(13) Earnings Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):


	June 30,
	2018		2017
Three Months Ended
Net (loss) income for basic and diluted (loss) income per share	$	(3,035)	$	4,643
Shares of common stock and common stock equivalents:
Average common shares used in basic computation		33,035		33,125
Effect of dilutive securities		—		1,097
Average common shares used in diluted computation		33,035		34,222
(Loss) income per share:
Basic	$	(0.09)	$	0.14
Diluted	$	(0.09)	$	0.14

Six Months Ended
Net income for basic and diluted income per share	$	1,342	$	9,945
Shares of common stock and common stock equivalents:
Average common shares used in basic computation		32,963		33,037
Effect of dilutive securities		1,023		1,143
Average common shares used in diluted computation		33,986		34,180
Income per share:
Basic	$	0.04	$	0.30
Diluted	$	0.04	$	0.29

There were no anti-dilutive equity awards for the three months ended June 30, 2018 due to the fact that the Company recorded a loss. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, there were approximately 0.2 million average shares that were anti-dilutive and thus not included in the computation of diluted EPS. For both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017, there were approximately 0.1 million average shares that were anti-dilutive and thus not included in the computation of diluted EPS.