Earnings Per Common Share (EPS)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share (EPS)

Earnings Per Common Share (EPS). The computation of weighted average shares outstanding and the basic and diluted earnings per common share for the following periods consisted of the following (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Net Income		Shares	Per Share Amount
Three-month period ended March 31, 2019:
Basic EPS	$	6,195	54,917	$	0.11
Effect of dilutive stock options			1,573
Diluted EPS	$	6,195	56,490	$	0.11
Stock options excluded from the calculation of common stock equivalents as the impact was anti-dilutive			976
Three-month period ended March 31, 2018:
Basic EPS	$	5,269	50,277	$	0.10
Effect of dilutive stock options			1,633
Diluted EPS	$	5,269	51,910	$	0.10
Stock options excluded from the calculation of common stock equivalents as the impact was anti-dilutive			184