Equity Plans and Dividends | Note (9) – Equity Plans and Dividends: Equity Incentive Plan In November 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). During December 2020, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the Plan to 3,000,000 shares. The fair value of awards granted under the Plan is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the awards. Share-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the six and three months ended December 31, 2023, there were 175,801 restricted stock awards and 79,218 restricted stock units granted under the Plan. During the six months ended December 31, 2022, restricted stock awards of a total of 222,672 shares and 110,109 restricted stock units were granted under the Plan. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, a total of 16,320 restricted stock units were granted under the Plan. No restricted stock awards were granted under the Plan during the three months ended December 31, 2022. There were no restricted stock awards forfeited during either the six or three months ended December 31, 2023 or December 31, 2022. There were 20,485 and 7,952 restricted stock units forfeited during the six and three months ended December 31, 2023, respectively. There were 376 restricted stock units forfeited during the six months ended December 31, 2022. There were no restricted stock units forfeited during the three months ended December 31, 2022. For the six and three months ended December 31, 2023, non-cash share-based compensation expense related to awards granted under the Plan totaled $2.9 million and $1.1 million, respectively. For the six and three months ended December 31, 2022, non-cash share-based compensation expense related to awards granted under the Plan totaled $1.5 million and $802,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $22.5 million and $11.3 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, respectively, granted under the Plan, which is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of 13.52 years and 10.25 years, respectively. The following is a summary of non-vested restricted stock activity as of, and for the six months ended, December 31, 2023: Restricted Stock Awards Restricted Stock Units Shares Weighted- Shares Weighted- Non-vested awards or units outstanding at June 30, 2023 1,227,882 $ 20.56 533,200 $ 24.20 Granted 175,801 27.02 79,218 26.49 Vested (96,568 ) 25.38 (34,205 ) 27.52 Forfeited — — (20,485 ) 25.16 Non-vested awards or units outstanding at December 31, 2023 1,307,115 $ 21.07 557,728 $ 24.29 Employee Stock Purchase Plan During 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). Subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the ESPP allows eligible employees the opportunity to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a 5% discount. The ESPP provides for six-month offering periods ending on December 31 and June 30 of each year. During the six and three months ended December 31, 2023, 2,636 shares of common stock were issued under the ESPP for which the Company received net proceeds of $63,000. During the six and three months ended December 31, 2022, 2,610 shares of common stock were issued under the ESPP for which the Company received net proceeds of $59,000. Dividends The declaration and payment of cash dividends with respect to the Company’s common stock is determined by the Company’s Board of Directors based on the Company’s financial condition and results, including, but not limited to, cash flow generated by operations and profitability, the Company’s prospects and liquidity needs, and other factors deemed relevant by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company has not historically paid regular dividends on its common stock. However, the Company has from time to time paid special cash dividends on its common stock. On October 4, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.28 per share (totaling approximately $4.1 million in the aggregate), which was paid on October 26, 2023 to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 16, 2023. The Company did not pay any dividends in the six or three months ended December 31, 2022. The payment of dividends, if any, in the future will be in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, as described above. The payment of dividends may also be subject to restrictions contained in the Company’s debt instruments. As described elsewhere in this Report, including under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Item 2 of this Report, the Company’s Credit Agreement contains certain covenants which may, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability to pay dividends, and any future facilities may contain similar or more stringent requirements. |