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Share-based Compensation (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Share-based Compensation Share-based Compensation
 

In May 2019, our stockholders approved the 2019 Omnibus Supplemental Incentive Plan (“OSIP”), which authorizes granting an aggregate maximum of 14.4 million shares under the OSIP through May 31, 2029. The OSIP permits and the prior Stock Incentive Plan permitted the granting of nonqualified stock option, restricted stock, performance shares and restricted stock unit awards to our directors, officers and other employees. Under the OSIP, any dividends on unvested awards are subject to the same restrictions as the underlying award. Approximately 14 million shares were available for future grant as of December 31, 2019.

Share-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, is presented below:
Share-based Compensation Expense
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Stock options
 
$
2.5

 
$
2.5

 
$
2.1

Restricted stock
 
2.3

 
3.1

 
2.9

Restricted stock units issued to Directors
 
1.1

 
1.2

 
1.2

Performance shares
 
2.3

 
2.0

 
1.5

Equity-based long-term performance plan
 
1.0

 
0.4

 

Share-based compensation expense
 
$
9.2

 
$
9.2

 
$
7.7



Stock Options

Stock options have a maximum term of ten years and holders may not exercise them earlier than six months after the grant date or another term the award agreement may specify. Stock options granted to officers and other employees vest and become exercisable in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. The exercise price of each option must equal or exceed the market price of our common stock on the grant date. We have not and, pursuant to the terms of our plans may not, reprice stock options to lower the exercise price.

We use the Black-Scholes option valuation model to value the nonqualified stock options. We use historical data of stock option exercise behaviors to estimate the expected life that granted options will be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate is based on the
Daily Treasury Yield Curve published by the U.S. Treasury on the grant date. The expected volatility is determined by using a blend of historical and implied volatility. We do not expect to pay dividends over the term of the options based on our current dividend policy. We also estimate that option holders will forfeit 5% of the options.

The following weighted-average assumptions are used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of granted options as of the grant date:
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Expected volatility
 
63.6% – 65.3%
 
58.8% – 61.6%
 
61.5% – 64.0%
Weighted-average volatility
 
64.5%
 
59.5%
 
62.5%
Expected term (in years)
 
3.5 – 6.6
 
3.4 – 6.6
 
3.3 – 6.5
Risk-free interest rate
 
2.6% – 2.7%
 
2.3% – 2.6%
 
1.6% – 2.2%
Weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of granted options
 
$1.52
 
$3.51
 
$5.33


Option activity for the year ended December 31, 2019, is presented below:
Stock Options
 
Shares
 
Weighted- Average Exercise Price
 
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2018
 
3,403,862

 
$
6.90

 
 
 
 
Granted
 
1,199,415

 
2.66

 
 
 
 
Exercised
 
(43,167
)
 
1.74

 
 
 
 
Forfeited and expired
 
(428,701
)
 
11.38

 
 
 
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2019
 
4,131,409

 
5.26

 
6.9
 
$
1.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable at December 31, 2019
 
2,215,816

 
6.01

 
5.3
 
0.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unvested at December 31, 2019
 
1,915,593

 
4.39

 
8.4
 
0.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unvested at December 31, 2019 expected to vest
 
1,819,813

 
4.39

 
8.4
 
0.7



The total intrinsic value of stock option awards that holders exercised during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 was $0.1, $0.3 and $0.2. Each exercised option’s intrinsic value is the quoted average of the reported high and low sales price on the exercise date. As of December 31, 2019, total unrecognized compensation costs for non-vested stock options were $0.8, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years.

Restricted Stock

Restricted stock awards granted to officers and other employees ordinarily vest ratably on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant. Non-vested restricted stock awards activity for the year ended December 31, 2019, is presented below:
Restricted Stock Awards
Restricted Shares
 
Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2018
506,703

 
$
6.45

Granted
772,054

 
2.65

Vested/restrictions lapsed
(745,001
)
 
3.98

Canceled
(93,651
)
 
4.32

Outstanding at December 31, 2019
440,105

 
4.42



The weighted-average grant date fair value of restricted stock awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, was $2.65, $6.56 and $9.78 per share. The total intrinsic value of restricted stock awards that vested (i.e., restrictions lapsed) during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, was $2.0, $3.2 and $4.1. As of December 31, 2019, total unrecognized
compensation costs for non-vested restricted stock awards were $0.9, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years.

Restricted Stock Units

Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) represent equity-based compensation granted to Directors. RSU grants vest immediately, but we do not settle them (i.e., issue the underlying shares of stock) until one year after the grant date, unless a Director elects to defer the settlement to six months after his or her Board service is terminated. They may elect to take settlement in a single distribution or in annual installments up to fifteen years.

Performance Shares

Performance shares are granted to executive officers and other employees. They earn the awards by meeting performance measures over a three-year period. Though a target number of performance shares are awarded on the grant date, for 2019 and 2018 grants the total number of performance shares that will actually be issued to the participant, if any, at the expiration of the performance period will be based on our total share return compared to the VanEck Vectors Steel ETF. For 2017, the total number of performance shares that will be issued to the participant, if any, at the expiration of the performance period for those grants will be based on two equally-rated metrics: (i) our share performance compared to a prescribed compounded annual growth rate and (ii) our total share return compared to the VanEck Vectors Steel ETF.

The following weighted-average assumptions are used in a Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the fair value of performance shares granted:
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Company expected volatility
 
62.3
%
 
67.3
%
 
68.0
%
VanEck Vectors Steel ETF expected volatility
 
45.3
%
 
52.2
%
 
48.9
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
2.6
%
 
2.2
%
 
1.5
%
Weighted-average grant-date fair value per performance share granted
 
$
3.09

 
$
8.05

 
$
10.78



Non-vested performance share awards activity for the year ended December 31, 2019, is presented below:
Performance Share Awards
Performance Shares
 
Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2018
614,800

 
$
9.19

Granted
595,733

 
3.09

Earned

 

Expired or forfeited
(338,058
)
 
9.38

Outstanding at December 31, 2019
872,475

 
4.95



As of December 31, 2019, total unrecognized compensation costs for non-vested performance share awards were $2.1, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years.

Equity-based Long-term Performance Plan

During 2018, in order to further align our management and stockholder interests, the Board of Directors changed the structure of long-term incentive compensation for executive officers. For performance periods beginning in 2019, 50% of the long-term incentive plan compensation earned by executive officers will now be denominated in stock instead of the 30% denominated in stock for the performance period that began in 2018. In addition, beginning in 2019, 30% of the compensation earned by other non-executive officer participants under the long-term incentive plan will now be paid in stock. The remaining portion of the long-term incentive plan for all participants will be settled in cash. As a result, the equity-based portion of the long-term incentive plan is treated as share-based compensation with a performance condition.

Non-vested long-term performance plan share awards activity for the year ended December 31, 2019, is presented below:
Long-Term Performance Plan Share Awards
Long-Term Performance Plan Shares
 
Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2018
250,400

 
$
5.04

Granted
678,714

 
2.66

Expired or forfeited
(70,900
)
 
3.39

Outstanding at December 31, 2019
858,214

 
3.24



As of December 31, 2019, total unrecognized compensation costs for non-vested long-term performance share awards were $1.6, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.