Stock-Based Awards and Stock-Based Employee Compensation Expense | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] | |
Stock-Based Awards and Stock-Based Employee Compensation Expense | 3. Stock-Based Awards and Stock-Based Employee Compensation Expense |
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Our stock-based awards include stock options, restricted stock awards (“RSA’s”), and restricted stock units (“RSU’s”). As of March 31, 2015, the Company had 4,044,497 stock options outstanding and 194,404 shares available for grant. |
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Stock Option Activity |
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There were 406,012 stock options exercised for the three month period ended March 31, 2015, and 16,473 stock options exercised for the three month period ended March 31, 2014. There was no excess tax benefit recorded in the three month period ended March 31, 2015, related to the 406,012 option exercises. |
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The following is a summary of all stock option transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2015: |
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| | Options | | | Weighted | | | Weighted Average | |
Average | Remaining |
Exercise Price | Contractual Term |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | | | 4,490,509 | | | $ | 3.42 | | | | | |
Granted at market price | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
Cancelled or expired | | | (40,000 | ) | | $ | 4.99 | | | | | |
Exercised | | | (406,012 | ) | | $ | 3.67 | | | | | |
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Outstanding at March 31, 2015 | | | 4,044,497 | | | $ | 3.39 | | | | 4.15 | |
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Options exercisable at March 31, 2015 | | | 3,772,778 | | | $ | 3.44 | | | | 3.91 | |
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At March 31, 2015, we had 2,660,689 stock options outstanding and 2,388,980 options exercisable in which the exercise price was lower than the market price of the Company’s common stock. The aggregate intrinsic value of these options was $3.1 million and $2.8 million, respectively. |
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Restricted Stock Activity |
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The following is a summary of all RSA activity during the three months ended March 31, 2015: |
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Shares | Average | | | | |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | | | 604,250 | | | $ | 3.45 | | | | | |
Granted at market price | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
Vested | | | (131,250 | ) | | | 3.77 | | | | | |
Cancelled | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
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Unvested restricted stock at March 31, 2015 | | | 473,000 | | | $ | 3.36 | | | | | |
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A $2 thousand excess tax benefit was recorded in the three month period ended March 31, 2015, related to the 131,250 vesting RSA’s. |
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Restricted Stock Unit Activity |
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The following is a summary of all RSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2015: |
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Stock Units | Average | | | | |
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Non-vested at December 31, 2014 | | | 182,750 | | | $ | 3.52 | | | | | |
Granted at market price | | | 215,000 | | | | 3.88 | | | | | |
Vested | | | (37,500 | ) | | | 3.89 | | | | | |
Cancelled | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
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Unvested restricted stock units at March 31, 2015 | | | 360,250 | | | $ | 3.69 | | | | | |
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Performance Unit Activity |
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The following is a summary of all performance unit (“PU”) activity during the three months ended March 31, 2015: |
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| | Restricted | | | Weighted | | | | | |
Stock Units | Average | | | | |
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Non-vested at December 31, 2014 | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
Granted at market price | | | 215,000 | | | $ | 3.88 | | | | | |
Vested | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
Cancelled | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
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Unvested restricted stock units at March 31, 2015 | | | 215,000 | | | $ | 3.88 | | | | | |
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The weighted average grant-date fair value of awards of restricted stock, RSU’s (collectively “restricted stock”), and PU’s is based on the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. |
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Stock-Based Compensation Expense |
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For the three month period ended March 31, 2015, the total stock-based employee compensation expense resulting from stock options, restricted stock, RSU’s, and PU’s was recorded to the following line items of the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income: |
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(In thousands) | | Three Months | | | Three Months | | | | | |
Ended March 31, | Ended March 31, | | | | |
2015 | 2014 | | | | |
Cost of revenues | | $ | 51 | | | $ | 51 | | | | | |
Research and development | | | 66 | | | | 60 | | | | | |
Selling, general and administrative | | | 351 | | | | 370 | | | | | |
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Stock-based compensation expense | | $ | 468 | | | $ | 481 | | | | | |
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A deferred tax asset totaling $128 thousand and $135 thousand, resulting from stock-based compensation expense associated with awards relating to the Company’s U.S. operations, was recorded for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of March 31, 2015, there was $3.6 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation related to non-vested stock-based compensation awards granted under the incentive plans. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.60 years. |
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For additional information regarding the Company’s Equity Awards and Stock-based Employee Compensation, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. |