Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

7.	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 EPS:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,		April 1,
	2018		2017
Numerator:
Net income attributable to
Weight Watchers International, Inc.	$	39,112	$	10,653
Denominator:
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		65,123		63,978
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		4,378		2,549
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		69,501		66,527
Earnings per share attributable to Weight Watchers International, Inc.
Basic	$	0.60	$	0.17
Diluted	$	0.56	$	0.16

The number of anti-dilutive common stock equivalents excluded from the calculation of the weighted average number of common shares for diluted EPS was 594 and 1,088 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017, respectively.