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Share Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2020
Share Based Compensation [Abstract]  
Share Based Compensation NOTE 10 – SHARE BASED COMPENSATION

We have a long-term incentive plan whereby eligible employees and non-employee directors may be granted non-qualified service condition stock options, non-qualified market condition stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units. We grant stock-based awards to continue to attract and retain employees and to better align employees’ interests with those of our shareholders. Monro issues new shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of stock options. Total stock-based compensation expense included in cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses in Monro’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the fiscal years ended March 28, 2020, March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 was $3.8 million, $4.0 million and $2.9 million, respectively, and the related income tax benefit for each fiscal year was $0.9 million, $1.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively. As of March 28, 2020, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to all unvested stock-based awards was $5.0 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years.

Monro currently grants stock option awards and restricted stock under the 2007 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan was authorized by the Board of Directors in June 2007, initially reserving 873,000 shares (as retroactively adjusted for stock splits) of Common Stock for issuance to eligible employees and all non-employee directors. The 2007 Plan was approved by shareholders in August 2007 and was later amended and restated in August 2017. At March 28, 2020, there were a total of 5,001,620 shares authorized for grant under the 2007 Plan (as retroactively adjusted for stock splits), including the shares transferred from previous plans. There were 929,360 shares available for grant at March 28, 2020.

Non-Qualified Stock Options

Generally, employee options vest over a four year period, and have a duration of six years. Outstanding options are exercisable for various periods through March 2026. Assumptions used to estimate compensation expense are determined as follows:

Expected life of an award is based on historical experience and on the terms and conditions of the stock awards granted to employees;

Expected volatility is measured using historical changes in the market price of Monro’s Common Stock;

Risk-free interest rate is equivalent to the implied yield on zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bonds with a remaining maturity equal to the expected term of the awards;

Forfeitures are based substantially on the history of cancellations of similar awards granted by Monro in prior years; and

Dividend yield is based on historical experience and expected future changes.

The fair values of the service condition options granted were estimated on the date of their grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

Year Ended Fiscal March

2020

2019

2018

Risk-free interest rate

1.85

%

2.81

%

1.78

%

Expected life, in years

4

4

4

Expected volatility

30.4

%

28.3

%

26.1

%

Expected dividend yield

1.12

%

1.24

%

1.49

%

In fiscal 2018, Monro granted 100,000 options with a market condition vesting and such market condition options granted were estimated on the date of their grant using the Monte Carlo option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

Year Ended
Fiscal March

2018

Risk-free interest rate

1.65

%

Expected life, in years

4

Expected volatility

29.4

%

Expected dividend yield

1.53

%

Monro did not grant any options with a market condition vesting in fiscal 2020 or 2019.

The weighted average fair value of options granted during fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $18.92, $15.44 and $8.84, respectively. A summary of changes in outstanding stock options is as follows:

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Options

Price

Outstanding

At March 25, 2017

$

51.67

896,344

Granted

$

48.12

546,080

Exercised

$

35.00

(170,354)

Canceled

$

60.87

(64,092)

At March 31, 2018

$

51.95

1,207,978

Granted

$

65.32

123,627

Exercised

$

50.75

(331,182)

Canceled

$

58.12

(125,518)

At March 30, 2019

$

55.45

874,905

Granted

$

78.92

129,886

Exercised

$

55.26

(113,706)

Canceled

$

62.07

(88,319)

At March 28, 2020

$

58.55

802,766

The total shares exercisable at March 28, 2020, March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 were 471,192, 405,245 and 495,573, respectively. The weighted average exercise price of all shares exercisable at March 28, 2020 was $55.52.

The weighted average contractual term of all options outstanding at March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 was 3.4 years and 3.9 years, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of all options (the amount by which the market price of the stock on the date of exercise exceeded the exercise price of the option) outstanding at March 30, 2019 was $26.6 million. There was no aggregate intrinsic value of all options outstanding at March 28, 2020.

