EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

EARNINGS PER SHARE [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Numerators and Denominators of the Earnings Per Share

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the earnings per common share and earnings per common share assuming dilution computations for 2019, 2018, and 2017 is presented below:

	2019		2018		2017
Basic earnings per share:
Income available to common stockholders	$	24,196	$	20,168	$	14,819
Weighted average common shares outstanding		14,639,775		13,634,439		13,322,716
Earnings per share	$	1.65	$	1.48	$	1.11
Diluted earnings per share:
Income available to common stockholders	$	24,196	$	20,168	$	14,819
Weighted average common shares outstanding		14,639,775		13,634,439		13,322,716
Add dilutive effects of potential additional common stock		83,367		102,179		97,398
Weighted average common and dilutive potential Common shares outstanding		14,723,142		13,736,618		13,420,114
Earnings per share assuming dilution	$	1.64	$	1.47	$	1.10