Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020


15.			EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic net income per share attributable to Sterling common stockholders is computed by dividing net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per common share attributable to Sterling common stockholders is the same as basic net income per share attributable to Sterling common stockholders but includes dilutive unvested stock awards and warrants using the treasury stock method. The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per common share computations for net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders:


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders	$	18,210	$	7,828	$	21,325	$	9,643
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic	27,941		26,338		27,794		26,357
Shares for dilutive unvested stock and warrants	16		285		93		300
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted	27,957		26,623		27,887		26,657
Basic net income per share attributable to Sterling common stockholders	$	0.65	$	0.30	$	0.77	$	0.37
Diluted net income per share attributable to Sterling common stockholders	$	0.65	$	0.29	$	0.76	$	0.36