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Share-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation
The Company's restricted stock activities consisted of the following:
In July 2015, the Company’s 2015 Outside Director Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan (“2015 Director Plan”) became effective upon the approval of the plan by the Company’s shareholders. The 2015 Director Plan authorized 400,000 shares of the Company's common stock available for issuance under the plan and provides for an automatic increase every year in the amount of shares available for issuance under the plan of 10% of the shares authorized under the plan.
In July 2016, the Company’s 2016 Employee Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan (“2016 Employee Plan”) became effective upon the approval of the plan by the Company’s shareholders. The 2016 Employee Plan authorized 1,000,000 shares of the Company's Common stock available for issuance under the plan. In July 2022, the Company’s 2022 Employee Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan (“2022 Employee Plan”) became effective upon the approval of the plan by the Company’s shareholders.
The 2022 Employee Plan replaced the 2016 Employee Plan, and as of April 2023 no further awards were granted, or will be granted, under the 2016 Employee Plan. The 2022 Employee Plan authorized 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock available for issuance.
On August 8, 2024, the Company adopted the 2024 Omnibus Plan pursuant to which the Company reserved 850,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company’s common stock for the issuance of equity awards granted.
On September 27, 2024, the Company adopted the 2024 Inducement Plan pursuant to which the Company reserved 350,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company’s common stock (subject to the adjustment provisions of the Inducement Plan) for the issuance of equity awards granted under the Inducement Plan.
The Company records compensation expense associated with restricted stock in accordance with ASC Topic 718 (“Share Based Payments”) (ASU 2016-09). The value of the restricted stock is determined based on the market value of the stock at the issuance date. The restriction period or forfeiture period is determined by the Company’s Compensation and Human Capital Committee and is to be no less than 1 year and no more than ten years unless otherwise specified by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee. The following table presents the number of common shares issued under each of the Company's plans:
Plan Name
Common Shares Issued
2016 Employee Plan
423,385 
2015 Director Plan
257,567 
2022 Employee Plan
682,828 
2024 Omnibus Plan
467,794 
2024 Inducement Plan
290,000 
As of March 31, 2025, all shares in the 2022 Employee Plan, 2016 Employee Plan and 2015 Director Plan were issued subject to a restriction or forfeiture or vesting period that lapses ratably on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the date of grant, and the fair value of which is being amortized over a one to three-year restriction period, with the exception of performance restricted shares which were issued to the Company's former Chief Executive Officer and the former Company's Chief Financial Officer and Company's current Chief Executive Officer.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Company recognized compensation expense related to the 2016 and 2022 Employee Plan, the 2015 Director Plan, 2024 Omnibus Plan and 2024 Inducement Plan of $(6.6) million, $6.9 million, and $6.6 million, respectively. All stock-based compensation expense is recognized as a payroll-related expense and it is included within the general and administrative expenses line item within the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations, and the offset is included in the additional paid-in capital line item of the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Footnote 10, "Income Taxes" for tax impact of the Company's stock compensation expense.
Restricted Stock Awards Granted:
In August 2021, the Company issued 90,000 restricted shares and 510,000 performance restricted shares to the Company’s former CEO, in accordance with the former CEO’s employment agreement, under the 2016 Employee Plan. The performance restricted shares were based on achieving absolute stock hurdles within the three-year period from the grant date. If the shares met the absolute stock price hurdle, they would have only been released from restrictions on the third anniversary of the date of grant. As of March 31, 2025, none of the performance stock hurdles were met, and subsequent to March 31, 2024 the performance restricted shares were forfeited and cancelled as a result of the former CEO's cessation of employment with the Company.
In August 2022, the Company issued 13,000 restricted shares and 3,000 performance restricted shares to the Company's former CFO, in accordance with the CFO's employment agreement, under the 2016 Employee Plan. One-third of the restricted shares would have vested on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the CFO’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date, with any unvested Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") being forfeited upon the CFO ceasing to be an employee of the Company. The performance restricted shares were based on the attainment of performance criteria equally weighted between adjusted EBITDA and revenue, and on June 8, 2023 the Company determined that the performance criteria was not attained over the applicable performance period and the performance restricted shares were forfeited.
In June 2023, the Company granted the Company's former CFO 11,750 RSUs under the 2022 Employee Plan, of which 3,750 RSUs were awarded in recognition of the CFO’s contributions during fiscal year 2023 and the remaining 8,000 awarded as a part of the equity award cycle for fiscal year 2024. One-third of the RSUs would have vested on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the CFO’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date, with any unvested RSUs being forfeited upon the CFO ceasing to be an employee of the Company. Also in June 2023, the CFO was awarded 8,000 PSUs with a market condition.

