EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE AND SHARE REPURCHASES

We compute earnings (loss) per share ("EPS") using the two-class method, which is an earnings (loss) allocation formula that determines earnings (loss) per share for common stock, and earnings (loss) allocated to convertible preferred stock and participating securities, as appropriate. The earnings allocated to convertible preferred stock are the larger of 1) the preferred dividends accrued in the period or 2) the percentage of earnings from continuing operations allocable to the preferred stock as if they had been converted to common stock. Our participating securities are our grants of restricted stock and restricted stock units, which contain non-forfeitable rights to dividend equivalents to the extent any dividends are declared and paid on our common stock. We compute basic EPS by dividing net income (loss) allocated to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is calculated to give effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period.



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Shares in millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Numerator attributable to Avon:
Net income (loss) attributable to Avon	$	114.5	$	12.5	$	58.1	$	(69.5	)
Less: Earnings (loss) allocated to participating securities	1.4		.2		.7		(.9		)
Less: Earnings allocated to convertible preferred stock	18.8		5.8		18.1		17.2
Income (loss) allocated to common shareholders	94.3		6.5		39.3		(85.8		)
Denominator:
Basic EPS weighted-average shares outstanding	442.3		440.0		441.8		439.5
Diluted effect of assumed conversion of stock options	—		—		—		—
Diluted effect of assumed conversion of preferred stock	—		—		—		—
Diluted EPS adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding	442.3		440.0		441.8		439.5
Earnings (loss) per Common Share attributable to Avon:
Basic	$	.21	$	.01	$	.09	$	(.20	)
Diluted	.21		.01		.09		(.20		)

Amounts in the table above may not necessarily sum due to rounding.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, and three months ended September 30, 2017, we did not include stock options to purchase 18.1 million, 17.6 million and 18.4 million shares, respectively, of Avon common stock in the calculation of diluted EPS because the exercise prices of those options were greater than the average market price. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we did not include stock options to purchase 16.9 millions shares of Avon common stock in the calculation of diluted EPS as we had a net loss and the inclusion of these shares would decrease the net loss per share. Since the inclusion of such shares would be anti-dilutive, these are excluded from the calculation.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, it is more dilutive to assume the series C convertible preferred stock is not converted into common stock; therefore, the weighted-average shares outstanding were not adjusted by the as-if converted series C convertible preferred stock because the effect would be anti-dilutive. The inclusion of the series C convertible preferred stock would increase the net earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and decrease the net loss per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. If the as-if converted series C convertible preferred stock had been dilutive, approximately 87.1 million additional shares would have been included in the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. See Note 4, Related Party Transactions.

We purchased approximately 1.1 million shares of Avon common stock for $3.1 during the first nine months of 2018, as compared to approximately 1.5 million shares of Avon common stock for $6.6 during the first nine months of 2017, through acquisition of stock from employees in connection with tax payments upon the vesting of restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units.