Income (Loss) Per Share

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2016

Basic income (loss) per share for 2015, 2014 and 2013 was computed by dividing income (loss) amounts attributable to The Wendy’s Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Income (loss) amounts attributable to The Wendy’s Company used to calculate basic and diluted income (loss) per share were as follows:



	Year Ended
	2015		2014		2013
Amounts attributable to The Wendy’s Company:
Income from continuing operations	$	139,979	$	116,424	$	48,390
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	21,163		5,010		(2,903		)
Net income	$	161,142	$	121,434	$	45,487

The weighted average number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted income (loss) per share were as follows:



	Year Ended
	2015	2014	2013
Common stock:
Weighted average basic shares outstanding	323,018	370,160	392,585
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares	5,707	6,022	6,095
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	328,725	376,182	398,680

Diluted income per share was computed by dividing income attributable to The Wendy’s Company by the weighted average number of basic shares outstanding plus the potential common share effect of dilutive stock options and restricted shares. We excluded potential common shares of 2,323, 4,946 and 10,823 for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, from our diluted income per share calculation as they would have had anti-dilutive effects.