Net Income Per Share from Continuing Operations

Net income per share from continuing operations was computed as follows:



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28, 2018		September 29, 2017		September 28, 2018		September 29, 2017
	(In thousands, except share data)
Computation of Net income per share from continuing operations:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Colfax Corporation ⁽¹⁾	$	34,006	$	43,781	$	125,564	$	116,010
Weighted-average shares of Common stock outstanding - basic	117,709,725		123,260,978		121,283,339		123,187,447
Net income per share from continuing operations - basic	$	0.29	$	0.36	$	1.04	$	0.94
Computation of Net income per share from continuing operations - diluted:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Colfax Corporation ⁽¹⁾	$	34,006	$	43,781	$	125,564	$	116,010
Weighted-average shares of Common stock outstanding - basic	117,709,725		123,260,978		121,283,339		123,187,447
Net effect of potentially dilutive securities - stock options and restricted stock units	747,211		819,826		518,179		760,315
Weighted-average shares of Common stock outstanding - diluted	118,456,936		124,080,804		121,801,518		123,947,762
Net income per share from continuing operations - diluted	$	0.29	$	0.35	$	1.03	$	0.94

(1) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Colfax Corporation for the respective periods is calculated using Net income from continuing operations less the income attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of taxes.

The weighted-average computation of the dilutive effect of potentially issuable shares of Common stock under the treasury stock method for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 excludes 3.5 million and 2.8 million of outstanding stock-based compensation awards, respectively, as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.