Earnings per share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Note 21. - Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share have been calculated by dividing the loss attributable to equity holders by the average number of shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share equals basic earnings per share for the periods presented.

Item	For the six-month period ended June 30,
	2019		2018
	($ in thousands)
Profit/ (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Atlantica.		16,956		67,350
Average number of ordinary shares outstanding (thousands) - basic and diluted		100,516		100,217
Earnings per share from continuing operations (U.S. dollar per share) - basic and diluted		0.17		0.67
Earnings per share from profit/(loss) for the period (U.S. dollar per share) - basic and diluted		0.17		0.67