Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] | 10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION The Company ’s equity awards consist of RSUs and SARs. For a description of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans, see Note 5 10 January 31, 2017. Stock-Based Compensation The following table sets forth reported stock-based compensation expense for the three nine October 31, 2017 2016: Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31, 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in thousands) (in thousands) Cost of subscription $ 37 $ 32 $ 98 $ 81 Cost of maintenance and other revenue 107 80 279 219 Cost of professional services 309 232 803 618 Sales and marketing 421 306 1,106 904 Research and development 338 262 895 748 General and administrative 1,099 908 3,490 2,951 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 2,311 $ 1,820 $ 6,671 $ 5,521 RSU Information The estimated fair value of RSUs was calculated based on the closing price of the Company ’s common stock on the date of grant, reduced by the present value of dividends foregone during the vesting period. The following table summarizes the activity for RSUs for the nine October 31, 2017: RSUs Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in thousands) Outstanding at January 31, 2017 623 $ 20.56 Granted 294 30.68 Released (1) (245 ) 20.44 Forfeited (10 ) 20.99 Outstanding at October 31, 2017 662 $ 25.07 _________________________ ( 1 The number of RSUs released includes shares withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. The Company withholds a portion of the released shares as consideration for the Company ’s payment of applicable employee income taxes. During the three October 31, 2017, 2,000 $62,000. nine October 31, 2017, 74,000 $2.4 Total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs was approximately $14.2 October 31, 2017. 2.9 SAR Information The weighted average assumptions used to value SARs granted in the nine October 31, 2017 2016 Nine Months Ended October 31, 2017 2016 Expected life in years (1) 5.50 5.25 Risk free interest rate (2) 1.82 % 1.16 % Volatility (3) 33 % 36 % Dividend rate (4) 0.91 % 1.51 % ____________________________ ( 1 The expected life of SARs granted under the stock-based compensation plans is based on historical vested SAR exercise and post-vest forfeiture patterns and includes an estimate of the expected term for SARs that were fully vested and outstanding. ( 2 The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a term co nsistent with the expected life of SARs in effect at the time of grant. ( 3 The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock at the date of grant based on the historical volatility of the Company ’s common stock for a period equivalent to the expected life of the SARs, which it believes is representative of the expected volatility over the expected life of the SARs. ( 4 The Company expects to continue paying quarterly dividends at the same rate as the nine October 31, 2017. The following table summarizes the activity for outstanding SARs for the nine October 31, 2017: SARs (in thousands) Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) Outstanding at January 31, 2017 2,793 $ 15.51 Granted 380 31.65 Exercised (127 ) 10.54 Expired (10 ) 9.75 Forfeited — — Outstanding at October 31, 2017 3,036 $ 17.75 4.2 $ 56,056 Vested and exercisable at October 31, 2017 2,085 $ 14.23 3.1 $ 45,683 The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pretax intrinsic value (the aggregate difference between the closing stock price of the Company ’s common stock based on the last trading day as of October 31, 2017, October 31, 2017. nine October 31, 2017 $2.7 nine October 31, 2017 2016 $9.59 $5.43, No three October 31, 2017 2016. The number of SARs exercised includes shares withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. During the three October 31, 2017, 12,000 $0.4 nine October 31, 2017, 28,000 $0.9 At October 31, 2017, $6.4 2.8 |