Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholder's Equity

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Stockholder's Equity
3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2017
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholder's Equity

Note 8 – Stockholder’s Equity

The Company maintains the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) under which it has reserved 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance pursuant to stock options, restricted stock, stock-appreciation rights (commonly referred to as “SARs”) and stock awards (i.e. performance options to purchase shares and performance units). As of February 28, 2017 and November 30, 2016, there were 550,500 and 572,281 options issued, but not yet exercised, under the 2006 Plan, respectively. As of February 28, 2017, there were 229,429 shares available for future issuance under the 2006 Plan.

The Company also maintains the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) which became effective December 1, 2011 as approved by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting on July 10, 2012. The 2012 Plan originally reserved 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance pursuant to stock options, restricted stock, SARs, and other stock awards (i.e. performance shares and performance units). In May 2012, the Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 2012 Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance to 2,500,000 shares. As of February 28, 2017, there were 569,729 service-based options issued, 129,729 service-based restricted common shares granted, 630,970 performance-based and 116,240 market-based restricted common shares granted under the 2012 Plan. As of February 28, 2017, there were 1,053,332 shares available for future issuance under the 2012 Plan.

Service-based vesting condition options

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock over the most recent period commensurate with the expected life of the Company’s stock options. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee termination within the valuation model. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected term of options granted to employees is calculated, in accordance with the “simplified method” for “plain vanilla” stock options allowed under GAAP. Expected dividends are based on the historical trend of the Company not issuing dividends.

There were no options granted during the three months ended February 28, 2017 and February 29, 2016, respectively.

 

Stock option activity for the three months ended February 28, 2017, was as follows:

 

     Options      Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(Years)
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
           
           

Outstanding at November 30, 2016

     1,142,010      $ 2.36        4.99      $ 1,095,525  

Granted

     —          —             —    

Exercised

     (19,281      1.74           57,949  

Expired/forfeited

     (2,500      1.50           7,150  
  

 

 

          

Outstanding at February 28, 2017

     1,120,229      $ 2.37        4.82      $ 2,225,014  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exercisable at February 28, 2017

     1,041,780      $ 2.31        4.56      $ 2,132,983  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total value of the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the period and the exercise price of the options, multiplied by the number of in-the-money stock options that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on either February 28, 2017 or February 29, 2016, as applicable. The intrinsic value of the Company’s stock options changes based on the closing price of the Company’s stock.

For the three months ended February 28, 2017, the Company issued 19,281 common shares to option holders who exercised options for $33,496.

There were no options exercised during the three months ended February 29, 2016.

Significant option groups exercisable at February 28, 2017 and related price and contractual life information are as follows:

 

Range of Exercise Prices

   Outstanding      Exercisable  
   Outstanding      Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(Years)
     Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
     Outstanding      Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
              
              

$1.01 to $2.00

     427,500        4.65      $ 1.73        427,500      $ 1.73  

$2.01 to $3.00

     465,500        3.28      $ 2.57        465,500      $ 2.57  

$3.01 to $4.00

     227,229        8.32      $ 3.18        148,780      $ 3.17  
  

 

 

          

 

 

    
     1,120,229        4.82      $ 2.37        1,041,780      $ 2.31  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested options as of February 28, 2017, and changes during the three months ended February 28, 2017, is presented below:

 

     Options      Weighted Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 
     
     

Non-vested at November 30, 2016

     97,406      $ 1.84  

Granted

     —          —    

Vested

     (18,957      1.83  

Forfeited

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

Non-vested at February 28, 2017

     78,449      $ 1.84  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of February 28, 2017 there was approximately $123,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested service related share-based compensation arrangements granted under the 2006 Plan and the 2012 Plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of .74 years as of February 28, 2017. The total fair value of shares vested during the three months ended February 28, 2017 was approximately $35,000.

Performance and market-based vesting condition options

There were no performance-based or market-based vesting condition options granted during the three months ended February 28, 2017 and February 29, 2016.

