Atlanticus Holdings Corp Earnings Per Share Disclosure

13.	Net Income Attributable to Controlling Interests Per Common Share

 

We compute net income attributable to controlling interests per common share by dividing net income attributable to controlling interests by the weighted average number of shares of common stock (including participating securities) outstanding during the period, as discussed below. Diluted computations applicable in financial reporting periods in which we report income use the treasury stock method to reflect the potential dilution to the basic income per share of common stock computations that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised, were converted into common stock or were to result in the issuance of common stock that would share in our results of operations. In performing our net income attributable to controlling interests per share of common stock computations, we apply accounting rules that require us to include all unvested stock awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid, in the number of shares outstanding in our basic and diluted calculations. Common stock and certain unvested share-based payment awards earn dividends equally, and we have included all outstanding restricted stock awards in our basic and diluted calculations for current and prior periods.

 

The following table sets forth the computations of net income attributable to controlling interests per share of common stock (in thousands, except per share data):

 

		December 31,
		2024				2023
Numerator:
Net income attributable to controlling interests		$	111,296			$	102,845
Preferred stock and preferred unit dividends and discount accretion			(23,928	)			(25,198	)
Net income attributable to common shareholders—basic			87,368				77,647
Effect of dilutive preferred stock dividends and discount accretion			2,400				2,400
Net income attributable to common shareholders—diluted		$	89,768			$	80,047
Denominator:
Basic (including unvested share-based payment awards) (1)			14,748				14,504
Effect of dilutive stock compensation arrangements and exchange of preferred stock			4,053				4,378
Diluted (including unvested share-based payment awards) (1)			18,801				18,882
Net income attributable to common shareholders per share—basic		$	5.92			$	5.35
Net income attributable to common shareholders per share—diluted		$	4.77			$	4.24

 

(1)

Shares related to unvested share-based payment awards included in our basic and diluted share counts were 362,842 for the year ended  December 31, 2024, compared to 230,428 for the year ended  December 31, 2023.

 

As their effects were anti-dilutive, we excluded stock options to purchase 0.1 million shares from our net income attributable to controlling interests per share of common stock calculations for the year ended December 31, 2024. We excluded stock options to purchase 0.1 million shares from our net income attributable to controlling interests per share of common stock calculations for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we included 4.0 million shares of common stock for each period in our outstanding diluted share counts associated with our Series A Preferred Stock. See Note 5, "Redeemable Preferred Stock", for a further discussion of these convertible securities.