EARNINGS PER SHARE

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

NOTE 3. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing reported net earnings by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the additional dilution for all potentially dilutive securities such as stock options. The following is a reconciliation of the number of shares (denominator) used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations (shares in thousands):

	Three months ended June 30,
	2016				2015
	Shares	Per Share Amount			Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic	17,259	$	0.33		16,894	$	0.30
Effect of dilutive stock options	320	(0.01		)	408	(0.01		)

Diluted	17,579	$	0.32		17,302	$	0.29

	Six months ended June 30,
	2016				2015
	Shares	Per Share Amount			Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic	17,235	$	0.60		16,858	$	0.54
Effect of dilutive stock options	325	(0.02		)	392	(0.01		)

Diluted	17,560	$	0.58		17,250	$	0.53

Excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share are options where the exercise prices are greater than the market price as their effects would be anti-dilutive in the computation of diluted earnings per share. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, options for 942 thousand and 981 thousand shares, respectively, were excluded from the computation. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, 610 thousand and 655 thousand shares were excluded from the computation.