Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

EQUITY COMPENSATION (Tables)

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EQUITY COMPENSATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Compensation Expense Information Based on Fair Value of Stock Options and RSUs
The following table provides compensation expense information based on the fair value of stock options and RSUs for the years ended December 31 as follows:
(In thousands) 2025 2024 2023
Equity-based Compensation Expense $ 6,799  $ 8,570  $ 7,198 
Tax Benefit (1,221) (1,564) (1,259)
Equity-based Compensation Expense, Net of Tax $ 5,578  $ 7,006  $ 5,939 
Schedule of Weighted Average Fair Value of Options Granted
2025 2024 2023
Weighted Average Fair Value of the Options Granted $ 31.97  $ 10.55  $ 8.39 
Schedule of Weighted-Average Assumptions
The weighted average fair value for these options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
2025 2024 2023
Risk-free Interest Rate
3.72%
4.13%
4.20% - 4.33%
Dividend Yield
—%
—%
—%
Volatility Factor
0.65
0.61
0.58
Expected Life in Years
6 years
7 years
3 - 7 years
Schedule of Company's Stock Option Activity and Related Information
A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the year ended December 31 is as follows:
2025
(Aggregate intrinsic value in thousands) Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at January 1 1,421,493  $ 18.77  $ 50,420 
Options Granted 29,750  $ 51.72 
Options Exercised (111,964) $ 22.22 
Options Forfeited / Expired (39,575) $ 21.90 
Outstanding at December 31 1,299,704  $ 19.13  $ 45,630 
Exercisable at December 31 1,141,706  $ 18.69  $ 40,588 
Schedule of Weighted Average Exercise Prices and Contractual Lives for Outstanding and Exercisable Stock Options
The following is a summary of weighted average exercise prices and contractual lives for outstanding and exercisable stock options as of December 31, 2025:
  Outstanding Exercisable
Exercise Price Range Shares
Weighted Average
Remaining Life
in Years
Weighted 
Average
Exercise Price
Shares
Weighted Average
Remaining Life
in Years
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
$9.74 – $16.55
879,583  6.6 $ 12.46  751,336  6.4 $ 11.94 
$22.93 – $35.61
390,371  2.7 $ 31.68  390,370  2.7 $ 31.68 
$45.89 – $51.72
29,750  9.9 $ 51.72  —  0.0 $ — 
1,299,704  5.5 $ 19.13  1,141,706  5.1 $ 18.69 
Schedule of RSU Activity
A summary of the Company’s RSU activity and related information for the year ended December 31 is as follows:
2025
RSU Shares
Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at January 1 694,624  $ 12.39 
Granted 259,375  $ 19.82 
Vested (262,965) $ 14.76 
Forfeited (27,575) $ 14.84 
Unvested at December 31 663,459  $ 17.88 
Schedule of Fair Value for Options Granted under Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The fair value for the options granted under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
2025 2024 2023
Risk-free Interest Rate 3.62  % 3.96  % 5.49  %
Dividend Yield —  % —  % —  %
Volatility Factor 0.49  0.41  0.56 
Expected Life in Years 1.0 1.0 1.0