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Note 4 - Earnings Per Share
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

4 – Earnings Per Share

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Numerator:

                               

Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share – Net income available to common shareholders

  $ 41,621     $ 29,389     $ 78,725     $ 50,428  

Denominator–

                               

Denominator for basic earnings per share – weighted average shares outstanding

    36,852       39,399       36,847       39,567  

Effect of dilutive securities– Employee stock options and restricted stock awards

    843       1,291       917       1,400  

Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares outstanding and assumed conversions

    37,695       40,690       37,764       40,967  

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 1.13     $ .75     $ 2.14     $ 1.27  

Diluted earnings per common share and common share equivalents

  $ 1.10     $ .72     $ 2.08     $ 1.23  

 

Options to purchase shares of common stock that were outstanding for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, which were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive are as follows (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Weighted average anti-dilutive options

    1,397       753       1,186       420