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Stockholders' Equity
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Equity [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity and Share-based Payments [Text Block] STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Equity Incentive Plan

The Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “Equity Incentive Plan”), provides for grants of stock options as well as grants of stock, including restricted stock. Approximately 3.0 million shares of common stock are authorized for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan, of which approximately 752,614 shares were available for issuance at December 31, 2019.

Stock Repurchase Program

In 2015, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program for the purchase from time to time of up to 1.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock, and on May 2, 2019, authorized the repurchase from time to time of up to an additional 1.0 million shares of our common stock under the stock repurchase program. Share purchases are made for cash in open market transactions at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing and amount of purchases under the program are determined based upon prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. All or part of the repurchases may be implemented under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which allows repurchases under pre-set terms at times when the Company might otherwise be prevented from purchasing under insider trading laws or because of self-imposed blackout periods. The program does not require the Company to purchase any specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended or reinstated at any time at the Company’s discretion and without notice. We repurchased 19,817 shares of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2019, in open market transactions at an average price of $22.51 per share. We repurchased 46,133 shares of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2018, in open market transactions at an average price of $16.08 per share.

Treasury Stock

During the three months ended December 31, 2019, we issued 95,409 shares of common stock from treasury stock to employees and repurchased 17,427 shares of common stock from our employees to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of certain performance phantom stock units under the Equity Incentive Plan. We also repurchased 19,817 shares of common stock on the open market pursuant to our stock repurchase program.

During the three months ended December 31, 2018, we issued 212,688 shares of common stock from treasury to employees and repurchased
85,988 shares of common stock from our employees to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of certain performance phantom stock units under the Equity Incentive Plan. We also repurchased 46,133 shares of common stock on the open market pursuant to our stock repurchase program.


Restricted Stock

We granted 49,579 restricted shares to executives during the three months ended December 31, 2019. These awards include restricted shares subject to the achievement of specified levels of cumulative net income before taxes, as well as shares that vest based on the passage of time. During the three months ended December 31, 2019, and 2018 we recognized $366 and $0 in compensation expense related to all restricted stock awards, respectively. At December 31, 2019, the unamortized compensation cost related to outstanding unvested restricted stock was $3,687.

Director Phantom Stock Units

Director phantom stock units (“Director PSUs”) are primarily granted to the members of the Board of Directors as part of their overall compensation. These Director PSUs are paid via unrestricted stock grants to each director upon their departure from the Board of Directors or upon a change of control. We record compensation expense for the full value of the grant on the date of grant. During the three months ended December 31, 2019, and 2018, we recognized $100 and $42, respectively, in compensation expense related to these grants.

Performance Based Phantom Stock Units

An employee phantom stock unit (an “Employee PSU”) is a contractual right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock. Depending on the terms of each grant, Employee PSUs may vest upon the achievement of certain specified performance objectives and continued performance of services, or may vest based on continued performance of services through the vesting date. On February 6, 2019, and December 4, 2019, the Company granted Employee PSUs, which, subject to the achievement of certain performance metrics, could result in the issuance of 264,815, and 39,767 shares of common stock, respectively. Of these Employee PSUs, 97,985 Employee PSUs have been forfeited, and 49,678 have vested. At December 31, 2019, a maximum of 156,919 shares of common stock may be issued under our outstanding Employee PSUs.

During the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we recognized $429 and zero in compensation expense, respectively, related to Employee PSU grants.