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Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Shareholders' Equity and Share-Based Payments [Text Block]

NOTE 8. STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

 

Payment of cash dividends is within the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and is dependent on earnings, operations, capital requirements, general financial condition of the Company, and general business conditions. The dividend rate per share was $0.0075 per month for fiscal year 2023 and through  December 2023.

 

In December 2023, the Board authorized the continuance of the monthly dividend of $0.0075 per share from January through March 2024, at which time it will be considered for continuation by the Board.

 

The Company has a share repurchase program, approved by the Board of Directors, authorizing the Company to annually purchase up to $5.0 million of its outstanding common shares, as market and business conditions warrant, on the open market in compliance with Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The repurchase program has been in place since December 2012, and the Board of Directors has annually renewed the repurchase program each calendar year. The Company announced on February 25, 2022, that the Board of Directors of the Company approved an increase to the limit of its annual share buyback program from $2.75 million to $5.0 million. The acquired shares may be used for corporate purposes, including shares issued to employees in the Company’s stock-based compensation programs. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased 196,295 and 394,508 class A shares using cash of $560,000 and $1.2 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 87,407 and 127,372 class A shares using cash of $249,000 and $382,000, respectively.

 

In August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law, which made a number of changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including adding a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks by publicly traded corporations, effective on January 1, 2023. Any excise tax incurred is recognized as part of the cost basis of the shares acquired in the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity. The impact of these provisions was $6,000 and $12,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, respectively.

 

The Company’s stock option plans provide for the granting of class A shares as either incentive or nonqualified stock options to employees and non-employee directors. Options are subject to terms and conditions determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. At  December 31, 2023, and 2022, there were 229,000 options outstanding and exercisable under the 1989 Plan at a weighted average exercise price of $6.05, and 2,000 options outstanding and exercisable under the 1997 Plan at a weighted average exercise price of $2.74. There were no options granted or exercised for the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, or 2022. There were no options forfeited during the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, and 0 and 2,000 options forfeited during the three and six months ended December 31, 2022.

 

Stock-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award, and the cost is recognized as expense ratably over the award’s vesting period. There was no stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, or 2022. As of  December 31, 2023, and 2022, there was no unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to share-based awards granted under the plans.