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Stockholders' Equity | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2022
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Stockholders' Equity | Stockholders’ Equity Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock The Company has 20,000 shares of preferred stock authorized as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock at $0.01 par value (the “Series A Stock”). No shares are issued or outstanding. Stock-based compensation The Company has a stock-based compensation plan that allows for the grant of common stock of the Company to members of management, key executives and non-employee directors. The fair value of such awards is based on the fair value of the Company's stock on the date of grant and all are classified as equity awards. In fiscal year 2022, the 2010 Stock Plan terminated and was replaced by the 2022 Stock Plan (both plans collectively the “Stock Plans”) with 500,000 authorized shares. The Stock Plan has 450,769 remaining shares available to be issued as of October 31, 2022. Performance Awards Certain restricted stock grants are made to management each December under the Stock Plans based on the achievement of certain annual financial performance and other criteria achieved during the previous fiscal year (“Performance Awards”). The performance grants are based on a percentage of the employee’s base salary divided by the stock price on the grant date once the performance criteria has been met, and generally vest over a two-year period as service is provided. During December 2022, 79,972 shares of common stock with a per share price of $13.19 were granted to management under the Stock Plan for fiscal year 2022 performance, resulting in total compensation expense of approximately $1,055,000, with $365,000 recognized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 and the balance to be recognized over the next two years as the shares vest. During December 2021 and 2020, there were no Performance Awards of restricted stock granted for fiscal year 2021 or 2020 performance because the financial performance and other criteria were not met. Executive Awards Certain restricted stock grants are made to key executives under the Stock Plan (“Executive Awards”). These grants generally vest over a three to five-year period as service is provided. During December 2022, subsequent to fiscal year 2022, the Company granted 55,000 shares of common stock with a per share price of $13.19 to key executives under the Stock Plan. The related compensation expense of approximately $725,000 will be recognized equally over the next three years as the shares vest. In fiscal year 2022, the Company entered into Retention Bonus Agreements with key executives (collectively, the “Retention Bonus Agreements”) whereby the executives will be eligible to receive cash and restricted stock grants. During December 2022, subsequent to fiscal year 2022, the Company granted 11,317 shares of common stock with a per share price of $13.19 to key executives related to the Retention Bonus Agreements. The related compensation expense of approximately $149,000 had 19. Stockholders’ Equity (continued) Stock-based compensation (continued) $122,000 recognized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 and the balance will be recognized over the next year as the shares vest. Director Awards The Company issues shares of common stock to non-employee directors under the Stock Plan on an annual basis that generally vest upon grant or over a one-year period (“Director Awards”). Summary of Awards A summary of the Performance, Executive, and Director awards granted under the Stock Plan during fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020, and the weighted average grant price is as follows:
|  | Year Ended October 31,
|  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
|  | Number of Shares | Weighted-Average Grant Price |  | Number of Shares | Weighted-Average Grant Price |  | Number of Shares | Weighted-Average Grant Price
Performance awards |  | — |  | $ | — |  |  | — |  | $ | — |  |  | — |  | $ | — |
Executive awards |  | 70,000 |  | $ | 14.96 |  |  | 95,000 |  | $ | 15.26 |  |  | 95,000 |  | $ | 18.87 |
Director awards |  | 49,231 |  | $ | 13.55 |  |  | 30,663 |  | $ | 16.85 |  |  | 17,841 |  | $ | 20.05 |
Total |  | 119,231 |  | $ | 14.38 |  |  | 125,663 |  | $ | 15.65 |  |  | 112,841 |  | $ | 19.06 |
The Company recognized $2,732,000, $2,582,000 and $2,044,000 of stock-based compensation in fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, of which substantially all of the expense has been included in selling, general and administrative expenses for all years presented. Forfeitures are accounted for in the period that the forfeiture occurs. The income tax benefit recognized in the income statement for stock-based compensation arrangements was $604,000, $476,000 and $400,000 for fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended October 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $1,856,000, $2,951,000 and $2,365,000 respectively. The Company has unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $1,208,000 as of October 31, 2022, which is expected to be recognized over the next one to two years as the shares vest. All unvested shares are expected to vest. During fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, members of management exchanged 105,316, 46,993 and 11,314 shares of common stock with fair values of $1,530,000, $701,000 and $213,000, at the dates of the exchanges, for the payment of payroll taxes associated with the vesting of shares under the Company’s stock-based compensation programs. A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested shares as of October 31, 2022, and changes during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, is presented below:
|  | Number of Shares |  | Weighted-Average Grant Price |  |
Nonvested at October 31, 2021 |  | 113,000 |  |  | $ | 17.38 |  |  |
Granted |  | 119,231 |  |  | $ | 14.38 |  |  |
Vested |  | (106,334) |  |  | $ | 17.46 |  |  |
Forfeited |  | (15,000) |  |  | $ | 14.96 |  |  |
Nonvested at October 31, 2022 |  | 110,897 |  |  | $ | 14.40 |  |  |
Treasury Stock Share Repurchase Program In fiscal year 2021, the Company's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing it to repurchase up to $10,000,000 of its outstanding shares of common stock through September 2022; no shares were repurchased under this program. In fiscal year 2020, the Company repurchased 250,977 shares for $3,493,000 under a program which expired in March 2021. 19. Stockholders’ Equity (continued) Dividend On December 20, 2022, the Company declared a $0.075 per share dividend payable on January 13, 2023, in the aggregate amount of $1,326,000 to common stockholders of record as of January 3, 2023.

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