In August 2024, 3,917 of the RSUs granted in June 2023 and all PSUs granted in June 2023 were forfeited and cancelled in connection with the former CFO's Transition and Separation Agreement.
On September 27, 2024, the Company’s new CFO received a grant of 250,000 RSUs under the Company’s 2024 Inducement Plan. Such RSUs will vest in one-third increments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant so long as the CFO continues to be employed by the Company on each vesting date, and such RSUs will otherwise contain the standard provisions for RSU grants by the Company.
On January 15, 2025, the Company’s CEO received a grant of 146,772 RSUs and 146,772 PSUs under the Company’s 2024 Omnibus Plan. Such RSUs will vest in one-third increments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant so long as the CEO continues to be employed by the Company on each vesting date, and such RSUs will otherwise contain the standard provisions for RSU grants by the Company. The CEO will earn shares of our common stock pursuant to the PSUs based on the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) relative to the S&P 600 Specialty Retail Index (“Index”) over an overall three-year performance period from January 2, 2025 through December 31, 2027, as follows:

100% of the target number of shares will be earned if the Company’s TSR is equal to or greater than the 75th percentile of the Index (the “maximum target payout”);
50% of the target number of shares will be earned if the Company’s TSR is equal to at least the 50th percentile of the Index;
25% of the target number of shares will be earned if the Company’s TSR is equal to at least the 25th percentile of the Index (the “minimum threshold”);
No shares will be earned if the TSR is less than the 25th percentile of the Index.
Linear scaling will be used to determine the number of shares earned for performance between the maximum target payout level and the minimum threshold payout level.
Restricted Stock Awards
For the year ended March 31, 2025, restricted stock award ("RSA") activity under the Plans was as follows:
2016 Employee
Plan
Number of
Shares
2015 Director
Plan
Number of
Shares
2022 Employee Plan Number of SharesAll Plans
Number of
Shares
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at March 31, 2024605,34323,70774,076703,126$19.39 
Granted and issued
Vested
(62,782)(14,500)(46,742)(124,024)$22.17 
Forfeited
(533,875)(27,334)(561,209)$18.71 
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at March 31, 20258,6869,20717,893$21.39 
At March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were 17,893 and 703,126, restricted shares subject to restriction and forfeiture outstanding, respectively.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company issued, net of forfeitures, (561,209) and 64,390 restricted shares, respectively.
The weighted-average grant date fair value of restricted shares issued was zero and $14.75 for fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Company recognized compensation expense (reversal) related to RSAs of $(8.1) million, $6.6 million, and $6.6 million, respectively.
The total fair market value of restricted shares released from restrictions was $0.5 million and $1.4 million for fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively.
At March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were $0.1 million and $3.2 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to the restricted stock subject to restriction and forfeiture awards, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average restriction and forfeiture period of 4.6 months and 7 months for fiscal 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Restricted Stock Units
The Company first granted restricted stock units ("RSUs") in the year ended March 31, 2024. The fair value assigned to RSUs is the market price of the Company’s stock on the grant date. The vesting period for employees and members of the Board of Directors ranges from one to three years.

For the year ended March 31, 2025, RSU activity under the Plans was as follows:
2015 Director Plan Number of Shares2022 Employee Plan Number of Shares2024 Omnibus Plan Number of Shares2024 Inducement Plan Number of SharesTotal RSUsWeighted-Average
 Grant Date
 Fair Value Per RSU
Non-vested RSUs outstanding at March 31, 202430,00055,08085,080$12.75 
Granted2,316659,942327,022290,0001,279,280$4.24 
Vested and issued(10,000)(57,338)(67,338)$8.35 
Forfeited(89,268)(6,000)(95,268)$5.81 
Non-vested RSUs outstanding at March 31, 202522,316568,416321,022290,0001,201,754$4.49 

The total grant-date fair value of RSUs granted during the twelve months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $5.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

For the twelve months ended March 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded stock-based compensation related to RSUs of $1.5 million , $0.3 million and zero, respectively.

At March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were $4.2 million and $0.8 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to RSUs subject to restriction and forfeiture awards, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average restriction and forfeiture period of 2.3 years and 2.3 years for fiscal 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Performance Stock Units
The Company first granted performance stock units ("PSUs") in the year ended March 31, 2024. The fair value assigned to PSUs is determined using the market price of the Company’s stock on the grant date for awards with a performance condition, and by using a Monte Carlo simulation for awards with a market condition. Existing PSUs with a performance condition vest over one year. Existing PSUs with a market condition vest over three years. Stock-based compensation costs associated with PSUs with a performance condition are re-assessed each reporting period based upon the estimated performance attainment on the reporting date until the performance conditions are met. The ultimate number of shares of common stock that are issued to an employee is the result of the actual performance of the Company at the end of the performance period compared to the performance targets and generally ranges from 0% to 200% of the initial PSU grant.

For the year ended March 31, 2025, PSU activity under the Plans was as follows:
2022 Employee Plan Number of Shares2024 Omnibus Plan Number of SharesTotal PSUsWeighted-Average
 Grant Date
 Fair Value Per PSU
Non-vested PSUs outstanding at March 31, 202412,00012,000$10.48 
Granted146,772146,772$3.47 
Vested and issued(2,000)(2,000)$13.95 
Forfeited(10,000)(10,000)$9.79 
Non-vested RSUs outstanding at March 31, 2025146,772146,772$3.47 

The total grant-date fair value of PSUs granted during the twelve months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $0.5 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
For the twelve months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded stock-based compensation related to PSUs of $(1) thousand and $64 thousand, respectively.

At March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were $475 thousand and $62 thousand unrecognized compensation costs related to PSUs subject to restriction and forfeiture awards, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average restriction and forfeiture period of 2.8 years and 1.6 years for fiscal 2025 and 2024, respectively.