Columbia Sportswear Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share ("EPS") is presented on both a basic and diluted basis. Basic EPS is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if outstanding securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.

A reconciliation of common shares used in the denominator for computing basic and diluted EPS is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, used in computing basic earnings per share	69,589		69,815		69,895		69,698
Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock units	768		574		790		692
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, used in computing diluted earnings per share	70,357		70,389		70,685		70,390
Earnings per share of common stock attributable to Columbia Sportswear Company:
Basic	$	1.44	$	1.26	$	2.22	$	1.61
Diluted	$	1.42	$	1.25	$	2.19	$	1.59

Stock options and service-based restricted stock units representing 216,386 and 931,524 shares of common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were outstanding but were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because their effect would be anti-dilutive as a result of applying the treasury stock method. Stock options and service-based restricted stock units representing 325,410 and 887,508 shares of common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were outstanding but were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because their effect would be anti-dilutive as a result of applying the treasury stock method. In addition, performance-based restricted stock units representing 23,971 and 36,589 shares of common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 23,971 and 43,292 shares of common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were outstanding but were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because these shares were subject to performance conditions that had not been met.

Common Stock Repurchase Plan

Since the inception of the Company's stock repurchase plan in 2004 through September 30, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of $900,000,000 of the Company's common stock. Shares of the Company's common stock may be purchased in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares or to acquire shares over any specified period of time. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had repurchased 22,918,221 shares under this program at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $669,285,000. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company repurchased 759,896 and 1,260,186 shares of the Company's common stock at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $67,116,000 and $107,222,000, respectively. The Company did not repurchase shares of the Company's common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2017. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company repurchased 665,095 shares of the Company's common stock at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $35,542,000.