Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

6.	Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) are calculated utilizing the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted EPS is calculated utilizing the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented adjusted for the effect of dilutive common stock equivalents.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014		October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Weight Watchers International, Inc.	$	21,790	$	37,892	$	44,234	$	113,425

Denominator:
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		57,107		56,675		57,000		56,575
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		159		94		167		71

Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		57,266		56,769		57,167		56,646

Earnings Per Share attributable to Weight Watchers International, Inc.
Basic	$	0.38	$	0.67	$	0.78	$	2.00

Diluted	$	0.38	$	0.67	$	0.77	$	2.00

The number of anti-dilutive common stock equivalents excluded from the calculation of the weighted average number of common shares for diluted EPS was 2,470 and 3,365 for the three months ended October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014, respectively, and 2,045 and 2,979 for the nine months ended October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014, respectively.