Earnings (Loss) 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,
	2019			2018
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net Income (Loss)	$	22,468		$	23,827
Noncontrolling interests	(722		)	(527		)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Stockholders	21,746			23,300
Preferred stock dividends	(2,084		)	(2,084		)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders	$	19,662		$	21,216
Shares (in thousands):
Basic: Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	7,015			7,197
Plus: Incremental shares from assumed conversion of dilutive instruments	1,307			1,214
Diluted: Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	8,322			8,411
Earnings (Loss) per Share—Basic	$	2.80		$	2.95
Earnings (Loss) per Share—Diluted	$	2.61		$	2.77

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,
	2019	2018
(in thousands)
Restricted stock units and stock options	121	15
Total anti-dilutive securities	121	15