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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION | STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock-based compensation is accounted for in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” which requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The Company’s material stock-based compensation plans include the Long-Term Incentive Plan, which consists of the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2020 LTIP”) and the 2006 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2006 LTIP”); and the Amended and Restated Outside Directors Equity Award Plan (the “Outside Directors Plan”). The total stock compensation expense recorded under all plans was $16.8 million, $21.4 million and $34.4 million for periods ended October 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 respectively. Long-Term Incentive Plan The Long-Term Incentive Plan is intended to focus management on the key measures that drive superior performance over the longer term. The Long-Term Incentive Plan provides key employees with incentive compensation based upon consecutive and overlapping three-year performance periods that commence at the start of every year. For each three-year performance period, the performance goals are based on performance criteria as determined by the Compensation Committee. 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan For the three-year performance periods ending after fiscal 2021, awards have been made under the 2020 LTIP. Participants may be granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) or performance stock units (“PSUs”) or a combination thereof. The Company grants RSUs based on a three-year vesting period on the basis of service only. The RSUs are an equity-classified plan measured at fair value on the grant date recognized ratably over the service period. Dividend-equivalent rights may be granted in connection with an RSU award and are recognized in conjunction with the Company’s dividend issuance and settled upon vesting of the award. Upon vesting, the RSUs are to be awarded in shares of Class A Common Stock. The Company has made the following grants of RSUs under the 2020 LTIP:
Grant Date | December 12, 2023 |  | December 14, 2022 |  | December 16, 2021
Service Period | 11/1/2023 - 9/30/2026 |  | 11/1/2022 - 10/31/2025 |  | 11/1/2021 - 10/31/2024
RSUs Granted | 120,843 |  | 105,753 |  | 99,006
Weighted Average Fair Value of RSUs | $62.83 |  | $68.99 |  | $60.54
During 2024, the Company issued 53,060 shares of Class A Common Stock, which excludes shares withheld for the payment of taxes owed by recipients for RSUs vested, for the performance period commenced on November 1, 2020 and ended October 31, 2023. The Company grants PSUs for a three-year performance period based upon service, performance criteria and market conditions. The performance criteria are based on targeted levels of (a) adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization and (b) total shareholder return as determined by the Compensation Committee. The PSUs are a liability-classified plan wherein the fair value of the PSUs awarded is determined at each reporting period using a Monte Carlo simulation. A Monte Carlo simulation uses assumptions including the risk-free interest rate, expected volatility of the Company’s stock price and expected life of the awards to determine a fair value of the market condition throughout the vesting period. If earned, the PSUs are to be awarded in shares of Class A Common Stock. The following table summarizes the key assumptions used in estimating the value of PSUs:
Grant Date | December 12, 2023 |  | December 14, 2022 |  | December 16, 2021
Performance Period | 11/1/2023 - 9/30/2026 |  | 11/1/2022 - 10/31/2025 |  | 11/1/2021 - 10/31/2024
PSUs Granted | 202,402 |  | 183,218 |  | 162,392
Weighted Average Fair Value of PSUs at Grant Date | $60.77 |  | $70.06 |  | $60.08
Weighted Average Fair Value of PSUs at Valuation Date | $100.72 |  | $— |  | $109.01
Valuation Date Stock Price | $62.44 |  | $62.44 |  | $62.44
Risk-Free Rate at Valuation Date | 4.1% |  | 4.2% |  | —%
Estimated Volatility at Valuation Date | 27.7% |  | 26.7% |  | —%
During 2024, the Company issued 229,859 shares of Class A Common Stock, which excludes shares withheld for the payment of taxes owed by recipients for PSUs vested, for the performance period commenced on November 1, 2020 and ended October 31, 2023. 2006 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan For the three-year performance period ending in fiscal 2021, awards were made under the 2006 LTIP, with the performance goals based on targeted levels of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization. For this performance period, awards were to be paid 50% in cash and 50% in restricted stock. All restricted stock awards under the 2006 LTIP were fully vested at the date of award. Under the 2006 LTIP, the Company granted 51,593 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock with a grant date fair value of $59.83 for 2022. The total stock compensation expense recorded under the Long-Term Incentive Plan was $15.5 million, $20.1 million and $33.1 million for the periods ended October 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Amended and Restated Outside Directors Equity Award Plan Under the Outside Directors Plan, the Company granted 20,925 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock with a grant date fair value of $63.31 in 2024 and 18,144 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock with a grant date fair value of $70.41 in 2023. The total expense recorded under the Outside Directors Plan was $1.3 million, $1.3 million and $1.3 million for the periods ended October 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. All restricted stock awards under the Outside Directors Plan are fully vested at the date of award.

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