Note 26 - Loss Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

26.   Loss per share

Basic and diluted loss per share for each of the periods presented are calculated as follows (All amounts, except number of shares and per share data, are presented in thousands of U.S. dollars):

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share)	$	(1,788	)	$	(668	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic		26,366,797			22,376,540
Effect of diluted securities:
Unvested restricted common stocks		-			-
Warrants and Options		-			-
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Diluted		26,366,797			22,376,540
Loss per share-Basic and diluted	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.03	)

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the diluted loss per share calculation did not include the 2,666,667 shares of unvested restricted common stock and the options to purchase up to 894,940 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, because their effect was anti-dilutive, as the Company incurred a loss during the period.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the diluted loss per share calculation did not include the warrants and options to purchase up to 2,363,456 and 939,440 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, because their effect was anti-dilutive, as the Company incurred a loss during the period.