Note 14 - Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2026

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

14.          Income Taxes:

The Company has analyzed filing positions in all of the federal and state jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as interest expense and penalties as operating expenses. The Company believes that it has appropriate support for the income tax positions it takes and expects to take on its tax returns, and that its accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open years based on an assessment of many factors including past experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter.

During the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $2.9 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was 27.0% and 25.5%, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $5.8 million and $3.9 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was 25.6% and 21.6%, respectively. The change in effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended  September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily impacted by changes in the mix of jurisdictions in which taxable income was earned, as well as a discrete item for the recognition of excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation in income tax expense, and limitations on the deductibility of certain executive compensation amounts during both periods.

During the three months ended  September 30, 2026, the recognition of excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation in income tax expense resulted in a net tax benefit of less than $0.1 million, which reduced our effective tax rate by 0.6%. During the three months ended  September 30, 2025, the recognition of excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation in income tax expense resulted in a net tax benefit of $0.1 million, which reduced our effective tax rate by 1.9%. 

During the nine months ended  September 30, 2026, the recognition of excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation in income tax expense resulted in a net tax benefit of $0.5 million, which reduced our effective tax rate by 2.4%. During the nine months ended  September 30, 2025, the recognition of excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation in income tax expense resulted in a net tax benefit of $0.8 million, which reduced our effective tax rate by 4.6%.