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Note 11 - Share-based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]
11.
Share-Based Compensation
 
At
June 27, 2020,
the Company had
two
share-based employee compensation plans. The Company measures the fair value of share-based awards, if and when granted, based on the Black-Scholes method and using the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. Awards vest over periods ranging from
one
to
three
years and expire within
10
years of issuance. Share-based compensation expense related to time-based awards is amortized in accordance with applicable vesting periods using the straight-line method. The Company expenses performance-based awards only when the performance metrics are likely to be achieved and the associated awards are therefore likely to vest. Performance-based share awards that are likely to vest are also expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period but
may
vest on a retroactive basis or be reversed, depending on when it is determined that they are likely to vest, or in the case of a reversal when they are later determined to be unlikely to vest.
 
Share-based compensation expense for the
thirteen
week periods ended
June 27, 2020,
and
June 29, 2019
was
$167
and
$207,
respectively. Share-based compensation expense for the
twenty-six
week periods ended
June 27, 2020,
and
June 29, 2019
was
$236
and
$448,
respectively. Neither of the
twenty-six
week periods ended
June 27, 2020
and
June 29, 2019
includes expense associated with performance-based restricted stock units. For the
twenty-six
week period ended
June 27, 2020,
40,000
performance-based restricted stock units vested, for which the expense was recognized in fiscal
2019.
As of
June 27, 2020,
all performance-based restricted stock units outstanding were deemed as unlikely to vest.
 
As of
June 27, 2020,
the Company had
$0.5
million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to all time-based non-vested share-based awards and performance-based restricted stock units outstanding and deemed as likely to vest. The Company expects to recognize this expense over approximately
two
years.  These amounts do
not
include a) performance-based restricted stock units deemed unlikely to vest, b) the cost of any additional share-based awards granted in future periods or c) the impact of any potential changes in the Company's forfeiture rate. 
 
Incentive Share-Based Plans
 
2014
Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the
2014
Plan)
 
The
2014
Plan, approved by the Company's shareholders in
December 2014,
provides for the issuance of shares of the Company's common stock to officers, non-employee directors, employees of the Company and its subsidiaries or consultants and advisors utilized by the Company. In fiscal
2016,
the Company amended and restated the
2014
Plan with shareholder approval to increase the aggregate number of shares of stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, originally
625,000,
by an additional
500,000
shares so that the total number of shares of stock reserved for issuance under the Plan is
1,125,000
shares. The expiration date of the Plan is
December 1, 2026.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determines the vesting period at the time of grant.
 
As of
June 27, 2020,
under the
2014
Plan,
281,725
time-based and
160,000
performance-based restricted share units were outstanding and
91,744
shares were available for awards thereunder.
 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
The Company implemented the
2001
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”) with shareholder approval, effective
January 1, 2001.
Under the Purchase Plan, employees meeting certain specific employment qualifications are eligible to participate and can purchase shares of common stock semi-annually through payroll deductions at the lower of
85%
of the fair market value of the stock at the commencement or end of the offering period. The purchase plan permits eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock through payroll deductions for up to
10%
of qualified compensation.
 
In fiscal
2015,
the Company amended the Purchase Plan with shareholder approval to increase the aggregate number of shares of stock reserved for issuance or transfer under the Plan by an additional
300,000
shares so that the total number of shares of stock reserved for issuance or transfer under the Plan shall be
1,100,000
shares and to extend the expiration date of the Plan to
December 31, 2025.
In fiscal
2018,
the Company amended the Purchase Plan with shareholder approval to increase the aggregate number of shares of stock reserved for issuance or transfer under the Plan by an additional
300,000
shares so that the total number of shares of stock reserved for issuance or transfer under the Plan shall be
1,400,000
shares.
 
The Company has
two
offering periods in the Purchase Plan coinciding with the Company's
first
two
fiscal quarters and the last
two
fiscal quarters. Actual shares are issued on the
first
business day of the subsequent offering period for the prior offering period payroll deductions. The number of shares issued on
December 30, 2019 (
the
first
business day following the previous offering period) was
57,251.
As of
June 27, 2020,
there were
210,626
shares available for issuance under the Purchase Plan.
 
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
 
From time-to-time the Company issues time-based restricted stock units. These time-based restricted stock units typically include dividend accrual equivalents, which means that any dividends paid by the Company during the vesting period become due and payable after the vesting period assuming the grantee's restricted stock unit fully vests. Dividends for these grants are accrued on the dividend payment dates and included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. As of
June 27, 2020,
there was
$25
in accrued dividends. Dividends for time-based restricted stock units that ultimately do
not
vest are forfeited.
 
To date, the Company has issued time-based restricted stock units only under its
2007
Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan and the
2014
Plan. The
2007
Plan has expired and there are
no
time-based restricted stock units outstanding thereunder. The following summarizes the activity in the time-based restricted stock units under the
2014
Plan during the
twenty-six
week period ended
June 27, 2020:
 
   
Number of
Time-Based
Restricted
Stock Units
   
Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per Share
 
Outstanding non-vested at December 28, 2019
   
151,725
    $
3.64
 
Granted
   
165,000
    $
2.69
 
Vested
   
(35,000
)
  $
4.28
 
Forfeited or expired
   
-
     
-
 
Outstanding non-vested at June 27, 2020
   
281,725
    $
3.00
 
 
Based on the closing price of the Company's common stock of
$1.33
per share on
June 26, 2020 (
the last trading day prior to
June 27, 2020),
the intrinsic value of the time-based non-vested restricted stock units at
June 27, 2020
was approximately
$375.
As of
June 27, 2020,
there was approximately
$495
of total unrecognized compensation cost related to time-based restricted stock units, which is expected to be recognized over the average weighted remaining vesting period of the restricted stock units.
 
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units
 
From time-to-time the Company issues performance-based restricted stock units to its executives.  Performance-based restricted stock units are typically vested based on certain multi-year performance metrics as determined by the Board of Directors Compensation Committee. These performance-based restricted stock units typically include dividend accrual equivalents, which means that any dividends paid by the Company during the vesting period become due and payable after the vesting period on any stock units that actually vest, if any.  Dividends for these grants are accrued on the dividend payment dates and included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.  As of
June 27, 2020,
there were
no
accrued dividends for performance-based restricted stock units. Dividends for performance-based restricted stock units that ultimately do
not
vest are forfeited.  
 
To date, the Company has issued performance-based restricted stock units only under the
2014
Plan.  The following summarizes the activity in the performance-based restricted stock units during the
twenty-six
week period ended
June 27, 2020:
 
   
Number of
Performance-
Based
Restricted
Stock Units
   
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per Share
 
Outstanding non-vested at December 28, 2019
   
240,000
    $
4.81
 
Granted
   
-
     
-
 
Vested
   
(40,000
)
  $
4.38
 
Forfeited or expired
   
(40,000
)
  $
4.38
 
Outstanding non-vested at June 27, 2020
   
160,000
    $
5.02
 
 
As of
June 27, 2020,
the Company currently considers the metrics related to all
160,000
of the outstanding performance-based restricted stock units as unlikely to be achieved. The Company will reassess at each reporting date whether achievement of any performance condition is probable and would begin recognizing additional compensation cost if and when achievement of the performance condition becomes probable.  The Company will then recognize the appropriate expense cumulatively in the year performance becomes probable and recognize the remaining compensation cost over the remaining requisite service period. If at a later measurement date the Company determines that performance-based restricted stock units deemed as likely to vest are deemed as unlikely to vest, the expense recognized will be reversed. As of
June 27, 2020,
there was approximately
$0.8
million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to performance-based restricted stock units deemed unlikely to vest.