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Note 7 - Stock-based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

Note 7. Stock-based Compensation

In June 2021, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), that among other things, increases the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan to 2,580,000 and extends the term of the Plan by five years to February 22, 2027. The Plan provides that the shares reserved under the Plan are available for issuance to officers of the Company, other key employees, non-employee directors, and advisors. No further grants or share issuances will be made under the previous plans.

Stock-based compensation expense associated with the Company’s stock options to employees is calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company’s stock awards have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates. The estimated fair value of the Company’s option grants is estimated using assumptions for expected life, volatility, dividend yield, and risk-free interest rate which are specific to each award. The estimated fair value of the Company’s options is expensed over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (requisite service period), usually the vesting period. Accordingly, stock-based compensation cost before income tax effect for the Company’s options and restricted stock awards in the amount of $109,000 and $312,000 is reflected in net income (loss) for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021, compared to $80,000 and $189,000 in the same periods of the prior year, respectively. At September 30, 2021, there was approximately $11,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. This cost is expected to be recognized over a period of approximately four years.

On January 4, 2017, the Company entered into a Performance Share Award Agreement with three executive officers of the Company (the “Award Agreements”) for 161,766 restricted stock awards which vest upon the achievement of certain performance metrics. The Award Agreements expired on March 31, 2020. Based on the guidance in ASC 718 Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), the Company concluded these were performance-based awards with vesting criteria tied to performance metrics. As of December 31, 2017, the Company achieved one of those certain performance metrics under the Award Agreements and recognized stock compensation expense of approximately $108,000 related to these awards. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for these awards was approximately $434,000 and the unvested awards of approximately 129,000 shares were returned to the Plan as of March 31, 2020.

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

	Stock Options			Grant Date Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Years)		Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2021		417,000		$	2.79		1.61	$	2,000
Granted		6,000		$	2.92		7.00	$	-
Exercised		(22,000	)	$	2.65		-	$	-
Forfeited		(7,000	)	$	2.51		-	$	-
Outstanding at September 30, 2021		394,000		$	2.80		0.90	$	17,000
Exercisable at September 30, 2021		383,000		$	2.80		0.77	$	-

Outstanding at January 1, 2020		450,000		$	2.78		2.44	$	27,000
Granted		10,000		$	1.88		7.00	$	-
Forfeited		(40,000	)	$	2.58		-	$	-
Outstanding at September 30, 2020		420,000		$	2.78		1.86	$	-
Exercisable at September 30, 2020		403,000		$	2.80		1.69	$	-