Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Equity

Schedule of reconciliation of company's equity

The following table reconciles our equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024:

							Accumulated
			Capital in				Other
	Common		Excess of		Reinvested		Comprehensive
	Stock		Par Value		Earnings		Loss
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2023	$	9,497	$	71,661	$	180,646	$	(17,311)
Net earnings		—		—		6,650		—
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		—		—		(1,092)
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax		—		—		—		73
Cash dividends declared		—		—		(2,377)		—
Stock options exercised, net of shares withheld for employee taxes and strike price		11		(12)		—		—
Share-based compensation expense		—		367		—		—
Shares purchased and retired		—		—		(5)		—
Balance, March 31, 2024	$	9,508		72,016	$	184,914		(18,330)

The following table reconciles our equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023:

							Accumulated
			Capital in				Other
	Common		Excess of		Reinvested		Comprehensive
	Stock		Par Value		Earnings		Loss
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2022	$	9,584	$	70,475	$	164,039	$	(20,193)
Net earnings		—		—		7,445		—
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		—		—		(306)
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax		—		—		—		99
Cash dividends declared		—		—		(2,289)		—
Stock options exercised, net of shares withheld for employee taxes and strike price		1		15		—		—
Share-based compensation expense		—		338		—		—
Shares purchased and retired		(62)		—		(1,478)		—
Balance, March 31, 2023	$	9,523	$	70,828	$	167,717	$	(20,400)