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Earnings per share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Earnings per share |
Schedule of reconciliation profit and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") computations | The following table presents a reconciliation of profit and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) computations for the dates indicated:
| December 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
(Thousands of U.S. dollars) |  |  |  |  |
Profit for the year | 62,697 |  |  | 63,593 |  |  | 86,053 |
(U.S. dollars) |  |  |  |  |
Basic earnings per share | 1.62 |  |  | 1.60 |  |  | 2.17 |
Diluted earnings per share | 1.62 |  |  | 1.60 |  |  | 2.17 |
(Thousands of shares) |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average of common shares outstanding applicable to basic EPS | 38,796 |  |  | 39,656 |  |  | 39,575 |
Effect of diluted securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock options and restricted stock units plan | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Adjusted weighted average of common shares outstanding applicable to diluted EPS | 38,796 |  |  | 39,656 |  |  | 39,575 |

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