Earnings Per Share ("EPS")

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)

We present both basic and diluted EPS. We compute basic EPS by dividing net income available to common shareholders allocable to unrestricted common shares under the two-class method by the weighted average number of unrestricted common shares outstanding during the period. Our computation of diluted EPS is similar except that:

•the denominator is increased to include: (1) the weighted average number of potential additional common shares that would have been outstanding if securities that are convertible into common shares were converted; and (2) the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests, share-based compensation awards and forward equity sale agreements using the if-converted or treasury stock methods; and

•the numerator is adjusted to add back any changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion into common shares that we add to the denominator.

Summaries of the numerator and denominator for purposes of basic and diluted EPS calculations are set forth below (in thousands, except per share data):


	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	78,220	$	100,601	$	195,354


Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,994)		(5,477)		(8,255)
Income from continuing operations attributable to share-based compensation awards for basic EPS	(467)		(433)		(638)
Numerator for basic EPS from continuing operations attributable to COPT common shareholders	$	72,759	$	94,691	$	186,461
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	(128)		—		132
Adjustment to income from continuing operations attributable to share-based compensation awards for diluted EPS	44		27		33
Numerator for diluted EPS from continuing operations attributable to COPT common shareholders	$	72,675	$	94,718	$	186,626
Discontinued operations	3,358		2,277		4,650
Discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(43)		(27)		(57)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to share-based compensation awards for diluted EPS	6		2		(18)
Numerator for diluted EPS on net income attributable to COPT common shareholders	$	75,996	$	96,970	$	191,201

Denominator (all weighted averages):
Denominator for basic EPS (common shares)	111,960		111,788		111,196
Dilutive effect of redeemable noncontrolling interests	128		—		119
Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards	330		288		308


Denominator for diluted EPS (common shares)	112,418		112,076		111,623

Basic EPS:
Income from continuing operations attributable to COPT common shareholders	$	0.65	$	0.85	$	1.68
Discontinued operations attributable to COPT common shareholders	0.03		0.02		0.04
Net income attributable to COPT common shareholders	$	0.68	$	0.87	$	1.72
Diluted EPS:
Income from continuing operations attributable to COPT common shareholders	$	0.65	$	0.85	$	1.67
Discontinued operations attributable to COPT common shareholders	0.03		0.02		0.04
Net income attributable to COPT common shareholders	$	0.68	$	0.87	$	1.71

Our diluted EPS computations do not include the effects of the following securities since the conversions of such securities would increase diluted EPS for the respective periods (in thousands):


	Weighted Average Shares Excluded from Denominator for the Years Ended December 31,
	2021	2020	2019
Conversion of common units	1,257	1,236	1,299
Conversion of redeemable noncontrolling interests	804	957	896
Conversion of Series I Preferred Units	—	171	176

The following securities were also excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because their effect was antidilutive:

•weighted average restricted shares and deferred share awards of 412,000 for 2021, 430,000 for 2020 and 441,000 for 2019;

•weighted average TB-PIUs of 158,000 for 2021, 89,000 for 2020 and 51,000 for 2019;

•weighted average options of 12,000 for 2019; and

•weighted average shares related to forward equity sale agreements of 376,000 for 2019.