Weighted Average Common Shares

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

11. WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES

Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares assuming dilution. Dilutive common shares outstanding is computed using the Treasury Stock Method and reflects the additional shares that would be outstanding if dilutive stock options were exercised and restricted stock and restricted stock units were settled for common shares during the period.

The weighted average number of common shares used to compute basic and diluted net income (loss) per share for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, were as follows:

	For the Quarter Ended March 31,
	2016		2015 ⁽¹⁾
Basic common shares outstanding		68,155		67,534
Common stock equivalents		643		-
Diluted common shares outstanding		68,798		67,534

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(1) Due to the fact that we reported a loss from continuing operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, potential common stock equivalents are excluded from the diluted common shares outstanding calculation. Per FASB ASC Topic 260 – Earnings Per Share, an entity that reports discontinued operations shall use income or loss from continuing operations as the benchmark for calculating diluted common shares outstanding, and as such, we have zero common stock equivalents since these shares would have an anti-dilutive effect on our net loss per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, certain unexercised stock option awards are excluded from our computations of diluted earnings per share, as these shares were out-of-the-money and their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The anti-dilutive options that were excluded from our computations of diluted earnings per share were 2.5 million shares for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.