Stock-Based Compensation Plans:
We have issued and outstanding awards under one employee compensation plan, the 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2021 LTIP Plan”). Grants of restricted units and performance units have been made to certain officers and key employees. All equity awards are settled in shares of Common Stock. As of December 31, 2025, approximately 470,000 shares were available for awards under the 2021 LTIP Plan.
The following table summarizes our equity award activity during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023:
Service-Based
Restricted Stock Awards
Performance-Based
Restricted Stock Awards
Shares or Units (#) Weighted-Average
Award Price
($)
Shares or Units
(#)
Weighted-Average
Award Price ($)
Outstanding at December 31, 2022
237,302 28.16 436,647 26.56 
Granted177,098 33.02 106,557 33.08 
Awards vested or rights exercised(147,930)27.12 (190,700)20.50 
Forfeited(16,535)30.93 (3,070)32.75 
Additional units earned due to performance— — 3,753 28.86 
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
249,935 32.05 353,187 31.77 
Granted166,961 34.27 121,824 34.73 
Awards vested or rights exercised(148,339)32.25 (146,189)32.84 
Forfeited(17,982)33.64 (27,174)32.19 
Additional units earned due to performance— — (25,550)33.08 
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
250,575 33.29 276,098 32.34 
Granted213,750 22.87 153,948 22.91 
Awards vested or rights exercised(152,353)32.80 (92,523)28.91 
Forfeited(11,052)28.76 (4,577)33.71 
Units forfeited due to performance— — (65,364)34.73 
Outstanding at December 31, 2025
300,920 26.30 267,582 27.50 
Restricted units expected to vest300,920 26.30 301,759 26.98 
The total fair value of service-based restricted stock awards that vested in 2025, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $2,954,000, $4,236,000 and $3,789,000, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding restricted stock awards was $7,029,000 at December 31, 2025. The restrictions on the service-based awards generally lapse or vest annually, primarily over one-year or three-year periods.
The total fair value of performance-based restricted stock awards that vested in 2025, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $2,112,000, $4,917,000 and $7,182,000, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding performance awards at December 31, 2025 expected to vest was $7,049,000. The performance awards are based on one-year performance periods but cliff vest in approximately three years from grant date.
The compensation for all awards is being charged to selling, general and administrative expense over the respective grants’ vesting periods, primarily on a straight-line basis, and was approximately $7,311,000, $6,742,000 and $8,010,000 in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. The tax expense (benefit) recognized related to all awards was approximately $657,000, $108,000 and $(766,000) in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, the total compensation cost related to unvested equity awards was approximately $6,978,000 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 26, 2026Showing above
2018Mar 4, 2019
2017Mar 2, 2018
2016Mar 3, 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.