The weighted average contractual term of all options exercisable at March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 was 2.8 years and 3.2 years, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of all options exercisable at March 30, 2019 was $12.2 million. There was no aggregate intrinsic value of all options exercisable at March 28, 2020.

A summary of the status of and changes in non-vested stock options granted is as follows:

Weighted

Average

Grant-Date

Fair Value

Options

(per Option)

Non-vested at March 25, 2017

333,235

$

12.37

Granted

546,080

$

8.84

Vested

(119,445)

$

12.04

Canceled

(47,465)

$

12.53

Non-vested at March 31, 2018

712,405

$

9.72

Granted

123,627

$

15.44

Vested

(314,054)

$

8.94

Canceled

(52,318)

$

12.30

Non-vested at March 30, 2019

469,660

$

11.46

Granted

129,886

$

18.92

Vested

(185,226)

$

10.93

Canceled

(82,746)

$

14.03

Non-vested at March 28, 2020

331,574

$

14.03

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at March 28, 2020:

Options Outstanding

Options Exercisable

Weighted

Weighted

Weighted

Average

Average

Shares

Average

Range of

Shares

Remaining

Exercise

Under

Exercise

Exercise Prices

Under Option

Life

Price

Option

Price

$43.99 - $46.99

5,500

3.62

$

44.82

2,500

$

44.90

$47.00 - $48.28

328,043

3.37

$

47.25

211,923

$

47.21

$48.29 - $64.99

168,316

1.95

$

57.77

122,889

$

58.58

$65.00 - $88.63

300,907

4.20

$

71.56

133,880

$

66.07

During the fiscal years ended March 28, 2020, March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, the fair value of awards vested under Monro’s stock plans was $2.0 million, $2.8 million and $1.4 million, respectively.

The aggregate intrinsic value is based on Monro’s closing stock price of $40.01, $86.52 and $53.60 as of the last trading day of the fiscal years ended March 28, 2020, March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the fiscal years ended March 28, 2020, March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 was $2.9 million, $7.4 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

Cash received from option exercises under all stock option plans was $6.2 million, $14.6 million and $4.8 million for the fiscal years ended March 28, 2020, March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively. The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercises was $0.4 million, $1.0 million and $0.5 million for the fiscal years ended March 28, 2020, March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

Restricted Stock

Monro issues restricted stock to certain members of senior management as well as non-employee directors of the Company. Restricted stock units represent shares issued upon vesting in the future whereas restricted stock awards represent shares issued upon grant that are restricted. The fair value for restricted stock units and restricted stock awards is calculated based on the stock price on the date of grant. Restricted stock units do not have voting rights but earn dividends during the vesting period. The recipients of the restricted stock awards have voting rights and earn dividends during the vesting period. The dividends are paid to the recipient at the time the restricted stock becomes vested. If the recipient leaves Monro prior to the vesting date for any reason, the shares of restricted stock and the dividends accrued on those shares will be forfeited and returned to Monro. The restricted stock units and awards vest equally over three or four years. In fiscal 2020 and 2019, the Company issued a limited number of restricted stock units to members of senior management which may vest upon the achievement of a three-year average return on invested capital target.

A summary of restricted stock activity during fiscal 2020 and 2019 is as follows:

Shares

Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair
Value per Share

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Vesting Period
(in years)

Non-vested as of March 31, 2018

61,875

$

47.59

Granted

17,572

$

67.80

Vested

(20,386)

$

47.53

Forfeited

(835)

$

57.45

Non-vested as of March 30, 2019

58,226

$

53.57

1.69

Granted

31,128

$

75.33

Vested

(22,499)

$

51.61

Forfeited

(11,125)

$

61.38

Non-vested as of March 28, 2020

55,730

$

64.96

1.78

The aggregate intrinsic value is based on Monro’s closing stock price of $40.01 and $86.52 as of the last trading day of the periods ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of non-vested restricted stock as of March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 was $2.2 million and $5.0 million, respectively.