Equity Plans and Dividends | Note (9) – Equity Plans and Dividends: Equity Incentive Plan In November 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). During December 2020, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the Plan to 3,000,000 shares. The fair value of awards granted under the Plan is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the awards. Share-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, there were no restricted stock awards or restricted stock units granted under the Plan. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, restricted stock awards of a total of 222,672 shares and 93,789 restricted stock units were granted under the Plan. There were no restricted stock awards forfeited during either the three months ended September 30, 2023 or 2022. There were 12,533 and 376 restricted stock units forfeited during the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, non-cash share-based compensation expense awards granted under the Plan totaled $1.9 million and $680,000, respectively. Included within the non-cash share-based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2023 is an additional expense of $1.2 million related to an acceleration in the requisite vesting period of 120,851 restricted stock awards and 30,000 restricted stock units, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had $18.4 million and $9.9 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, respectively, granted under the Plan, which is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of 14.37 years and 10.31 years, respectively. The following is a summary of non-vested restricted stock activity as of, and for the three months ended, September 30, 2023: Restricted Stock Awards Restricted Stock Units Shares Weighted- Shares Weighted- Non-vested awards or units outstanding at June 30, 2023 1,227,882 $ 20.56 533,200 $ 24.20 Granted — — — — Vested (27,834 ) 16.30 (6,519 ) 16.30 Forfeited — — (12,533 ) 21.48 Non-vested awards or units outstanding at September 30, 2023 1,200,048 $ 20.66 514,148 $ 24.37 Employee Stock Purchase Plan During 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). Subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the ESPP allows eligible employees the opportunity to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a 5% discount. The ESPP provides for six-month offering periods ending on December 31 and June 30 of each year. No shares were issued under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan during the three months ended September 30, 2023 or 2022. Dividends The declaration and payment of cash dividends with respect to the Company’s common stock is determined by the Company’s Board of Directors based on the Company’s financial condition and results, including, but not limited to, cash flow generated by operations and profitability, prospects and liquidity needs and other factors deemed relevant by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company has not historically paid regular dividends on its common stock. However, the Company has from time to time paid special cash dividends on its common stock. The Company did not pay any dividends on its common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2023 or 2022. On October 4, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.28 per share, which was paid on October 26, 2023 to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 16, 2023. Future dividends and changes in dividend rates are at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and depend upon factors including, but not limited to, cash flow generated by operations, profitability, financial condition, cash requirements, and future prospects. The payment of dividends, if any, in the future will be in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, as described above. The payment of dividends may also be subject to restrictions contained in the Company’s debt instruments. As described elsewhere in this Report, including under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Item 2 of this Report, the Company’s Credit Agreement contains certain covenants which may, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability to pay dividends, and any future facilities may contain similar or more stringent requirements. |