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Equity
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
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(13)Equity

 

Share-Based Payments

 

The Company maintains a stock option program for key employees, executives and directors. The plans, all of which have been approved by shareholder vote, provide for the granting of both nonqualified and incentive options. Options granted under the plans typically have a six-year term and vest over a four to five-year period. The fair value of shares vested aggregated $1.2 million, $1.3 million and $1.4 million in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. Forfeitures are estimated based on historic trends. It is generally the Company’s policy to issue new shares upon exercise of stock options.

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to nonvested options for 2023:

 

   Number of Shares   Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 
Nonvested options – beginning of year   168,730   $16.31 
Nonvested options granted   47,500   $35.08 
Nonvested options vested or forfeited   (94,130)  $15.19 
Nonvested options – end of year   122,100   $24.47 

 

The effect of share-based payment expenses decreased income statement line items as follows:

 

   Year Ended December 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
Income before income taxes  $2,525   $3,143   $2,850 
Net income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc.   1,700    2,036    1,880 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc.   0.05    0.06    0.06 

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity and related information for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:

 

   Year ended December 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
   Options   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price		   Options   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price		   Options   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price		 
Shares under option -beginning of year   441,580   $67.30    524,900   $57.58    713,210   $52.74 
Options granted   47,500    147.71    62,000    97.84    9,000    62.18 
Options exercised   (154,220)   52.04    (136,880)   43.86    (156,490)   34.46 
Options forfeited   (25,890)   76.32    (8,440)   67.65    (40,820)   62.57 
Shares under option -
end of year		   308,970    86.52    441,580    67.30    524,900    57.58 

 

At December 31, 2023, options for 537,365 shares were available for future grant under the plans. The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding is $17.9 million as of December 31, 2023 and unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options outstanding aggregated $2.9 million, which will be recognized over the next five years.

 

The weighted average fair values of options granted by Inter Parfums, Inc. during 2023, 2022 and 2021 were $35.08, $20.36 and $11.35 per share, respectively, on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value. 

 

The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes pricing model are set forth in the following table:

 

                     
   Year Ended December 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
Weighted-average expected stock-price volatility   29%   26%   25%
Weighted-average expected option life   4.0 years    4.0 years    5.0 years 
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate   3.8%   4.0%   0.4%
Weighted-average dividend yield   2.0%   2.4%   1.6%

 

Expected volatility is estimated based on historic volatility of the Company’s common stock. The expected term of the option is estimated based on historic data. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant of the option and the dividend yield reflects the assumption that the dividend payout as authorized by the Board of Directors would maintain its current payout ratio as a percentage of earnings.

 

Proceeds, tax benefits and intrinsic value related to stock options exercised were as follows: 

 

                     
   Year Ended December 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
Proceeds from stock options exercised  $8,025   $6,003   $5,393 
Tax benefits  $1,150   $800   $1,300 
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised  $11,578   $6,760   $7,800 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The following table summarizes additional stock option information as of December 31, 2023:

 


Exercise prices		  


Options

outstanding

  

Options outstanding

weighted average remaining
contractual life

  


Options

exercisable

$62.18 - $69.11   100,680   1.05 years   96,180
$73.09   104,790   2.00 years   79,490
$97.84   56,000   5.00 years   11,200
$147.71   47,500   6.00 years   —
Totals   308,970   2.85 years   186,870

 

As of December 31, 2023, the weighted average exercise price of options exercisable was $70.60 and the weighted average remaining contractual life of options exercisable is 1.67 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable at December 31, 2023 is $13.7 million.

 

In December 2018, Interparfums SA approved a plan to grant an aggregate of 26,600 shares of its stock to employees with no performance condition requirement, and an aggregate of 133,000 shares to officers and managers, subject to certain corporate performance conditions. The corporate performance conditions were met and therefore in June 2022, 211,955 shares, adjusted for stock splits, were distributed. The aggregate cost of the grant of approximately $4.8 million was recognized as compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite three-year service period.

 

In March 2022, Interparfums SA approved an additional plan to grant an aggregate of 88,400 shares to all Interparfums SA employees and corporate officers having more than six months of employment at grant date, subject to certain corporate performance conditions. The shares, subject to adjustment for stock splits, will be distributed in June 2025 and will follow the same guidelines as the December 2018 plan.

 

The fair value of the grant had been determined based on the quoted stock price of Interparfums SA shares as reported by the Euronext on the date of grant. The estimated number of shares to be distributed of 93,405 has been determined taking into account employee turnover. The aggregate cost of the grant of approximately $4.2 million will be recognized as compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite three and a quarter year service period.

 

Similar to the December 2018 plan, in order to avoid dilution of the Company’s ownership of Interparfums SA, all shares distributed or to be distributed pursuant to these plans will be pre-existing shares of Interparfums SA, purchased in the open market by Interparfums SA. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company acquired 87,609 shares at an aggregate cost of $4.1 million.

 

All share purchases and issuances have been classified as equity transactions on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

 

Dividends

 

In February 2021, the Board of Directors authorized an annual dividend of $1.00, payable quarterly. In February 2022, the Board of Directors authorized a 100% increase in the annual dividend to $2.00 per share and in February 2023, the Board of Directors increased the annual dividend to $2.50 per share. In February 2024, the Board of Directors further increased the annual dividend to $3.00 per share. The next quarterly cash dividend of $0.75 per share is payable on March 29, 2024 to shareholders of record on March 15, 2024.