Common Stock [Text Block] | Note 5 Common Stock Private Placement On October 16, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to issue 14,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for investor relation services. On July 20, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 539,240 shares of common stock under a non- brokered private placement at a price of $2.20 per share for total gross proceeds of $1,186,328 less issuance costs of $19,832. On December 15, 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of 454,097 shares of common stock under a non-brokered private placement at a price of $2.05 per share for total gross proceeds of $930,899 less issuance costs of $32,206. On April 4, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to issue 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for advisory services which was subsequently amended to 23,500 shares. The shares were issued in three tranches: (i) the first tranche of 10,000 shares was issued on April 22, 2016; (ii) the second tranche of 10,000 shares was issued on May 25, 2016; and (iii) the third tranche of 3,500 shares was issued on June 30, 2016. Stock Options The Company has a stock option plan (the “2010 Stock Option Plan”) under which options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock may be granted to employees, directors and consultants. Stock options entitle the holder to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price determined by the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company at the time of the grant. The options generally vest in the amount of 12.5% on the date which is six months from the date of grant and then beginning in the seventh month at 1/42 per month for 42 months, at which time the options are fully vested. The maximum number of shares of common stock authorized by the stockholders and reserved for issuance by the Board under 2010 Stock Option Plan is 986,000. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options granted. The Company applied an estimated forfeiture rate of 15% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2017 and 2016 in determining the expense recorded in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. For the majority of the stock options granted, the number of shares issued on the date the stock options are exercised is net of the minimum statutory withholding requirements that the Company pays in cash to the appropriate taxing authorities on behalf of its employees. Although these withheld shares are not issued or considered common stock repurchases under our authorized plan they are treated as common stock repurchases in our consolidated financial statements, as they reduce the number of shares that would have been issued upon vesting. No options were granted during the three and six months ended October 31, 2017. The weighted- average fair value of options granted during the three and six months ended October 31, 2016 was $nil and $1.55, respectively. The weighted-average assumptions utilized to determine such values are presented in the following table: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended October 31, October 31, 2017 2016 2017 2016 Risk-free interest rate – – – 1.10% Expected volatility – – – 95.19% Expected term – – – 3.7 years Dividend yield – – – 0% The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s stock options as of October 31, 2017 and the stock option activity during the six months ended October 31, 2017: Weighted Average Number of Exercise Price Options per Share Outstanding at April 30, 2017 396,922 $2.46 Forfeited/Cancelled (11,426 ) $2.49 Expired (30,000 ) $2.50 Outstanding at October 31, 2017 355,496 $2.45 Exercisable at October 31, 2017 225,847 $2.48 Exercisable at April 30, 2017 221,739 $2.49 The following table summarizes stock options outstanding as of October 31, 2017: Number of Aggregate Number of Aggregate Options Intrinsic Options Intrinsic Exercise Price Outstanding Value Expiry Date Exercisable Value $2.03 10,000 $ 3,800 December 15, 2021 2,083 $ 792 $2.40 60,000 600 July 15, 2021 18,750 188 $2.41 49,938 – December 14, 2020 23,112 – $2.46 25,000 – March 14, 2022 3,646 – $2.50 210,558 – July 25, 2018 to July 17, 2020 178,256 – October 31, 2017 355,496 $ 4,400 225,847 $ 980 April 30, 2017 396,922 $ – 221,739 $ – The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $2.41 per share as of October 31, 2017 (April 30, 2017 – $1.93), which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date. The total number of in-the-money options vested and exercisable as of October 31, 2017 was 20,833 (April 30, 2017 – nil). The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended October 31, 2017 was $nil (October 31, 2016 – $nil). The grant date fair value of options vested during the three and six months ended October 31, 2017 was $73,069 and $173,682, respectively (October 31, 2016 - $91,395 and $216,228). The following table summarizes non-vested stock purchase options outstanding as of October 31, 2017: Weighted Number of Average Grant Options Date Fair Value Non-vested options at April 30, 2017 175,183 $3.49 Vested (41,700 ) $4.17 Forfeited/Cancelled (3,834 ) $2.12 Non-vested options at October 31, 2017 129,649 $2.26 As of October 31, 2017, there was $275,075 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation awards. