v3.25.2
EQUITY AWARDS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
EQUITY AWARDS

NOTE 6 – EQUITY AWARDS

The Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was adopted by the Company and approved by its shareholders in April 2015. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to stock-based awards under the Plan equals 1,314,000 shares, all of which may be subject to incentive stock option treatment. Option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant; those option awards have vesting periods ranging from 5 to 10 years and have 10-year contractual terms. Restricted stock awards vest under the period of restriction specified within their respective award agreements as determined by the Company. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur, subject to a 90-day grace period for vested options.

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a closed form option valuation (Black-Scholes) model that uses the assumptions noted in the table below. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock and similar peer group averages. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and post-vesting termination behavior. The expected term of options granted is based on historical data and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding, which takes in to account that the options are not transferable. The dividend yield is the total dividends per share paid during the period divided by the average of the Company's stock price on each date a grant was issued. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.

A summary of stock option activity in the Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 follows:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life in
Years

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Outstanding at beginning of year

 

 

393,770

 

 

$

29.24

 

 

 

5.93

 

 

$

2,739

 

Granted

 

 

8,500

 

 

 

41.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(55,350

)

 

 

25.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(6,600

)

 

 

24.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2025

 

 

340,320

 

 

$

30.19

 

 

 

6.11

 

 

$

4,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at end of period

 

 

199,680

 

 

$

29.17

 

 

 

4.89

 

 

$

2,651

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life in
Years

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Outstanding at beginning of year

 

 

465,680

 

 

$

28.12

 

 

 

5.46

 

 

$

2,782

 

Granted

 

 

59,000

 

 

 

28.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(24,650

)

 

 

22.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(18,600

)

 

 

34.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2024

 

 

481,430

 

 

$

28.24

 

 

 

5.62

 

 

$

1,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at end of period

 

 

282,310

 

 

$

26.63

 

 

 

3.80

 

 

$

1,532

 

A summary of nonvested stock option activity in the Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 follows:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted-Average
Grant
Date Fair Value

 

Nonvested at beginning of year

 

 

161,280

 

 

$

6.32

 

Granted

 

 

8,500

 

 

 

10.65

 

Vested

 

 

(29,140

)

 

 

6.04

 

Balance, June 30, 2025

 

 

140,640

 

 

$

6.64

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted-Average
Grant
Date Fair Value

 

Nonvested at beginning of year

 

 

182,570

 

 

$

6.10

 

Granted

 

 

59,000

 

 

 

6.36

 

Vested

 

 

(25,950

)

 

 

5.56

 

Forfeited

 

 

(16,500

)

 

 

7.71

 

Balance, June 30, 2024

 

 

199,120

 

 

$

6.18

 

Information related to stock options in the Plan is as follows for the six months ended:

 

 

June 30, 2025

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

Intrinsic value of options exercised

 

$

919

 

 

$

213

 

Cash received from options exercised

 

 

1,430

 

 

 

564

 

Net exercise of options

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

Weighted average fair value of options granted

 

 

10.65

 

 

 

6.36

 

Restricted Stock Awards

A summary of restricted stock activity in the Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 follows:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted-Average
 Grant
Date Fair Value

 

Nonvested at beginning of year

 

 

8,317

 

 

$

29.81

 

Granted

 

 

1,935

 

 

 

41.11

 

Vested

 

 

(1,272

)

 

 

31.97

 

Balance, June 30, 2025

 

 

8,980

 

 

$

31.93

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted-Average
Grant
 Date Fair Value

 

Nonvested at beginning of year

 

 

15,390

 

 

$

28.87

 

Granted

 

 

2,388

 

 

 

30.49

 

Vested

 

 

(3,511

)

 

 

28.52

 

Forfeited

 

 

(334

)

 

 

33.43

 

Balance, June 30, 2024

 

 

13,933

 

 

$

29.12

 

 

Restricted stock granted to employees typically vests over five years, but vesting periods may vary. Compensation expense for these grants will be recognized over the vesting period of the awards based on the fair value of the stock at the issue date.

As of June 30, 2025, there was $1,064 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options granted under the Plan. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.74 years.

The Company granted options and restricted stock under the Plan during the first six months of 2025 and 2024. Expense of $232 and $270 was recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which represents the fair value of shares, restricted stock and stock options vested during those periods.