Earnings per share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Earnings per share

Earnings per share

12. Earnings per share

Earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed on a basic and diluted basis. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (less preferred stock dividends) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted EPS assumes the issuance of common shares for all potential

common shares outstanding during the reporting period and, if dilutive, the effect of stock options as computed under the treasury stock method.

The following summarizes information related to the computation of basic and diluted EPS:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	$	30,672,135	$	8,227,343
Less: preferred stock dividends		(15,513)		(11,532)
Net income from continuing operations available to common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share		30,656,622		8,215,811
Loss from discontinued operations		(1,086,744)		(2,371,049)
Net income available to common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share	$	29,569,878	$	5,844,762
Weighted average number of common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders		15,739,056		15,290,509
Plus:
Weighted average number of preferred shares outstanding during the period		39,885		31,885
Potential dilutive effect of unexercised options and unvested stock grants		86,956		79,259
Weighted average number of shares used for determining diluted earnings per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders		15,865,897		15,401,653