Earnings per share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Disclosure of earning per share [Abstract]

Disclosure of earnings per share [text block]

Note

19 Earnings per share

Amounts in US$ '000 except for shares	2018		2017			2016
Numerator: Profit (Loss) for the year attributable to owners		72,415		(24,228	)		(49,092	)
Denominator: Weighted average number of shares used in basic EPS		60,612,230		60,093,191			59,777,145
Earnings (Losses) after tax per share (US$) – basic		1.19		(0.40	)		(0.82	)

Amounts in US$ '000 except for shares	2018		2017 (a)			2016 (a)
Weighted average number of shares used in basic EPS		60,612,230		60,093,191			59,777,145
Effect of dilutive potential common shares (a)
Stock awards at US$ 0.001		4,758,552		-			-
Weighted average number of common shares for the purposes of diluted earnings per shares		65,370,782		60,093,191			59,777,145
Earnings (Losses) after tax per share (US$) – diluted		1.11		(0.40	)		(0.82	)

(a) For the year ended 31 December 2017, there were 4,564,777 (1,390,706 in 2016) of potential shares that could have a dilutive impact. They were considered antidilutive due to negative earnings.