Earnings Per Common Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share

Note 6 – Earnings Per Common Share

Basic Earnings Per Common Share is calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding unvested shares of restricted stock. Diluted Earnings Per Common Share is computed by assuming the issuance of common shares for all potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the reporting period. For the periods presented, the Company’s potentially dilutive common stock issuances related to unvested shares of restricted stock and stock option grants under the Company’s equity-based plans.

In computing Diluted Earnings Per Common Share, adjustments are made to the computation of Basic Earnings Per Common shares, as follows. As it relates to unvested shares of restricted stock, the number of shares added to the denominator is equal to the number of unvested shares less the assumed number of shares bought back by the Company in the open market at the average market price with the amount of proceeds being equal to the average deferred compensation for the reporting period. As it relates to stock options, it is assumed that all dilutive stock options are exercised during the reporting period at their respective exercise prices, with the proceeds from the exercises used by the Company to buy back stock in the open market at the average market price in effect during the reporting period. The difference between the number of shares assumed to be exercised and the number of shares bought back is included in the calculation of dilutive securities.

If any of the potentially dilutive common stock issuances have an anti-dilutive effect, the potentially dilutive common stock issuance is disregarded.

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in computing Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share:

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2018						2017
($ in thousands except per   share amounts)	Income (Numer- ator)		Shares (Denom- inator)		Per Share Amount		Income (Numer- ator)		Shares (Denom- inator)		Per Share Amount
Basic EPS
Net income available to common shareholders	$	22,730		29,544,747	$	0.77	$	11,154		24,593,307	$	0.45
Effect of Dilutive Securities		—		87,991				—		78,243
Diluted EPS per common share	$	22,730		29,632,738	$	0.77	$	11,154		24,671,550	$	0.45

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018						2017
($ in thousands except per   share amounts)	Income (Numer- ator)		Shares (Denom- inator)		Per Share Amount		Income (Numer- ator)		Shares (Denom- inator)		Per Share Amount
Basic EPS
Net income available to common shareholders	$	43,403		29,539,308	$	1.47	$	18,709		23,288,635	$	0.80
Effect of Dilutive Securities		—		91,514				—		79,868
Diluted EPS per common share	$	43,403		29,630,822	$	1.46	$	18,709		23,368,503	$	0.80

For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, there were no options that were antidilutive.