Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD PLAN (Tables)

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EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD PLAN (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
Following is a table reflecting the issuances during 2016 and 2017 and their related exercise prices (No options were granted in 2018):
 
Grant date
 
# of options
   
Exercise price
 
January 13, 2016 
(1)
    241,000     $ 5.25  
May 3, 2016     15,000       6.42  
December 13, 2016     582,500       11.75  
                 
April 20, 2017     7,500     $ 11.70  
                 
      846,000          
Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]
A summary of the status of the stock options as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 and changes during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:
 
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
Options
   
Weighted-
Average
 

Exercise Price
   
Options
   
Weighted-
Average
 

Exercise Price
   
Options
   
Weighted-
Average
 

Exercise Price
 
Outstanding at beginning of the year     3,193,000     $ 5.90       3,362,350     $ 5.90       2,881,750     $ 5.07  
Issued     -       -       7,500       11.70       838,500       9.79  
Forfeited or rescinded     (249,000 )     6.09       (11,450 )     10.12       (331,400 )     8.62  
Exercised     (193,000 )     2.96       (165,400 )     2.63       (26,500 )     4.41  
                                                 
Outstanding at end of year     2,751,000     $ 6.28       3,193,000     $ 6.07       3,362,350     $ 5.90  
                                                 
Exercisable at end of  year     2,323,900     $ 5.42       2,091,900     $ 4.85       1,722,850     $ 4.01  
                                                 
Weighted average fair value of                                                
options granted during the year           $ -             $ 9.14             $ 9.72  
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
The following are the Black-Scholes weighted-average assumptions used for options granted during the periods ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
 
   
Risk free interest rate
   
Expected life (years)
   
Dividend yield
   
Volatility
 
                         
January 13, 2016     1.51 %     6.5       -       100 %
May 3, 2016     1.25 %     6.5       -       99 %
December 13, 2016     1.92 %     6.5       -       96 %
                                 
April 20, 2017     1.78 %     6.5       -       94 %
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes information related to the Company’s stock options outstanding at December 31, 2018:
  
     
Options Outstanding
       
Exercise price
   
Number
 

Outstanding
   
Weighted-
Average
 

Remaining
 

Contractual Life
 

(in years)
   
Number
 

Exercisable
 
  2.00       395,000       2.92       395,000  
  4.50       1,340,000       3.62       1,340,000  
  5.50       5,000       4.00       5,000  
  7.50       4,000       4.20       4,000  
  10.00       90,000       4.48       90,000  
  14.54       10,000       4.96       8,000  
  8.00       277,500       5.73       221,600  
  8.25       50,000       6.94       30,000  
  6.42       15,000       7.34       6,000  
  11.75       557,000       7.95       222,800  
  11.70       7,500       8.30       1,500  
                             
          2,751,000       4.96       2,323,900  
Nonvested Restricted Stock Shares Activity [Table Text Block]
Following is a table reflecting the restricted stock grants during 2017 and 2018. No restricted stock was granted during 2016 or outstanding as of December 31, 2016.
Grant date
 
# of shares of
 

restricted stock
 
December 19, 2017     330,900  
April 4, 2018     2,000  
September 27, 2018     2,500  
December 26, 2018     615,380  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block]
A summary of the status of restricted stock grants as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and changes during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:
 
   
2018
   
2017
 
   
Restricted stock
   
Weighted-
Average Grant
 

Date Fair
 

Value
   
Restricted stock
   
Weighted-
Average Grant
 

Date Fair Value
 
Outstanding at beginning of the year     330,900     $ 13.44       -     $ -  
Granted     619,880       4.82       330,900       13.44  
Forfeited or rescinded     (7,800 )     13.44       -       -  
Vested     (64,620 )     -       -       -  
                                 
Outstanding at end of year     878,360     $ 13.44       330,900     $ 13.44