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Stock Options and Share-Based Compensation
 12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2025
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Stock Options and Share-Based Compensation Stock Options and Share-Based Compensation
The Company's stockholders approved the 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2023 Plan") in August 2023, which enables the Company to grant a broad range of equity based awards, with potential recipients including directors, consultants and employees. The 2023 Plan replaced the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "2017 Plan"). All outstanding equity granted under the 2017 Plan remain subject to, and will be settled under, the 2017 Plan. At the date of approval of the 2023 Plan, there were 64,633 shares available for new awards under the 2017 Plan, and 168,791 shares available for issuance under equity awards outstanding under the 2017 Plan. These shares that were available for new awards and any shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2017 Plan 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 initially reserved for issuance under the 2023 Plan. At April 30, 2025, there were 357,472 shares available for future issuance under the 2023 Plan.

Under the 2023 Plan, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense for employees of $1,441,000 and $1,018,000 and deferred income tax benefit of $337,000 and $223,000 in fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively. The RSUs granted under the 2023 Plan include grants with both a service and performance component vesting over a 3 year period and grants with only service components vesting over a 3 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 performance period based on the ratio of cumulative days incurred to total days over the performance period. The remaining estimated compensation expense of $1,964,000 will be recorded over the remaining vesting periods.

The fair value of each RSU granted to employees was estimated on the date of grant based on the weighted average price of the Company's stock reduced by the present value of the expected dividend stream during the vesting period using the risk-free interest rate. The Company issued new shares of common stock to satisfy RSUs that vested during fiscal year 2025. The following table summarizes the RSU activity and weighted averages.
20252024
Number of RSUsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueNumber of RSUsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at beginning of year168,791 $15.35 159,640 $11.94 
Granted62,326 $37.46 117,747 $15.97 
Vested(41,674)$14.32 (103,519)$11.03 
Forfeited(2,217)$24.77 (5,077)$10.54 
Outstanding at end of year187,226 $22.83 168,791 $15.35 

The stockholders approved the 2008 Key Employee Stock Option Plan in fiscal year 2009 which allowed the Company to grant options on an aggregate of 300,000 shares of the Company's common stock and an amendment to the plan in August 2015, authorizing an additional 300,000 shares. Under the plan, options were granted at not less than the fair market value at the date of grant with options exercisable in such installments, for such terms (up to 10 years). This plan was replaced by the 2017 Omnibus Plan with all outstanding options granted under the prior plan to remain subject to the prior plan. The Company did not record any
compensation expense related to outstanding stock options in fiscal years 2025 or 2024. There were no options outstanding at April 30, 2025.
The Company issued new shares of common stock to satisfy options exercised during fiscal years 2025 and 2024. Stock option activity and weighted average exercise price are summarized as follows:
20252024
Number
of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise PriceNumber
of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of year24,700 $20.05 33,900 $19.97 
Canceled— $— (3,700)$16.09 
Exercised(24,700)$20.05 (5,500)$22.21 
Outstanding at end of year— $— 24,700 $20.05 
Exercisable at end of year— $— 24,700 $20.05