pre_text: Earnings per share presents the amount of profit generated for the reporting period attributable to shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares on issue. The potential for any share rights issued by the Group to dilute existing shareholders’ ownership when the share rights are exercised are also presented. (1) Weighted average number of shares has been adjusted to remove shares held in trust by Woolworths Custodian Pty Ltd (as trustee of various employee share trusts) (2) Includes 8.0 million (2018: 3.4 million) shares deemed to be issued for no consideration in respect of employee performance rights. In 2019, the weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the calculation of EPS included the effect of the off-market share buy-back that was completed on 27 May 2019, resulting in 58.7 million ordinary shares being cancelled. Refer to Note 4.3 for further details on the share buy-back.
table: 2019 2018
table: 53 WEEKS 52 WEEKS
table: Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent entity used in
table: earnings per share ($M)
table: Continuing operations 1,493 1,605
table: Discontinued operations 1,200 119
table: 2,693 1,724
table: Weighted average number of shares used in earnings per share (shares, millions) (1)
table: Basic earnings per share 1,305.7 1,300.5
table: Diluted earnings per share (2) 1,313.7 1,303.9
table: Basic earnings per share (cents per share) (1)
table: Continuing operations 114.3 123.4
table: Discontinued operations 91.9 9.2
table: 206.2 132.6
table: Diluted earnings per share (cents per share) (1,2)
table: Continuing operations 113.6 123.1
table: Discontinued operations 91.3 9.2
table: 204.9 132.3
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What is the average total basic earnings per share for both 2018 and 2019?