Earnings Per Common Share Attributable To Avista Corporation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Common Share Attributable To Avista Corporation

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO AVISTA CORPORATION SHAREHOLDERS

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders for the years ended December 31 (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	2018		2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	$	136,429	$	115,916	$	137,228
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-basic	65,673		64,496		63,508
Effect of dilutive securities:
Performance and restricted stock awards	273		310		412
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-diluted	65,946		64,806		63,920
Earnings per common share attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders:
Basic	$	2.08	$	1.80	$	2.16
Diluted	$	2.07	$	1.79	$	2.15

There were no shares excluded from the calculation because they were antidilutive.