Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share represents net earnings attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The Company has granted restricted stock units with forfeitable dividend rights that have been classified as issued and outstanding but are considered contingently returnable as a result of certain service conditions. These restricted stock units are considered common equivalent shares outstanding and are excluded from the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and basic earnings per share calculation until the respective service conditions have been met. Diluted earnings per share represents net earnings attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, inclusive of the dilutive impact of common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. However, nonvested restricted stock awards (referred to as participating securities) are excluded from the dilutive impact of common equivalent shares outstanding in accordance with authoritative guidance under the two-class method since the nonvested restricted stockholders are entitled to participate in dividends declared on common stock as if the shares were fully vested and hence are deemed to be participating securities. Under the two-class method, earnings attributable to nonvested restricted stockholders are excluded from net earnings attributable to common stockholders for purposes of calculating basic and diluted earnings per common share. However, net losses are not allocated to nonvested restricted stockholders since they are not contractually obligated to share in the losses of the Company.

In addition, the Company has granted certain nonvested stock units that are subject to certain performance-based or market-based vesting conditions as well as continued service requirements through the respective vesting periods. These nonvested stock units are included in the computation of diluted net earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders only to the extent that the underlying performance-based or market-based vesting conditions are satisfied as of the end of the reporting period, or would be considered satisfied if the end of the reporting period were the end of the related contingency period, and the results would be dilutive under the treasury stock method.

The computation of basic and diluted net earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Oct 29, 2016		Oct 31, 2015		Oct 29, 2016		Oct 31, 2015
Net earnings attributable to Guess?, Inc.	$	9,103	$	12,444	$	16,194	$	34,074
Less net earnings attributable to nonvested restricted stockholders	126		137		411		363
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders	$	8,977	$	12,307	$	15,783	$	33,711

Weighted average common shares used in basic computations	83,758		83,985		83,631		84,651
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and restricted stock units	159		388		182		196
Weighted average common shares used in diluted computations	83,917		84,373		83,813		84,847

Net earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic	$	0.11	$	0.15	$	0.19	$	0.40
Diluted	$	0.11	$	0.15	$	0.19	$	0.40

For the three months ended October 29, 2016 and October 31, 2015, equity awards granted for 3,463,100 and 2,357,138, respectively, of the Company’s common shares and for the nine months ended October 29, 2016 and October 31, 2015, equity awards granted for 3,239,163 and 2,530,121, respectively, of the Company’s common shares were outstanding but were excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding because the assumed proceeds, as calculated under the treasury stock method, resulted in these awards being antidilutive. For the three and nine months ended October 29, 2016, the Company also excluded 602,816 nonvested stock units which are subject to the achievement of performance-based or market-based vesting conditions from the computation of diluted weighted average common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding because these conditions were not achieved as of October 29, 2016. For the three and nine months ended October 31, 2015, the Company excluded 425,866 nonvested stock units which were subject to the achievement of performance-based or market-based vesting conditions from the computation of diluted weighted average common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding because these conditions were not achieved as of October 31, 2015.

Share Repurchase Program

On June 26, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase, from time-to-time and as market and business conditions warrant, up to $500 million of the Company’s common stock. Repurchases under the program may be made on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans or other available means. There is no minimum or maximum number of shares to be repurchased under the program, which may be discontinued at any time, without prior notice. There were no share repurchases during the three and nine months ended October 29, 2016. During the three and nine months ended October 31, 2015, the Company repurchased 2,000,000 shares under the program at an aggregate cost of $44.0 million. As of October 29, 2016, the Company had remaining authority under the program to purchase $451.8 million of its common stock.