Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Note 2. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share assumes the weighted average dilutive effect of common share equivalents outstanding during the period applied to the company’s basic earnings per share. Common share equivalents represent potentially dilutive restricted stock units, deferred stock units, restricted stock, and performance awards, and are excluded from the computation in periods in which they have an anti-dilutive effect. There were no anti-dilutive common share equivalents as of or for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

	Three-Month Periods Ended March 31,
	2024						2023
			Weighted						Weighted
			Average						Average
	Net Income		Shares		Per Share		Net Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount		(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
Basic earnings per share	$	584,041		158,666	$	3.68	$	637,310		171,597	$	3.71
Dilutive common share equivalents		-		688				-		882
Diluted earnings per share	$	584,041		159,354	$	3.67	$	637,310		172,479	$	3.70