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Long-Term Incentive Awards
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2022
Long-Term Incentive Awards.  
Long-Term Incentive Awards

15.          Long-Term Incentive Awards

During the three months ended July 31, 2021, the Company granted awards under its amended and restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Restated 2006 Plan”) to key employees (“Fiscal 2022 LTIP”). Awards under the Fiscal 2022 LTIP consist of: (i) time-based restricted stock awards and time-based restricted stock units, which vest in equal tranches in July 2022, July 2023 and July 2024, and (ii) performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”), which vest based on the Company’s achievement of revenue and operating income targets for the three-year period ending April 30, 2024. At the award date, target achievement levels for each of the financial performance metrics were established for the PRSUs, at which levels the PRSUs would vest at 100% for each such metric. Threshold achievement levels for which the

PRSUs would vest at 50% for each such metric and maximum achievement levels for which such awards would vest at 250% for each such metric were also established. The actual payout for the PRSUs at the end of the performance period will be calculated based upon the Company’s achievement of the established revenue and operating income targets for the performance period. Settlement of the PRSUs will be made in fully-vested shares of common stock. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded $752,000 of compensation expense related to the Fiscal 2022 LTIP. At April 30, 2022, the maximum compensation expense that may be recorded for the performance-based portion of the Fiscal 2022 LTIP is $10,473,000.

During the three months ended August 1, 2020, the Company granted awards under its amended and restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Restated 2006 Plan”) to key employees (“Fiscal 2021 LTIP”). Awards under the Fiscal 2021 LTIP consist of: (i) time-based restricted stock awards, which vest in equal tranches in July 2021, July 2022 and July 2023, and (ii) performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”), which vest based on the Company’s achievement of revenue and operating income targets for the three-year period ending April 30, 2023. At the award date, target achievement levels for each of the financial performance metrics were established for the PRSUs, at which levels the PRSUs would vest at 100% for each such metric. Threshold achievement levels for which the PRSUs would vest at 50% for each such metric and maximum achievement levels for which such awards would vest at 250% for each such metric were also established. The actual payout for the PRSUs at the end of the performance period will be calculated based upon the Company’s achievement of the established revenue and operating income targets for the performance period. Settlement of the PRSUs will be made in fully-vested shares of common stock. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded a reversal of $(634,000) compensation expense related to the Fiscal 2021 LTIP. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2021, the Company recorded $1,072,000 of compensation expense related to the Fiscal 2021 LTIP. At April 30, 2022, the maximum compensation expense that may be recorded for the performance-based portion of the Fiscal 2021 LTIP is $6,021,000.

During the three months ended July 27, 2019, the Company granted awards under its amended and restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Restated 2006 Plan”) to key employees (“Fiscal 2020 LTIP”). Awards under the Fiscal 2020 LTIP consist of: (i) time-based restricted stock awards, which vest in equal tranches in July 2020, July 2021 and July 2022, and (ii) performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”), which vest based on the Company’s achievement of revenue and operating income targets for the three-year period ending April 30, 2022. At the award date, target achievement levels for each of the financial performance metrics were established for the PRSUs, at which levels the PRSUs would vest at 100% for each such metric. Threshold achievement levels for which the PRSUs would vest at 50% for each such metric and maximum achievement levels for which such awards would vest at 200% for each such metric were also established. The actual payout for the PRSUs at the end of the performance period will be calculated based upon the Company’s achievement of the established revenue and operating income targets for the performance period. Settlement of the PRSUs will be made in fully-vested shares of common stock. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, the Company recorded a reversal of $(701,000) compensation expense related to the Fiscal 2020 LTIP. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded $620,000 and $649,000 of compensation expense related to the Fiscal 2020 LTIP, respectively. At April 30, 2022, the maximum compensation expense that may be recorded for the performance-based portion of the Fiscal 2020 LTIP is $3,335,000.

During the three months ended July 28, 2018, the Company granted awards under the Restated 2006 Plan to key employees (“Fiscal 2019 LTIP”). Awards under the Fiscal 2019 LTIP consist of: (i) time-based restricted stock awards which vest in equal tranches in July 2019, July 2020 and July 2021, and (ii) PRSUs which vest based on the Company’s achievement of revenue and operating income targets for the three-year period ending April 30, 2021. During the three months ended July 31, 2021, the Company issued a total of 12,101 fully-vested shares of common stock to settle the PRSUs in the Fiscal 2019 LTIP. No compensation expense was recorded during fiscal year ended April 30, 2022 for the Fiscal 2019 LTIP. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded $368,000, and $386,000 of compensation expense related to the Fiscal 2019 LTIP, respectively.

During the three months ended July 29, 2017, the Company granted awards under the Restated 2006 Plan to key employees (“Fiscal 2018 LTIP”). Awards under the Fiscal 2018 LTIP consist of: (i) time-based restricted stock awards which vest in equal tranches in July 2018, July 2019 and July 2020, and (ii) PRSUs which vest based on the Company’s achievement of revenue and operating income targets for the three-year period ending April 30, 2020. During the three months ended August 1, 2020, the Company issued a total of 16,228 fully-vested shares of common stock to settle the

PRSUs in the Fiscal 2018 LTIP. No compensation expense was recorded during fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 or 2021 for the Fiscal 2018 LTIP. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2020, the Company recorded $193,000 of compensation expense related to the Fiscal 2018 LTIP

At April 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded cumulative stock-based compensation expense from these long-term incentive awards of $4,594,000 and $5,177,000, respectively. At each reporting period, the Company reassesses the probability of achieving the performance targets. The estimation of whether the performance targets will be achieved requires judgment, and, to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from the Company’s current estimates, the cumulative effect on current and prior periods of those changes will be recorded in the period estimates are revised.