what is basic and diluted eps
Earnings per share measures the amount of income a company generates per share of stock outstanding. In general, the higher the EPS, the more valuable the stock. However, investors make two different EPS calculations: basic EPS and diluted EPS. Basic EPS measures the earnings per share currently outstanding. Diluted EPS takes a worst-case scenario approach and figures the earnings per share if everyone who could convert other shares or debt to common shares did so. For example, suppose a company pays its executives with stock options.
Diluted Earnings Per Share (or Diluted EPS) is a performance metric used to gauge the quality of a company's earnings per share (EPS) if all convertible securities were exercised. Convertible securities refers to all outstanding convertible preferred shares, convertible debentures, stock options (primarily employee based) and warrants.