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Earnings per share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Earnings per share [Abstract]  
Earnings per share
Note 21. - Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share have been calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders by the average number of outstanding shares.

Diluted earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 have been calculated considering the potential issuance of 3,347,305 shares on the settlement of the Green Exchangeable Notes (Note 14). Diluted earnings per share equal basic earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020.

Item
 
For the three-month period ended March 31,
 
  
2021
  
2020
 
  
($ in thousands)
 
Loss attributable to Atlantica
  
(19,172
)
  
(40,511
)
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Atlantica
  
(19,652
)
  
(40,511
)
Average number of ordinary shares outstanding (thousands) - basic
  
110,386
   
101,602
 
Average number of ordinary shares outstanding (thousands) - diluted
  
113,733
   
101,602
 
Earnings per share for the period (U.S. dollar per share) - basic
  
(0.17
)
  
(0.40
)
Earnings per share for the period (U.S. dollar per share) - diluted
  
(0.17
)
  
(0.40
)
Earnings per share for the period from continuing operations (U.S. dollar per share) - basic
  
(0.18
)
  
(0.40
)
Earnings per share for the period from continuing operations (U.S. dollar per share) - diluted
  
(0.17
)
  
(0.40
)