Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

15.EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share was computed by dividing net loss attributable to SBA Communications Corporation by the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding for each respective period. Diluted earnings per share was calculated by dividing net loss attributable to SBA Communications Corporation by the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding adjusted for any dilutive Common Stock equivalents, including unvested RSUs, PSUs, and shares issuable upon exercise of stock options as determined under the “Treasury Stock” method.

The following table sets forth basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share attributable to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands, except per share data):



	For the three months
	ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation	$	(11,745)	$	(127,058)
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		109,469		111,908
Net loss per common share attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation:
Basic	$	(0.11)	$	(1.14)
Diluted	$	(0.11)	$	(1.14)

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, all potential common stock equivalents, including 3.1 million shares underlying stock options outstanding, 0.3 million shares underlying RSUs outstanding, and 0.3 million shares underlying PSUs outstanding, were excluded as the effect would be anti-dilutive.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, all potential common stock equivalents, including 3.7 million shares underlying stock options outstanding, 0.3 million shares underlying RSUs outstanding, and 0.1 million shares underlying PSUs outstanding, were excluded as the effect would be anti-dilutive.