Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Note 3 – Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding adjusted for the incremental shares attributed to outstanding stock equivalents. Stock equivalents include common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and other equity instruments, and are computed using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the exercise price of a share, and the amount of compensation cost, if any, for future service that the Company has not yet recognized are assumed to be used to repurchase shares in the current period.

The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)			2017		2016
Net income		$	9,687	$	11,052

Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted-average number of
	common shares outstanding during the period		49,511		49,848
Incremental common shares attributable to exercise of dilutive options			361		292
Incremental common shares attributable to outstanding restricted
	stock units		208		147
Denominator for diluted earnings per share			50,080		50,287

Basic earnings per share			$0.20		$0.22
Diluted earnings per share			$0.19		$0.22

Options to purchase 1.2 million common shares for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.