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Note 6 - Share-based Compensation | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements |
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] | NOTE 6 – Share-Based Compensation : In 2003, the stockholders of the Company approved the 2003 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan (the “2003 Plan”), authorizing the granting of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARS”), restricted stock, performance shares and other stock based compensation. This plan expired in May of 2013, at which time, the stockholders of the Company approved the 2013 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan (the “2013 Plan”), authorizing the granting of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, SARS, restricted stock, performance shares and other stock based compensation. A total of 5,000,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment for expirations and cancellations of options outstanding from the 2003 Plan subsequent to its termination) have been reserved for issuance under the 2013 Plan. All options and SARS under both plans have been or will be granted with exercise prices at least equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant. At March 31, 2019, the Company had 3,308,588 shares of common stock available for grant of share-based compensation under the 2013 Plan. Share-based compensation is recorded in selling and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The following table details the share-based compensation expense by type of award and the total related tax benefit for the periods presented:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | (In thousands) |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Stock options and SARS |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 823 |
Restricted stock |  |  | 188 |  |  |  | 124 |
Performance shares |  |  | 220 |  |  |  | 105 |
Total share-based compensation expense |  | $ | 481 |  |  | $ | 1,052 |
Related income tax benefit |  | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | 111 |
Stock options and SARS The Company grants stock options and stock settled SARS to employees that allow them to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. Options are also granted to outside members of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company determines the fair value of stock options and SARS at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model. All options and SARS vest immediately at the date of grant or after a two -year period. Awards generally expire five years after the date of grant with the exception of options granted to outside directors, which expire ten years after the date of grant. The Company issues new shares upon the exercise of stock options and SARS. A summary of stock option transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2019 follows:
|  | No. of |  |  | Weighted Average |
|  | Shares |  |  | Exercise Price |
Outstanding December 31, 2018 |  |  | 676,846 |  |  | $ | 15.70 |
Granted |  |  | 128,259 |  |  |  | 17.77 |
Exercised |  |  | (55,344 | ) |  |  | 7.41 |
Lapsed |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Cancelled |  |  | (17,016 | ) |  |  | 19.62 |
Outstanding March 31, 2019 |  |  | 732,745 |  |  | $ | 16.60 |
At March 31, 2019, 568,498 options outstanding, all of which were fully vested and exercisable and 164,247 nonvested options, had an aggregate intrinsic value of $1.4 million. The weighted-average remaining contractual term was 40 months. Options exercised during the three -month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 had intrinsic values of $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The weighted average fair values of the Company’s 128,259 and 87,385 options granted during the three -month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $3.97 and $6.06, respectively. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $0.6 million in unrecognized compensation related to nonvested grants to be recognized over the remaining weighted average vesting period of 1.6 years. During the three -month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, the Company received $0.2 million and $0.3 million in cash from stock option exercises. Additionally, during the three -month period ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, the Company received 11,183 and 5,863 shares of its common stock as payment of the exercise price in the exercise of stock options for 27,172 and 20,234 shares. The tax benefit recognized for exercises during the three -month period ended March 31, 2018 was $0.1 million. There were no tax benefits recognized for exercises during the three -month period ended March 31, 2019. The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2019:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted Average |  |  |  |  |
Range of |  |  |  |  |  | Remaining |  |  | Weighted Average |
Exercise Price |  | Shares |  |  | Contractual Life (Years) |  |  | Exercise Price |
$ 3.82 | - | $ 5.88 |  |  | 89,000 |  |  | 2.36 |  |  | $ | 5.33 |
$ 7.96 | - | $10.38 |  |  | 42,000 |  |  | 3.50 |  |  | $ | 8.76 |
$16.35 | - | $18.86 |  |  | 464,474 |  |  | 3.24 |  |  | $ | 17.57 |
$21.63 | - | $24.28 |  |  | 137,271 |  |  | 4.10 |  |  | $ | 23.03 |
$ 3.82 | - | $24.28 |  |  | 732,745 |  |  | 3.31 |  |  | $ | 16.60 |
A summary of stock-settled SARS transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2019 follows:
|  | No. of |  |  | Weighted Average |
|  | Shares |  |  | Exercise Price |
Outstanding December 31, 2018 |  |  | 182,894 |  |  | $ | 18.99 |
Granted |  |  | 42,841 |  |  |  | 17.77 |
Exercised |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Lapsed |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Cancelled |  |  | (3,134 | ) |  |  | 21.97 |
Outstanding March 31, 2019 |  |  | 222,601 |  |  | $ | 18.71 |
At March 31, 2019, 180,633 SARS outstanding, all of which were fully vested and exercisable and 41,968 nonvested options, had an aggregate intrinsic value of $0.1 million. The weighted-average remaining contractual term was 34 months. The weighted average fair values of the Company’s 42,841 and 48,515 SARS granted during each of the three -month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $3.97 and $6.06, respectively. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $0.2 million in unrecognized compensation related to nonvested grants to be recognized over the remaining weighted average vesting period of 1.8 years. There were 12,125 SARS exercised during the three -month period ended March 31, 2018. SARS exercised during the three -month period ended March 31, 2018 had an intrinsic value of $0.1 million. The tax benefit recognized for this exercise during the three -month period ended March 31, 2018 was $0.1 million. There were no SARS exercised during the three -month period ended March 31, 2019. The following table summarizes information about SARS outstanding as of March 31, 2019:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted Average |  |  |  |  |
Range of |  |  |  |  |  | Remaining |  |  | Weighted Average |
Exercise Price |  | Shares |  |  | Contractual Life (Years) |  |  | Exercise Price |
$16.35 | - | $18.66 |  |  | 176,347 |  |  |  | 2.54 |  |  | $ | 17.43 |
$23.59 | - | $23.59 |  |  | 46,254 |  |  |  | 3.83 |  |  | $ | 23.59 |
$16.35 | - | $23.59 |  |  | 222,601 |  |  |  | 2.81 |  |  | $ | 18.71 |
Options and SARS have never been repriced by the Company in any year. The following table summarizes significant assumptions utilized to determine the fair value of options and SARS.
