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EARNINGS PER SHARE
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Earnings Per Share  
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10. EARNINGS PER SHARE


Earnings per share is determined by dividing net income for the periods by the weighted average number of both basic and diluted shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding pursuant to ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share.”  The following are the calculations for earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.
   
   
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
   
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
                         
Basic earnings per share
                       
Net Income
  $ 10,272,205     $ 12,510,238     $ 27,241,411     $ 20,034,811  
Weighted average number of common share outstanding - Basic
    76,444,372       61,549,661       76,430,526       61,544,259  
Earnings per share - Basic
  $ 0.13     $ 0.20     $ 0.36     $ 0.33  
                                 
Diluted earnings per share
                               
Net Income
  $ 10,272,205     $ 12,510,238     $ 27,241,411     $ 20,034,811  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic
    76,444,372       61,549,661       76,430,526       61,544,259  
Effect of conversion of preferred stock
    528       528       528       528  
Effect of exercise of options
    -       64,268       -       64,268  
Effect of diluted securities - unvested shares
    6,168,333       7,047,333       6,168,333       7,047,333  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted
    82,613,233       68,661,790       82,599,387       68,656,388  
                                 
Earnings per share - Diluted
  $ 0.12     $ 0.18     $ 0.33     $ 0.29  
                                 
 
At June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company had outstanding warrants of 10,950,113 and 6,825,113, respectively. Warrants were excluded in the diluted earnings per share calculation as the stock market price is below warrants’ exercise price and were anti-dilutive for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.  At June 30, 2011, the Company had outstanding options of 340,000 that were excluded in the diluted earnings per share calculation as the stock market price is below options’ exercise price and were anti-dilutive for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.