As of February 28, 2017 and February 29, 2016, there were no performance or market-based vesting condition options outstanding.

Restricted common shares

During the first quarter 2014, the Company entered into Amended and Restated Employment Agreements (“Employment Agreements”) with each of the Company’s Co-CEOs. Per the Employment Agreements, each of the Co-CEOs is to receive base grant equity awards in the form of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. As of December 1, 2013, David Portnoy and Mark Portnoy were granted 70,270 and 59,459 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively. The shares were issued under the Company’s 2012 Stock Plan and vested 1/3 upon grant, 1/3 on December 1, 2014 and the remaining 1/3 on December 1, 2015. As of February 28, 2017 and February 29, 2016, these shares are fully vested and there was $0 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to these shares of restricted common stock.

The Employment Agreements also provide for the grant of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock based on certain performance measures being attained by each of the Company’s Co-CEOs. The Employment Agreements state if David Portnoy and Mark Portnoy are employed by the Company on November 30, 2014, then no later than February 15, 2015, the Company will grant up to 186,487 and 162,163 shares of restricted common shares, respectively, based on certain performance thresholds, as defined in the agreements. In addition, if David Portnoy and Mark Portnoy are employed by the Company on November 30, 2015, then no later than February 15, 2016, the Company will grant up to an additional 186,487 and 162,163 shares of restricted common shares, respectively, based on similar performance thresholds, as defined in the agreements.

As of February 28, 2015, certain market and performance thresholds were met during fiscal year 2014 and the Board agreed to grant David Portnoy and Mark Portnoy 31,087 and 27,033 shares of restricted common shares, respectively. The fair value of these shares as of February 28, 2015 was $134,000 and is reflected as selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). As of February 29, 2016, certain market and performance thresholds were met during fiscal year 2015 and the Board agreed to grant David Portnoy and Mark Portnoy 118,062 and 102,663 shares of restricted common shares, respectively. The fair value of the shares with a grant date during the 2015 fiscal year was approximately $336,000 and is reflected as selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended November 30, 2015. There was approximately $242,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost as of November 30, 2015 which was recognized during the first quarter of fiscal year 2016 and is reflected as selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) as the Board granted certain subjective performance shares with a grant date during the 2016 fiscal year.

As of April 15, 2016, the Company entered into Amended and Restated Employment Agreements (“Employment Agreements”) with each of the Company’s Co-CEOs. The Employment Agreements provide for the grant of shares of the Company’s common stock based on certain performance measures being attained by each of the Company’s Co-CEOs during fiscal year 2016. The Employment Agreements state if David Portnoy and Mark Portnoy are employed by the Company on November 30, 2016, then no later than February 28, 2017, the Company will grant up to 186,487 and 162,163 shares of common stock. Based upon the performance measures being attained, the Company granted 183,145 and 159,257 shares of common stock to David Portnoy and Mark Portnoy, respectively. The fair value of the shares granted was approximately $1,252,000 and was reflected as selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended November 30, 2016. There was $0 of total unrecognized compensation cost as of February 28, 2017.

As of April 18, 2016, the Company entered into a second Amendment Agreement (the “Amendment”), with the Company’s CIO Oleg Mikulinsky effective December 1, 2015, amending certain terms of the Amendment Agreement dated May 1, 2013 and Mikulinsky Employment Agreement dated March 5, 2012. The Amendment provides for the grant of shares of the Company’s common stock based on certain performance measures being attained by the Company during fiscal year 2016. The Amendment states if Executive is employed by the Company on November 30, 2016, then no later than February 28, 2017, the Company will grant Executive up to 20,000 shares of restricted stock based on performance as set forth in the Amendment. Based upon performance measures being attained, the Company granted 19,620 shares of common stock to Oleg Mikulinksy. The fair value of the shares granted was approximately $31,747. There was $0 of total unrecognized compensation cost as of February 28, 2017.