Note 5 - Stock-based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

5. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense was recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:  

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(Unaudited - In thousands)
General and administrative expense	$	238	$	560	$	808	$	1,136
	$	238	$	560	$	808	$	1,136

Stock-based compensation consists of time based awards to employees, liability based awards to employees to be settled in stock, performance based awards to employees, other non-employee grants and liability based awards to Directors for quarterly and annual services.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company awarded 307 thousand and 142 thousand restricted stock awards, respectively to non-employee directors for compensation.  The Company also issued 240 thousand shares for employee services during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, based on the terms of service agreements.