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Stock-Based Compensation

 

On June 25, 2025, the Company's stockholders approved the adoption of the Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “2025 Plan”). The 2025 Plan, among other things, permits the Company to issue up to 300,000 shares of Class A common stock in the form of equity-based awards, including restricted stock units, shares of restricted stock and stock options, to employees, consultants and non-employee directors. The restricted stock units that will be granted under the 2025 Plan will generally vest over one to five years of service.

 

The 2025 Plan replaced the Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “2007 Plan”), and no further awards will be granted under the 2007 Plan. However, the terms and conditions of the 2007 Plan will continue to govern any outstanding awards granted thereunder.

 

A summary of restricted stock unit activity under the 2025 Plan is presented below:

 

 

Units

 

 

Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value

 

Unvested as of June 25, 2025

 

 

 

 

$

 

Granted

 

 

46,250

 

 

 

4.05

 

Unvested as of December 31, 2025

 

 

46,250

 

 

$

4.05

 

 

As of December 31, 2025, there was $0.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost for restricted stock units granted under the 2025 Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.0 years.

 

A summary of restricted stock unit activity under the 2007 Plan is presented below:

 

 

Units

 

 

Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value

 

Unvested as of January 1, 2024

 

 

38,669

 

 

$

30.80

 

Granted

 

 

92,625

 

 

 

12.14

 

Vested

 

 

(46,551

)

 

 

19.75

 

Forfeited

 

 

(8,526

)

 

 

20.42

 

Unvested as of December 31, 2024

 

 

76,217

 

 

 

15.00

 

Granted

 

 

5,313

 

 

 

9.41

 

Vested

 

 

(19,829

)

 

 

23.50

 

Forfeited

 

 

(28,300

)

 

 

9.65

 

Unvested as of December 31, 2025

 

 

33,401

 

 

$

13.14

 

 

As of December 31, 2025, there was $0.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost for restricted stock units granted under the 2007 Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Apr 8, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 26, 2025
2016Mar 23, 2017

About Stock Compensation Disclosures

Stock-based compensation disclosures detail the equity awards granted to employees and executives — including stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), and performance shares — along with the valuation methods and assumptions used to expense them. This section reveals the true cost of talent retention and the alignment between management incentives and shareholder interests.

Key signals: total unrecognized compensation expense and its expected recognition period signal future earnings headwinds from already-granted awards. For stock options, examine Black-Scholes assumptions — expected volatility, risk-free rate, and expected term — as understating any of these reduces reported compensation expense. Compare stock compensation expense as a percentage of revenue against peers to assess dilution cost. Watch vesting schedules for acceleration clauses tied to change-of-control events. Performance-based awards with undemanding targets may indicate weak governance. Add back stock compensation to operating cash flow to calculate a more conservative free cash flow figure.