Net Income (Loss) Per Share

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2015

10. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net income (loss) per share represents net income (loss) attributable to CRA International, Inc., divided by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share represents net income divided by the weighted average shares of common stock and common stock equivalents, if applicable, outstanding during the period. Common stock equivalents arise from stock options, unvested shares of restricted stock and unvested restricted stock units, using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the amount CRA would receive on the exercise of stock options, the vesting of shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units, the amount of compensation cost for future service that CRA has not yet recognized, and the amount of tax benefits that would be recorded in common stock when these stock options, shares of restricted stock, and restricted stock units become deductible are assumed to be used to repurchase shares at the average share price over the applicable fiscal period, and these repurchased shares are netted against the shares underlying these stock options, unvested shares of restricted stock, and unvested restricted stock units. CRA's unvested shares of restricted stock that contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends are considered participating securities, but net earnings available to these participating securities were not significant for fiscal 2014. A reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding is as follows (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year 2014		Fiscal Year 2013		Fiscal Year 2012
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		9,747		10,084		10,167
Common stock equivalents:
Stock options and restricted stock		150		89		—

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		9,897		10,173		10,167

For fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013, and fiscal 2012, certain share-based awards, which amounted to 764,748, 1,138,411, and 1,947,992 shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of common stock equivalents for purposes of computing diluted weighted average shares outstanding because they were anti-dilutive. These share-based awards were anti-dilutive because their exercise price exceeded the average market price over the applicable period. Additionally, approximately 140,000 common stock equivalents were excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding for fiscal 2012 because they were anti-dilutive as CRA had a net loss for that period.

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