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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

12.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation based on the fair value of the stock or stock based instrument on the date of grant. The Company’s net income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, includes approximately $828,000 and $711,000 of stock based compensation expense, respectively, for the grant of RSUs and shares.

In January 2021, the Company granted 135,512 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to its board of directors as partial compensation for the 2021 year. RSUs vest quarterly on a straight-line basis over a one-year period. In January 2020, the Company granted 73,551 RSUs to its board of directors as partial compensation for the 2020 year.

In August 2020, the Company granted 2,617 RSUs to one of its board members as partial compensation for the 2020 year. In October 2020, the company granted 949 shares of common stock to one of its board members as partial compensation for the 2020 year. In November 2020, the Company granted 5,758 shares of common stock to one of its board members as partial compensation for the 2020 year.

The Company’s net income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, includes approximately $546,000 and $532,000, respectively, of non-cash compensation expense related to the RSU grants to the board of directors. This expense is recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses.

In April 2021, the Company granted 137,512 RSUs to various officers and employees. In May 2021, the Company granted 28,916 to an officer. In the event that any of these employees voluntarily terminates their employment prior to certain dates, portions of the shares may be forfeited. In addition, if certain Company performance criteria are not achieved, portions of these shares may be forfeited. These shares will be expensed during various periods through March 2025 based upon the service and performance thresholds. In April 2021, 33,915 of the shares granted between 2017 and 2020 were forfeited because the Company failed to achieve certain performance criteria for the year ended December 31, 2020.

In February 2020, a former CFO forfeited 10,000 shares of common stock upon his resignation. In August 2020, the Company granted 84,383 shares of common stock to various officers and employees. In the event that any of these employees voluntarily terminates their employment prior to certain dates, portions of the shares may be forfeited. In addition, if certain Company performance criteria are not achieved, portions of these shares may be forfeited. These shares will be expensed during various periods through March 2024 based upon the service and performance thresholds. In August 2020, the Company granted 9,346 shares to an employee. The shares will be fully vested August 26, 2021. In August 2020, 66,242 of the shares granted in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively, were forfeited because the Company failed to achieve certain performance criteria for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The Company’s net income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 includes approximately $282,000 and $179,000, respectively, of non-cash compensation expense related to the RSU grants to the officers and employees. This expense is recorded as a component of cost of goods sold of approximately $51,000 and $57,000, respectively, and as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses of approximately $231,000 and $122,000, respectively.

In 2009, the Company adopted the Performance Equity Plan 2009 (the “2009 Plan”). The 2009 Plan reserved 500,000 common shares for issuance. The 2009 Plan provides for the issuance of either incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options to employees, consultants or others who provide services to the Company. The Company has 2,364 shares available for grant under the 2009 Plan as of December 31, 2021.

In 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). The 2016 Plan reserved 600,000 common shares for issuance, provided that, no more than 200,000 common shares be granted as incentive stock options. Awards may be made or granted to employees, officers, directors and consultants in the form of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. Any shares of common stock granted in connection with awards other than stock options and stock appreciation rights are counted against the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2016 Plan as one and one-half shares of common stock for every one share of common stock granted in connection with such award. Any shares of common stock granted in connection with stock options and stock appreciation rights are counted against the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2016 Plan as one share for every one share of common stock issuable upon the exercise of such stock option or stock appreciation right awarded. In the fourth quarter of 2020 the company added 800,000 shares to the plan. The Company has 472,681 shares available for grant under the 2016 Plan as of December 31, 2021.