Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] | NOTE 10 - EQUITY COMPENSATION Stock Based Compensation The Company has an equity compensation plan that was approved by shareholders in November 2012 and that covers all of its full-time employees, outside directors and certain advisors. This 2012 Stock Incentive Plan replaced all previous equity compensation plans of the Company. The options granted and stock awards made pursuant to this Plan are granted at fair market value at the date of grant or award. Service-based options granted to non-employee directors become exercisable 25% each ninety days (cumulative) from the date of grant and options granted to employees generally become exercisable 25% per year (cumulative) beginning one year after the date of grant. Performance-based options granted to employees become exercisable 33.3% per year (cumulative) beginning one year after the date of grant. The maximum contractual term of the Company’s stock options is ten years. If a stock option holder’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of death, disability or retirement, as defined in the Plan, the Plan generally provides for acceleration of vesting. The number of shares reserved for issuance is 1,522,593 shares, all of which were available for future grant or award as of December 31, 2015. This Plan allows for the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted and unrestricted stock awards, performance stock awards, and other stock awards. Service based and performance based stock options were granted and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) were awarded during the six months ended December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, a total of 3,340,462 options for common shares were outstanding from this Plan as well as one previous stock option plan (which has also been approved by shareholders), and of these, a total of 1,628,976 options for common shares were vested and exercisable. As of December 31, 2015, the approximate unvested stock option expense that will be recorded as expense in future periods is $3,110,463. The weighted average time over which this expense will be recorded is approximately 32 months. Additionally, as of December 31, 2015 a total of 67,000 RSUs were outstanding. The approximate unvested stock compensation expense that will be recorded as expense in future periods for the RSUs is $332,454. The weighted average time over which this expense will be recorded is approximately 36 months. Stock Options The fair value of each option on the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The below listed weighted average assumptions were used for grants in the periods indicated. Three Months Ended December 31 Six Months Ended December 31 2015 2014 2015 2014 Dividend yield 1.33 % 1.17 % 1.28 % 1.17 % Expected volatility 43 % 56 % 44 % 56 % Risk-free interest rate 1.38 % 1.64 % 1.67 % 1.64 % Expected life (in years) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 At December 31, 2015, the 1,016,800 options granted during the first six months of fiscal 2016 to employees had exercise prices ranging from $8.84 to $11.82 per share, fair values ranging from $3.28 to $4.48 per share, and remaining contractual lives of between nine years, six months and nine years, eleven months. At December 31, 2014, the 593,400 options granted during the first six months of fiscal 2015 to employees had exercise prices ranging from $5.96 to $6.94 per share, fair values ranging from $2.19 to $3.48 per share, and remaining contractual lives of between nine years, nine months and nine years, eleven months. The Company calculates stock option expense using the Black-Scholes model. Stock option expense is recorded on a straight line basis, or sooner if the grantee is retirement eligible as defined in the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, with an estimated 3.1% forfeiture rate effective October 1, 2015. Previous estimated forfeiture rates were between 2.0% and 3.3% for the period January 1, 2013 through September 30, 2015. The expected volatility of the Company’s stock was calculated based upon the historic monthly fluctuation in stock price for a period approximating the expected life of option grants. The risk-free interest rate is the rate of a five year Treasury security at constant, fixed maturity on the approximate date of the stock option grant. The expected life of outstanding options is determined to be less than the contractual term for a period equal to the aggregate group of option holders’ estimated weighted average time within which options will be exercised. It is the Company’s policy that when stock options are exercised, new common shares shall be issued. The Company recorded $342,134 and $796,192 of expense related to stock options in the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $1,830,707 and $881,825 of expense related to stock options in the six months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had 3,287,071 stock options that were vested and that were expected to vest, with a weighted average exercise price of $9.12 per share, an aggregate intrinsic value of $12,468,545 and weighted average remaining contractual terms of 6.8 years. Information related to all stock options for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is shown in the following tables: Six Months Ended December 31, 2015 Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding at 6/30/15 2,677,436 $ 8.85 6.1 $ 4,914,601 Granted 1,016,800 $ 9.38 Forfeitures (55,050 ) $ 11.65 Exercised (298,724 ) $ 7.20 Outstanding at 12/31/15 3,340,462 $ 9.11 6.8 $ 12,661,470 Exercisable at 12/31/15 1,628,976 $ 9.95 4.5 $ 6,032,985 Six Months Ended December 31, 2014 Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding at 6/30/14 2,677,464 $ 9.57 5.4 $ 1,674,010 Granted 593,400 $ 6.66 Forfeitures (378,525 ) $ 9.99 Exercised (24,725 ) $ 5.84 Outstanding at 12/31/14 2,867,614 $ 8.95 6.3 $ 558,591 Exercisable at 12/31/14 1,778,589 $ 10.24 4.6 $ 438,785 The following table presents information related to unvested stock options: Shares Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Non-vested at June 30, 2015 1,080,198 $ 2.99 Granted 1,016,800 $ 3.63 Vested (355,462 ) $ 2.91 Forfeited (30,050 ) $ 3.30 Non-vested at December 31, 2015 1,711,486 $ 3.38 The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the six month periods ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $3.63 and $3.23, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the six month periods ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $852,596 and $22,383, respectively. The aggregate grant date fair value of options that vested during the six month periods ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $1,035,041 and $598,316, respectively. The Company received $2,149,606 and $144,352 of cash from employees who exercised options in the six month periods ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In the first six months of fiscal 2016 the Company recorded $300,868 as a reduction of federal income taxes payable, $46,066 as an increase in common stock, $84,781 as a reduction of income tax expense, and $170,021 as a reduction of the deferred tax asset related to the exercises of stock options in which the employees sold the common shares prior to the passage of twelve months from the date of exercise. In the first six months of fiscal 2015 the Company recorded $7,834 as a reduction of federal income taxes payable, $36,575 as a reduction in common stock, $7,690 as a reduction of income tax expense, and $36,718 as a reduction of the deferred tax asset related to the exercises of stock options in which the employees sold the common shares prior to the passage of twelve months from the date of exercise. Restricted Stock Units A total of 72,000 RSUs with a weighted average fair value of $9.39 per share were awarded to employees during the six months ended December 31, 2015. The Company determined the fair value of the awards based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date the restricted stock units were awarded. The RSUs have a four year ratable vesting period. The RSUs are non-voting, but accrue cash dividends at the same per share rate as those cash dividends declared and paid on LSI’s common stock. Dividends on RSUs in the amount of $5,040 were accrued or paid in the six months ended December 31, 2015. Accrued dividends are paid to the holder upon vesting of the RSUs and issuance of shares. As of December 31, 2015, the 67,000 restricted stock units outstanding had a remaining contractual life of 9 years, 6 months. Of the 67,000 RSUs outstanding, 64,434 are expected to vest as of December 31, 2015. An estimated forfeiture rate of 3.3% was used in the calculation of expense related to the restricted stock units. The Company recorded $33,276 and $319,533 of expense related to RSUs in the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2015. There were no RSUs awarded prior to July 1, 2015. Director and Employee Stock Compensation Awards The Company awarded a total of 12,590 and 13,800 common shares in the six months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, as stock compensation awards. These common shares were valued at their approximate $113,400 and $96,000 fair market values based on their stock price at dates of issuance multiplied by the number of common shares awarded, respectively, pursuant to the compensation programs for non-employee directors who receive a portion of their compensation as an award of Company stock and for employees who received a nominal recognition award in the form of company stock. Stock compensation awards are made in the form of newly issued common shares of the Company. Deferred Compensation Plan The Company has a Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan providing for both Company contributions and participant deferrals of compensation. This plan is fully funded in a Rabbi Trust. All plan investments are in common shares of the Company. As of December 31, 2015 there were 28 participants, all with fully vested account balances. A total of 250,075 common shares with a cost of $2,375,242, and 226,600 common shares with a cost of $2,145,100 were held in the plan as of December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively, and, accordingly, have been recorded as treasury shares. The change in the number of shares held by this plan is the net result of share purchases and sales on the open stock market for compensation deferred into the plan and for distributions to terminated employees. The Company does not issue new common shares for purposes of the non-qualified deferred compensation plan. The company accounts for assets held in the non-qualified deferred compensation plan according to accounting guidance. The Company used approximately $276,800 and $139,100 to purchase 29,021 and 20,034 common shares of the Company in the open stock market during the six months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for either employee salary deferrals or Company contributions into the non-qualified deferred compensation plan. For fiscal year 2016, the Company estimates the Rabbi Trust for the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan will make net repurchases in the range of 35,000 to 39,000 common shares of the Company. The Company does not currently repurchase its own common shares for any other purpose. |