Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Share ("EPS") and Earnings Per Unit ("EPU")

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Earnings Per Share ("EPS") and Earnings Per Unit ("EPU")
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) and Earnings Per Unit (“EPU”)
Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) and Earnings Per Unit (“EPU”)
 
COPT and Subsidiaries EPS

We present both basic and diluted EPS.  We compute basic EPS by dividing net income available to common shareholders allocable to unrestricted common shares under the two-class method by the weighted average number of unrestricted common shares outstanding during the period.  Our computation of diluted EPS is similar except that:
 
the denominator is increased to include: (1) the weighted average number of potential additional common shares that would have been outstanding if securities that are convertible into COPT common shares were converted; and (2) the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period attributable to COPT’s forward equity sale agreements and our share-based compensation using the treasury stock or if-converted methods; and
the numerator is adjusted to add back any changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion into common shares that we added to the denominator.

Summaries of the numerator and denominator for purposes of basic and diluted EPS calculations are set forth below (in thousands, except per share data):
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Numerator:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to COPT
$
18,697

 
$
20,579

 
$
55,281

 
$
59,124

Preferred share dividends

 

 

 
(6,219
)
Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred shares

 

 

 
(6,847
)
Income attributable to share-based compensation awards
(114
)
 
(95
)
 
(348
)
 
(337
)
Numerator for basic and diluted EPS on net income attributable to COPT common shareholders
$
18,583

 
$
20,484

 
$
54,933

 
$
45,721

Denominator (all weighted averages):
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Denominator for basic EPS (common shares)
104,379

 
99,112

 
102,401

 
98,855

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards
231

 
146

 
165

 
154

Dilutive effect of forward equity sale agreements
178

 

 
60

 

Denominator for diluted EPS (common shares)
104,788

 
99,258

 
102,626

 
99,009

Basic EPS
$
0.18

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.54

 
$
0.46

Diluted EPS
$
0.18

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.54

 
$
0.46


 
Our diluted EPS computations do not include the effects of the following securities since the conversions of such securities would increase diluted EPS for the respective periods (in thousands):
 
Weighted Average Shares Excluded from Denominator
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Conversion of common units
2,135

 
3,350

 
2,847

 
3,400

Conversion of Series I preferred units
176

 
176

 
176

 
176


 
The following securities were also excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because their effects were not dilutive:
 
weighted average restricted shares and deferred share awards for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 of 455,000 and 445,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 of 452,000 and 431,000, respectively; and
weighted average options for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 of 30,000 and 40,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 of 45,000 and 80,000, respectively.

COPLP and Subsidiaries EPU

We present both basic and diluted EPU.  We compute basic EPU by dividing net income available to common unitholders allocable to unrestricted common units under the two-class method by the weighted average number of unrestricted common units outstanding during the period.  Our computation of diluted EPU is similar except that:
 
the denominator is increased to include: (1) the weighted average number of potential additional common units that would have been outstanding if securities that are convertible into our common units were converted; and (2) the effect of dilutive potential common units outstanding during the period attributable to COPT’s forward equity sale agreements and our share-based compensation using the treasury stock or if-converted methods; and
the numerator is adjusted to add back any changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion into common units that we added to the denominator.

Summaries of the numerator and denominator for purposes of basic and diluted EPU calculations are set forth below (in thousands, except per unit data):
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Numerator:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to COPLP
$
19,242

 
$
21,437

 
$
57,308

 
$
61,195

Preferred unit distributions
(165
)
 
(165
)
 
(495
)
 
(6,714
)
Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred units

 

 

 
(6,847
)
Income attributable to share-based compensation awards
(114
)
 
(95
)
 
(348
)
 
(337
)
Numerator for basic and diluted EPU on net income attributable to COPLP common unitholders
$
18,963

 
$
21,177

 
$
56,465

 
$
47,297

Denominator (all weighted averages):
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Denominator for basic EPU (common units)
106,514

 
102,462

 
105,248

 
102,255

Dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards
231

 
146

 
165

 
154

Dilutive effect of forward equity sale agreements
178

 

 
60

 

Denominator for diluted EPU (common units)
106,923

 
102,608

 
105,473

 
102,409

Basic EPU
$
0.18

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.54

 
$
0.46

Diluted EPU
$
0.18

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.54

 
$
0.46


 
Our diluted EPU computations do not include the effect of 176,000 common units resulting from an assumed conversion of the Series I preferred units since such a conversion would increase diluted EPU for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The following securities were also excluded from the computation of diluted EPU because their effects were not dilutive:
 
weighted average restricted units and deferred share awards for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 of 455,000 and 445,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 of 452,000 and 431,000, respectively; and
weighted average options for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 of 30,000 and 40,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 of 45,000 and 80,000, respectively.