Note 14 - Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

14. Earnings per Share

The f

ollowing table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

:

	Years ended December 31,
		2018		2017		2016
Net income	$	54,989	$	40,054	$	37,636
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic		83,625		83,821		84,221
Plus: net effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock units		2,519		1,808		2,766
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted		86,144		85,629		86,987
Net income per common share-basic	$	0.66	$	0.48	$	0.45
Net income per common share-diluted	$	0.64	$	0.47	$	0.43

For the years ended

December 31, 2018,

2017

and

2016:

(i)

804,959,

2,646,100

and

2,070,771

stock options, respectively, and (ii) restricted stock units representing

0,

31,155

and

46,651

shares of common stock, respectively, were

not

included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.