Three months ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 31, |  | SARS |  |  | Options |
Exercise price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  | $ | 17.77 |  |  | $ | 17.77 |
2018 |  | $ | 23.59 |  |  | $ | 23.59 |
Market price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  | $ | 17.77 |  |  | $ | 17.77 |
2018 |  | $ | 23.59 |  |  | $ | 23.59 |
Risk free interest rate 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  | 2.4% |  |  |  | 2.4% |
2018 |  |  | 2.6% |  |  |  | 2.6% |
Expected award life (years) 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |
2018 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |
Expected volatility 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  | 34.8% |  |  |  | 34.8% |
2018 |  |  | 38.1% |  |  |  | 38.1% |
Expected dividend yield 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  | 2.3% |  |  |  | 2.3% |
2018 |  |  | 1.6% |  |  |  | 1.6% |
1 The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of a U.S. treasury bond with a similar maturity as the expected life of the awards. 2 The expected life in years for awards granted was based on the historical exercise patterns experienced by the Company when the award is made. 3 The determination of expected stock price volatility for awards granted in each of the periods ending March 31, 2019 and 2018 were based on historical Superior common stock prices over a period commensurate with the expected life. 4 The dividend yield assumption is based on the history and expectation of the Company’s dividend payouts. Restricted Stock The Company has granted restricted stock to directors and certain employees under the terms of the 2013 Plan which vest at a specified future date, generally after three years, or when certain conditions are met. The shares are subject to accelerated vesting under certain circumstances as outlined in the 2013 Plan. Expense for each of these grants is based on the fair value at the date of the grant and is being recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective service period. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $1.5 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested grants expected to be recognized over the weighted average service period of 1.83 years.
A summary of restricted stock transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2019 follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted Average |
|  | No. of |  |  | Grant Date |
|  | Shares |  |  | Fair Value |
Outstanding December 31, 2018 |  |  | 92,032 |  |  | $ | 19.46 |
Granted |  |  | 38,829 |  |  |  | 17.77 |
Vested |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Forfeited |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Outstanding March 31, 2019 |  |  | 130,861 |  |  | $ | 18.96 |
Performance Shares In the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved grants of performance shares under the terms of the 2013 Plan. Under the terms of the grants, certain employees received service-based or service-based and performance-based shares. The service-based awards vest after the service period is met, which is generally three to five years. Expense for these grants is based on the fair value on the date of the grant and is being recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective service period. The performance-based shares generally vest after five years if the performance and service targets are met. The Company evaluates the performance conditions associated with these grants each reporting period to determine the expected number of shares to be issued. Based upon this evaluation, expected expenses for these grants are based on the fair value on the date of the grant are being recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective service period. The shares are subject to accelerated vesting under certain circumstances as outlined in the 2013 Plan. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $2.7 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested grants expected to be recognized over the weighted average service period of 2.6 years.
A summary of performance share transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2019 follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted Average |
|  | No. of |  |  | Grant Date |
|  | Shares |  |  | Fair Value |
Outstanding December 31, 2018 |  |  | 194,378 |  |  | $ | 20.08 |
Granted |  |  | 14,068 |  |  |  | 17.77 |
Vested |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Forfeited |  |  | (1,000 | ) |  |  | 17.75 |
Outstanding March 31, 2019 |  |  | 207,446 |  |  | $ | 19.93 |

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