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14. Stock Option Plans
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]  
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
14.                 Stock Option Plans

In May 2003, the Board of Directors adopted the 2003 Stock Option Plan (“the Plan”) which reserved for issuance options to purchase up to 250,000 shares of its Common Stock.  The stockholders approved the Plan at the November 2003 annual meeting.  The Plan, which has a term of ten years from the date of adoption, is administered by the Board of Directors or by a committee appointed by the Board of Directors. The selection of participants, allotment of shares, and other conditions related to the grant of options, to the extent not set forth in the Plan, are determined by the Board of Directors.  Options granted under the Plan are exercisable up to a period of 5 years from the date of grant at an exercise price which is not less than the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant, except as to a stockholder owning 10% or more of the outstanding common stock of the Company, as to whom the exercise price must not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant. Options are exercisable, on a cumulative basis, 20% at or after each of the first, second, and third anniversary of the grant and 40% after the fourth year anniversary.

In March 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the 2006 Stock Option Plan which reserves for issuance options to purchase up to 250,000 shares of its common stock and is similar to the 2003 Plan.  The stockholders approved this plan at the December 2006 annual meeting.

The fair value of each option awarded is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The expected life of the options granted represents the period of time from date of grant to expiration (5 years). The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant. The per share weighted-average fair value of stock options granted for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $1.40 and $2.42, respectively, on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

Year
 
Dividend Yield
   
Risk-free Interest rate
 
Volatility
 
Life
2013
   
0.0
%
   
 
 
0.79%
   
 
 
45.3%
 
5 years
2012
   
0.0
%
   
0.86%
-
1.08%
   
36.07%
-
36.63%
 
5 years

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock option plans for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 and changes during the years are presented below: (in number of options):

   
Number of Options
   
Average Exercise Price
 
Average Remaining
Contractual Term
 
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding options at April 1, 2011
   
248,850
   
$
4.69
         
Options granted
   
18,000
   
$
7.28
         
Options exercised
   
(38,000
)
 
$
3.28
         
Options canceled/forfeited
   
(27,750
)
 
$
5.04
         
                         
Outstanding options at March 31, 2012
   
201,100
   
$
5.14
 
2.1 years
 
$
321,114
 
Options granted
   
10,000
   
$
3.50
           
Options exercised
   
(39,100
)
 
$
3.53
           
Options canceled/forfeited
   
(57,400
)
 
$
5.17
           
                           
Outstanding options at March 31, 2013
   
114,600
   
$
5.53
 
2.0 years
 
$
-0-
 
Vested Options:
                         
      March 31, 2013:
   
71,100
   
$
4.29
 
1.4 years
 
$
-0-
 
      March 31, 2012:
   
119,760
   
$
4.29
 
1.3 years
 
$
263,099
 

Remaining options available for grant were 218,978 and 171,578 as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $38,940 and $127,154, respectively. Cash received from the exercise of stock options for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $138,090 and $124,631, respectively.

For the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the unamortized compensation expense for stock options was $108,807 and $164,686, respectively. Unamortized compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3 years.

Additionally, at March 31, 2013 the Company has an employment agreement with one individual which provides for the grant of 5,000 stock options with an exercise of $3.54 per share.  This employee contract was approved by the directors, and was included as consideration for employment but was not individually approved by shareholders. Since these options were granted under the Stock Option Plans, they are included in the 114,600 shares outstanding at March 31, 2013. 

A summary of the Company’s non-vested shares as of March 31, 2013, and changes during the year ended March 31, 2013 is presented below:

Non-vested Shares
 
Shares
   
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair value
 
             
Non-vested at April 1, 2012
   
81,340
   
$
6.40
 
Granted
   
10,000
   
$
3.50
 
Vested
   
(28,200
)
 
$
5.11
 
Forfeited
   
(19,640
)
 
$
7.24
 
Non-vested at March 31, 2013
   
43,500
   
$
6.25
 

The compensation cost that has been charged was $81,517 and $89,079 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized in the statement of operations for share-based compensation arrangements was $7,190 and $8,797 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and relates to the compensation cost associated with non-qualified stock options