10. 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 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 and years to date ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	For the Quarter Ended September 30,				For the Year to Date Ended September 30,
	2017		2016⁽¹⁾		2017		2016
Basic common shares outstanding		69,082		68,460		68,897		68,328
Common stock equivalents		1,783		-		1,763		561
Diluted common shares outstanding		70,865		68,460		70,660		68,889

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Due to the fact that we reported a loss from continuing operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, 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 September 30, 2016.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2017 and the years to date ended September 30, 2017 and 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 1.1 million shares for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 and 1.1 million and 2.6 million shares for the years to date ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.