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Note 16 - Share-based Compensation

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Note 16 - Share-based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
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Share-Based Compensation

 

We recognized total share-based compensation expense of $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. These amounts have been included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income within SG&A expenses. As of September 30, 2022, $3.6 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested equity awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years. There was no share-based compensation capitalized for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

At September 30, 2022, there were 1,246,280 shares of common stock available for future issuance pursuant to the Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, and stock units. 

 

Stock Option Activity

 

Employee Stock Option Grants. There were no stock option awards granted to employees during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.

 

Non-Employee Stock Option Grants. The Plan also provides for the grant of share-based awards, including stock options, to non-employee directors of the Company. During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, we granted 23,970 stock options at an exercise price of $25.03 to our existing non-employee directors. In the prior year first quarter, we granted 25,410 stock options at an exercise price of $23.61. These stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant so long as the director continues to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). All options granted to directors have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant and remain exercisable for a period of up to ten years, subject to continuous service on our Board. There were no other non-employee stock option grants during fiscal 2023 or 2022.

 

As of September 30, 2022, $0.2 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of 2.6 years. A total of 122,497 stock options were outstanding as of September 30, 2022, at a weighted average exercise price of $24.07 and a weighted average grant date fair value of $7.59.

 

Restricted Stock Unit Activity

 

During the first three months of fiscal 2023, we granted 21,257 non-performance based restricted stock units (“RSUs”), with a weighted average grant date fair value of $19.48. The RSUs granted to employees entitle the holder to receive the underlying shares of common stock as the unit vests over the relevant vesting period. The RSUs do not entitle the holder to receive dividends declared on the underlying shares while the RSUs remain unvested and vest in four equal annual installments on the anniversary of the date of grant. In the year ago first quarter, we granted 51,100 RSUs with a weighted average grant date fair value of $20.71 and vest in four equal annual installments on the anniversary date of the grant.

 

During the first three months of fiscal 2023, 24,025 RSUs vested and 750 RSUs were forfeited leaving 72,582 RSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2022, with a weighted average grant date fair value of $17.69.

 

As of September 30, 2022, $1.2 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock units is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of 2.7 years.

 

Performance Stock Unit Activity

 

Payout of performance stock unit (“PSU”) grants depend on the attainment of certain financial and shareholder-return goals over a specific performance period, which is generally three fiscal years. The number of awards that will vest, as well as unearned and canceled awards, depend on the achievement of certain financial and shareholder-return goals over the three-year performance periods, and will be settled in shares if service conditions are met, requiring employees to remain employed with us through the end of the three-year performance periods.

 

During the first three months of fiscal 2023 we granted 103,096 PSUs with a weighted average grant date fair value of $18.75 compared with 90,367 RSUs at a weighted average grant date fair value of $17.15 in the prior year first quarter. We estimate, as of the date of grant, the fair value of PSUs with a discounted cash flow model, using as model inputs the risk-free rate of return as the discount rate, dividend yield for dividends not paid during the restriction period, and a discount for lack of marketability for a one-year post-vest holding period. The lack of marketability discount used is the present value of a future put option using the Chaffe model.

 

During the first three months of fiscal 2023, 31,635 PSUs, that were previously granted in August 2019, vested. As of September 30, 2022, a total of 391,596 PSUs were outstanding at a weighted average grant date fair value of $18.25.

 

Unrecognized compensation expense as of September 30, 2022, related to PSUs, was $2.2 million based on the current estimates of the number of awards that will vest, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of 2.3 years.