Earnings Per Common Share of MAA

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Common Share Of M A A [Abstract]

Earnings per Common Share of MAA

2.Earnings per Common Share of MAA

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to MAA common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  All outstanding unvested restricted share awards contain rights to non-forfeitable dividends and participate in undistributed earnings with shareholders and, accordingly, are considered participating securities that are included in the two-class method of computing basic earnings per share.  Both the unvested restricted shares and other potentially dilutive common shares, and the related impact to earnings, are considered when calculating earnings per share on a diluted basis with diluted earnings per share being the more dilutive of the treasury stock or two-class methods.  OP Units are included in dilutive earnings per share calculations when the units are dilutive to earnings per share.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, MAA’s diluted earnings per share was computed using the treasury stock method as presented below (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three months ended March 31,
	2020			2019
Calculation of Earnings per common share - basic
Net income	$	37,952		$	65,958
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,304	)		(2,298	)
Unvested restricted stock (allocation of earnings)		(50	)		(87	)
Preferred dividends		(922	)		(922	)
Net income available for MAA common shareholders, adjusted	$	35,676		$	62,651
Weighted average common shares - basic		114,111			113,726
Earnings per common share - basic	$	0.31		$	0.55
Calculation of Earnings per common share - diluted
Net income	$	37,952		$	65,958
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (1)		(1,304	)		(2,298	)
Preferred dividends		(922	)		(922	)
Net income available for MAA common shareholders, adjusted	$	35,726		$	62,738
Weighted average common shares - basic		114,111			113,726
Effect of dilutive securities		383			207
Weighted average common shares - diluted		114,494			113,933
Earnings per common share - diluted	$	0.31		$	0.55

^{(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, 4.1 million OP Units and their related income are not included in the diluted earnings per share calculations as they are not dilutive.}