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years. Employee and non-employee stock-based compensation amounts classified in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended October 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended October 31, October 31, 2017 2016 2017 2016 Cost of sales $ 8,505 $ 35,304 $ 27,855 $ 54,053 Sales and marketing 15,944 71,010 41,674 119,414 Research and development 11,527 37,827 31,927 57,517 General and administrative 36,099 60,319 72,348 88,788 Total stock-option based compensation 72,075 $ 204,460 $ 173,804 $ 319,775 Warrants The following table summarizes warrants outstanding and exercisable as of October 31, 2017: Number of Weighted Average Warrants Exercise Price Expiry Dates Warrants at April 30, 2017 146,500 $ 7.50 September 4, 2017 Granted – – – Exercised – – – Expired (146,500 ) $ 7.50 September 4, 2017 Warrants at October 31, 2017 – – Employee Stock Purchase Plan Under the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) all regular salaried (non- probationary) employees can purchase up to 6% of their base salary in shares of the Company’s common stock at market price. The Company will match 50% of the shares purchased by issuing or purchasing in the market up to 3% of the respective employee’s base salary in shares. During the six months ended October 31, 2017, the Company matched $14,971 (2016 - $18,197) in shares purchased by employees under the ESPP. During the six months ended October 31, 2017, nil shares (2016 – 24,481) were purchased on the open market and 12,165 shares (2016 – no shares) were issued from treasury under the ESPP. A total of 120,000 shares have been reserved for issuance under the ESPP. As of October 31, 2017, a total of 74,038 shares were available for issuance under the ESPP. Normal Course Issuer Bid Plan Pursuant to a normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”) commencing on March 29, 2017 and expiring March 28, 2018, the Company is authorized to purchase 258,613 shares of the Company’s common stock through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and other Canadian marketplaces or U.S. marketplaces. During the period March 29, 2017 to October 31, 2017, the Company repurchased 73,500 common shares at an average price of $2.17 (CDN$2.81) for a total of $159,495. As of October 31, 2017, a total of 71,500 shares have been cancelled and another 2,000 repurchased shares are in the process of being cancelled. Deferred Share Unit Plan Under the terms of the Deferred Share Unit Plan (the “DSUP”), each DSU is equivalent to one share of the Company’s common stock. The maximum number of common shares that may be reserved for issuance to any one participant pursuant to DSUs granted under the DSUP and any share compensation arrangement is 5% of the number of shares outstanding at the time of reservation. A DSU granted to a participant who is a director of the Company shall vest immediately on the award date. A DSU granted to a participant other than a director will generally vest as to one-third (1/3) of the number of DSUs granted on the first, second and third anniversaries of the award date. Fair value of the DSUs, which is based on the closing price of the shares of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, is recorded as compensation expense over the vesting period. On September 12, 2017, the maximum number of shares of common stock authorized by the Company’s stockholders reserved for issuance under the DSUP was increased from 500,000 shares to 700,000 shares. During the six months ended October 31, 2017, 119,998 (2016 – 90,453) DSUs were issued under the DSUP, of which 40,129 were granted to officers or employees and 79,869 were granted to non-employee directors. As of October 31, 2017, a total of 210,597 shares were available for issuance under the DSUP. The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding DSU awards as of October 31, 2017, and changes during the period then ended: Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Number of DSUs Value Per DSU DSUs outstanding at April 30, 2017 345,392 $7.85 Granted 119,998 $2.20 DSUs outstanding at October 31, 2017 465,390 $6.40 The following table summarizes information regarding the non-vested DSUs outstanding as of October 31, 2017: Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Number of DSUs Value Per DSU Non-vested DSUs at April 30, 2017 46,217 $4.58 Granted 119,998 $2.21 Vested (101,963 ) $3.02 Non-vested DSUs at October 31, 2017 64,252 $2.21 As of October 31, 2017, there was $114,706 (2016 – $175,195) of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested DSU awards. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.15 years (2016 – 1.71 years). Employee and non-employee DSU based compensation amounts classified in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended October 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended October 31, October 31, 2017 2016 2017 2016 Sales and marketing $ – $ – $ – $ – Research and development – – – – General and administrative 38,552 32,508 233,155 231,415 Total DSU based compensation $ 38,552 $ 32,508 $ 233,155 $ 231,415 |