For the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||
Net income for the year attributable to owners of the Company | 30,539 | 35,876 | 31,653 | |||||||||
Weighted average number of shares (in thousands) for the purpose of basic earnings per share | 34,919 | 34,402 | 33,960 | |||||||||
Weighted average number of shares (in thousands) for the purpose of diluted earnings per share | 36,094 | 35,413 | 35,013 | |||||||||
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE | $0.87 | $1.04 | $0.93 | |||||||||
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE | $0.84 | $1.01 | $0.90 |
For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
Shares deemed to be issued in respect of employee options | 603,159 | 1,021,250 | 748,198 |