9. Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

The following tables compute basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	Loss Numerator			Shares Denominator		Per-Share Amount
Net loss attributed to Pacific Ethanol, Inc.	$	(12,636	)
Less: Preferred stock dividends		(312	)
Basic and diluted loss per share:
Net loss available to common stockholders	$	(12,948	)		42,375	$	(0.31	)

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Loss Numerator			Shares Denominator	Per-Share Amount
Net loss attributed to Pacific Ethanol, Inc.	$	(13,226	)
Less: Preferred stock dividends		(315	)
Basic and diluted loss per share:
Net loss available to common stockholders	$	(13,541	)	42,052	$	(0.32	)

There were an aggregate of 784,000 and 635,000 potentially dilutive weighted-average shares from convertible securities outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These convertible securities were not considered in calculating diluted net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.