Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] | 7. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION The Company accounts for share-based payment arrangements using fair value. If an award vests or becomes exercisable based on the achievement of a condition other than service, such as for meeting certain performance or market conditions, the award is classified as a liability. Liability-classified awards are remeasured to fair value at each balance sheet date until the award is settled. The Company currently has no liability-classified awards. Equity-classified awards, including grants of employee stock options, are measured at the grant-date fair value of the award and are not subsequently remeasured unless an award is modified. The cost of equity-classified awards is recognized in the statement of operations over the period during which an employee is required to provide the service in exchange for the award, or the vesting period. All of the Company’s stock options are service-based awards, and because the Company’s stock options are “plain vanilla,” as defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, they are reflected only in equity and compensation expense accounts. Stock Options As of December 31, 2015, the Company had one effective equity-based compensation plan: the Independent Director Stock Option and Restricted Stock Grant Plan (the “2014 Directors Plan”). The Company has also issued stock options, which remain outstanding as of December 31, 2015, under two equity-based compensation plans which have expired according to their terms; the 2005 Stock Option Plan (the “2005 Plan”) and the 2004 Independent Director Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the “2004 Directors Plan”). On August 28, 2014, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2014 Directors Plan. This plan authorizes the Board of Directors to provide additional incentive to the Company’s independent directors through equity based compensation in the form of stock options and restricted stock. Awards under the 2014 Directors Plan are limited to the authorized amount of 350,000 shares. As of December 31, 2015, there were 314,241 shares available for grant under the 2014 Directors Plan. Since both the 2005 Plan and the 2004 Directors Plan have expired, no additional awards will be issued under those plans. The following table presents shares authorized, available for future grant and outstanding under each of the Company’s plans: As of Dec ember 3 1 , 2015 Authorized Available Outstanding 2014 Plan 350,000 314,241 6,000 2005 Plan — — 1,396,916 2004 Directors Plan — — 12,000 Total 350,000 314,241 1,414,916 All stock option grants made under equity-based compensation plans were issued at exercise prices no less than the Company’s closing stock price on the date of grant. Options under the 2005 Plan and 2014 Directors Plan were determined by the Board of Directors or the Stock Option and Compensation Committee of the Board in accordance with the provisions of the respective plans. The terms of each option grant include vesting, exercise, and other conditions are set forth in a Stock Option Agreement evidencing each grant. No option can have a life in excess of ten (10) years. The Company records compensation expense for employee stock options based on the estimated fair value of the options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The model requires various assumptions, including a risk-free interest rate, the expected term of the options, the expected stock price volatility over the expected term of the options and the expected dividend yield. Compensation expense for employee stock options is recognized ratably over the vesting term. Compensation expense recognized for options issued under the 2005 Plan was $164,000 and $488,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015, respectively. Compensation expense recognized for options issued under the 2005 Plan was $153,000 and $506,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014, respectively. Compensation expense recognized for restricted stock and options issued under the 2014 Directors Plan was $81,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015. Compensation expense recognized for restricted stock issued under the 2014 Directors Plan was $0 and $78,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014. All share-based compensation has been classified as general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations. A summary of option activity under the Company’s stock plans for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 is presented below: Option Activity Shares Weighted Average Weighted Average (in Years) Aggregate Outstanding at March 31, 2015 1,433,216 $ 4.08 6.4 $ 6,221,909 Granted 6,000 5.91 — — Exercised (19,800 ) 3.31 — 55,249 Forfeited or expired (4,500 ) 5.84 — 12,180 Outstanding at December 31, 2015 1,414,916 4.09 5.7 1,903,076 Exercisable at December 31, 2015 893,750 3.89 5.5 1,346,840 The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above is before applicable income taxes and represents the excess amount over the exercise price optionees would have received if all options had been exercised on the last business day of the period indicated, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $5.25 for such day. A summary of the Company’s non-vested options for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 is presented below: Nonvested Options Shares Weighted Nonvested at March 31, 2015 614,416 $ 3.25 Granted 6,000 1.18 Vested (96,250 ) 3.50 Forfeited or expired (3,000 ) 4.04 Nonvested at December 31, 2015 521,166 3.18 The following table summarizes the weighted average characteristics of outstanding stock options as of December 31, 2015: Outstanding Options Exercisable Options Range of Exercise Prices Number Remaining Weighted Number of Weighted $1.60 - 3.70 380,020 4.7 $ 2.93 380,020 $ 2.93 $3.71 - 4.42 692,896 5.7 3.82 315,980 3.82 $4.43 - 5.40 117,500 7.1 5.00 69,500 5.07 $5.41 - 7.08 224,500 6.7 6.42 128,250 6.26 Total stock options 1,414,916 5.7 4.09 893,750 3.89 There were 6,000 stock options and 13,198 shares of restricted stock granted during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015. There were no stock options or shares of restricted stock granted during the three months ended December 31, 2014. There were 45,000 stock options and 16,561 shares of restricted stock granted during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The range of fair value assumptions related to options granted during the period ended December 31, 2015 were as follows: 2015 Exercise Price $ 5.91 Volatility 50.42 % Risk Free Rate 0.22 % Vesting Period (years) 3 Forfeiture Rate 0 % Expected Life (in years) 1.00 Dividend Rate 0 % As of December 31, 2015, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to all unvested stock options was $1,105,000, which is expected to be expensed over a weighted average period of 2.1 years. |