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Stock Options and Stock-based Compensation
 9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Stock Options and Stock-based Compensation Stock Options and Stock-based Compensation
The Company recognizes compensation costs related to stock options and other stock awards granted by the Company as operating expenses over their vesting period.
In June 2023, the Company granted 87,220 RSUs under the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2017 Plan"). These RSUs include both a service and a performance component, vesting over a three-year period. The recognized expense is based upon the vesting period for service criteria and estimated attainment of the performance criteria at the end of the three-year period, based on the ratio of cumulative days of service to total days over the three-year period. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $241,000 and $655,000 during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2024 with the remaining estimated stock-based compensation expense of $1,550,000 to be recorded over the remaining vesting periods. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $332,000 and $658,000 during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2023.
In August 2023, the stockholders approved the 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2023 Plan"), which enables the Company to grant equity-based awards, with potential recipients including directors, consultants, and employees. This plan replaces the 2017 Plan. No new awards will be granted under the prior plans. All outstanding options granted under the prior plans remain subject to, and will be settled upon exercise under, the prior plans. At the date of approval of the 2023 Plan, there were 64,633 shares available for issuance under the prior plan. These shares and any outstanding awards that subsequently cease to be subject to such awards are available under the 2023 Plan. The 2023 Plan also increased the total number of shares reserved for issuance under the Company's equity compensation plans by 310,000, for a total of 374,633 shares reserved for issuance under the 2023 Plan. The Company did not issue any RSUs under the 2023 Plan during the three months ended January 31, 2024.
Directors' fees paid with shares of common stock in lieu of cash in accordance with Director compensation guidelines were $10,000 and $41,000 for the nine month periods ended January 31, 2024 and January 31, 2023, respectively, and were also included in the stock-based compensation on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.