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Note 3 - Stock-based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]
3.
Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation at fair value. The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense by financial statement line item for the 
three
and
six
months ended 
September 30, 2019
and 
2018
(in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
Cost of revenues
  $
21
    $
50
    $
24
    $
90
 
Research and development
   
92
     
70
     
103
     
121
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
283
     
705
     
519
     
1,399
 
Total
  $
397
    $
825
    $
646
    $
1,610
 
 
The Company issued 
13,174
shares of immediately vested common stock and 
170,500
shares of restricted stock awards during the
six
months ended
September 30, 2019
and issued
37,075
shares of immediately vested common stock and
413,000
shares of restricted stock awards during the
six
months ended
September 30, 2018
.  These restricted stock awards generally vest over
2
-
3
years.  Awards for restricted stock include both time-based and performance-based awards.  For options and restricted stock awards that vest upon the passage of time, expense is being recorded over the vesting period.  Performance-based awards are expensed over the requisite service period based on probability of achievement.
 
The estimated fair value of the Company’s stock-based awards, less expected annual forfeitures, is amortized over the awards’ service period. The total unrecognized compensation cost for unvested outstanding stock options was less than $
0.1
million at
September 30, 2019
. This expense will be recognized over a weighted average expense period of approximately 
1.7
years. The total unrecognized compensation cost for unvested outstanding restricted stock was $
3.1
million at
September 30, 2019
. This expense will be recognized over a weighted-average expense period of approximately 
1.4
years.
 
The Company granted 
5,939
stock options during the 
six
months ended
September 30, 2019
.  The Company did
not
grant any stock options during the
three
months ended
September 30, 2019
or the
three
and
six
months ended
September 30, 2018
.  The stock options granted during the
six
months ended 
September 30, 2019
will vest over
2
ye
ars. The weighted average assumptions used in the Black Scholes valuation model for stock options granted during the 
six
months ended 
September 30, 2019
are as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
Expected volatility
   
N/A
     
N/A
     
66.5
%    
N/A
 
Risk-free interest rate
   
N/A
     
N/A
     
1.8
%    
N/A
 
Expected life (years)
   
N/A
     
N/A
     
5.91
     
N/A
 
Dividend yield
 
N/A
     
N/A
   
None
     
N/A