Earnings Per Share Data

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2016

8.	Earnings Per Share Data

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 EPS data:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	October 1,		October 3,		October 1,		October 3,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Numerator:
Net income attributable to
Weight Watchers International, Inc.	$	34,658	$	21,790	$	54,400	$	44,234

Denominator:
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		63,782		57,107		63,690		57,000
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		2,059		159		2,182		167

Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		65,841		57,266		65,872		57,167

Earnings per share attributable to Weight Watchers International, Inc.
Basic	$	0.54	$	0.38	$	0.85	$	0.78

Diluted	$	0.53	$	0.38	$	0.83	$	0.77

The number of anti-dilutive common stock equivalents excluded from the calculation of the weighted average number of common shares for diluted EPS was 1,921 and 2,470 for the three months ended October 1, 2016 and October 3, 2015, respectively, and 1,448 and 2,045 for the nine months ended October 1, 2016 and October 3, 2015, respectively.