| Thousands of U.S. dollars |
| 2015 (*) | | 2016 (*) | | 2017 |
Result attributable to equity owners of the Company | | | | | |
Atento’s profit/(loss) attributable to equity owners of the parent from continuing operations (in thousands of U.S. dollars) (1) | 52,230 | | 3,357 | | (13,568) |
Atento’s loss attributable to equity owners of the parent from discontinued operations (in thousands of U.S. dollars) (1) | (3,082) | | (3,206) | | - |
Potential increase in number of ordinary shares outstanding in respect of share-based plan | 1,026,207 | | 272,791 | | - |
Adjusted weighted average number of ordinary shares | 74,674,967 | | 74,089,724 | | 73,909,056 |
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share from continuing operations | 0.70 | | 0.05 | | (0.18) |
Diluted loss per share from discontinued operations | (0.04) | | (0.04) | | - |