Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share ("EPS") is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, excluding dilution for potential common stock issuances. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock, including: (1) shares issuable upon the vesting of RSUs and common stock option exercises using the treasury stock method; and (2) shares issuable upon the conversion of the Company's MCPS, as determined under the if-converted method. For purposes of calculating diluted EPS, preferred stock dividends have been subtracted from net income (loss) in periods in which utilizing the if-converted method would be anti-dilutive.

The computation of basic and diluted EPS is as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net Income (Loss)	$	23,827		$	13,745
Noncontrolling interests	(527		)	(718		)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Stockholders	23,300			13,027
Preferred stock dividends	(2,084		)	(2,084		)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders	$	21,216		$	10,943
Shares (in thousands):
Basic: Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	7,197			6,542
Plus: Incremental shares from assumed conversion of dilutive instruments	1,214			231
Diluted: Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	8,411			6,773
Earnings (Loss) per Share—Basic	$	2.95		$	1.67
Earnings (Loss) per Share—Diluted	$	2.77		$	1.62

The following table details the securities that have been excluded from the above computation of weighted-average number of shares for diluted EPS, because the effect would be anti-dilutive.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018	2017
(in thousands)
Restricted stock units and stock options	15	—
Preferred stock	—	674
Total anti-dilutive securities	15	674