Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

J. Stockholders’ Equity

ATM Program

On January 22, 2020, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, as sales agent (“Jefferies”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through Jefferies, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $15,000,000 (the “Shares”). Shares sold under the Agreement are issued pursuant to the shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-235767), filed by the Company with the SEC on December 31, 2019, which was declared effective on January 8, 2020. The Company filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC on or about January 22, 2020 in connection with the offer and sale of the common shares pursuant to the Agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 there were 263,725 shares sold under this Agreement, at an average price per share of $13.65 and generating net proceeds of approximately $3,492,000 after brokerage charges of $108,000 were deducted and paid to Jefferies. Form S-3 and at-the-market (“ATM”) registration costs were approximately $238,000 and were charged to additional paid-in capital.

Share Repurchase Program

On August 29, 2011, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) authorized the Company to repurchase up to 100,000 shares of its common stock in accordance with applicable securities laws. This authorization increased the total number of shares authorized and available for repurchase under the Company's existing share repurchase program to 540,000 shares, at such times, amounts and prices as the Company shall deem appropriate. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had repurchased a total of 81,584 shares of common stock at a cost of $580,000, which shares are currently held in treasury.