Note 17 - Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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Note 17.     Earnings per Share

The following information was used in the computation of basic and diluted EPS for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013:

	2015		2014		2013
Net income	$	16,927,881	$	14,952,537	$	14,938,245
Less: Preferred stock dividends		-		1,081,877		3,168,302
Net income attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc. common stockholders	$	16,927,881	$	13,870,660	$	11,769,943
EPS attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc. common stockholders
Basic	$	1.64	$	1.75	$	2.13
Diluted	$	1.61	$	1.72	$	2.08
Weighted average common shares outstanding*		10,345,286		7,925,220		5,531,948
Weighted average common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and under the employee stock purchase plan**		154,555		123,441		114,978
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding		10,499,841		8,048,661		5,646,926

*The increase in weighted average common shares outstanding from 2014 to 2015 was primarily due to the common stock issuance discussed in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

**Excludes anti-dilutive shares of 36,572, 124,983, and 116,324 at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.