(Loss) Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

8.	(Loss) 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 (loss) earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended
	March 30,			March 31,
	2019			2018
Numerator:
Net (loss) income attributable to
Weight Watchers International, Inc.	$	(10,687	)	$	39,112
Denominator:
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		66,964			65,123
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		—			4,378
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		66,964			69,501
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Weight Watchers International, Inc.
Basic	$	(0.16	)	$	0.60
Diluted	$	(0.16	)	$	0.56

The number of anti-dilutive common stock equivalents excluded from the calculation of the weighted average number of common shares for diluted EPS was 4,223 and 594 for the three months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.