Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share is computed using both basic shares and diluted shares. The difference between basic and diluted shares is that diluted shares include the dilutive effect of the assumed exercise of outstanding securities. Our stock-settled long-term performance awards and restricted stock units could have a significant impact on diluted shares. The difference between basic and diluted shares was approximately 1.0 million and 0.4 million in the first quarters of 2024 and 2023, respectively, and resulted primarily from the dilutive effect of our stock-based awards.

Securities that could potentially be dilutive are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share when a loss from continuing operations exists or when the exercise price exceeds the market value of our Class A Common Stock because their inclusion would result in an anti-dilutive effect on per share amounts.

There were no restricted stock units excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in the first quarter of 2024. There were approximately 1.1 million restricted stock units excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in the first quarter of 2023, because they were anti-dilutive. There were no anti-dilutive stock-settled long-term performance awards excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in the first quarters of 2024 and 2023.