June 30, 2015, the diluted loss per share calculation did not include the 2,666,667 shares of unvested restricted common stock and the options to purchase up to 894,940 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, because their effect was anti-dilutive, as the Company incurred a loss during the periods.

For the six and three months ended June 30, 2014, the diluted earnings per share calculation both did not include the warrants and options to purchase up to 2,363,456 and 939,440 shares of common stock, respectively, because their effect was anti-dilutive, as the Company incurred a loss during the periods.