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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2021
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract]  
Variable Assumptions Used in Fair Value Calculations

The assumptions used in the fair value calculations using the Black-Scholes model are as follows:

For the Years Ended August 31,

 

    

2021

    

2020

 

Expected term (years)

    

7.11

    

6.00

Risk-free interest rate

 

0.68

%  

1.71

%

Expected volatility

 

40.01

%  

39.32

%

Expected dividend yield

 

%  

%

Weighted average grant-date fair value

$

3.78

$

4.19

Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes the combined stock option activity for the 2004 Incentive Plan and 2014 Equity Plan for the year ended August 31, 2020:

    

    

    

    

Approximate

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

Aggregate

Number

Weighted Average

Remaining

Intrinsic Value

    

of Options

    

Exercise Price

    

Contractual Term

    

(in thousands)

Outstanding at August 31, 2019

 

555,500

$

6.33

 

6.27

$

2,528

Granted

 

130,000

$

10.41

 

  

 

  

Exercised

 

(17,500)

$

2.81

 

  

 

  

Forfeited or expired

 

(6,500)

$

6.08

 

  

 

  

Outstanding at August 31, 2020

 

661,500

$

7.23

 

6.17

$

1,831

Granted

 

115,000

$

9.00

 

  

 

  

Exercised

 

(24,500)

$

3.66

 

  

 

  

Net settlement exercised

 

(37,500)

$

3.99

 

  

 

  

Outstanding at August 31, 2021

 

714,500

$

7.80

 

6.06

$

5,107

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Options exercisable at August 31, 2021

 

496,167

$

6.96

 

4.97

$

3,966

Non-Vested Options

The following table summarizes the activity and value of non-vested options as of and for the year ended August 31, 2020:

    

    

Weighted Average

 

Number

 

Grant Date

    

of Options

    

Fair Value

Non-vested options outstanding at August 31, 2020

 

179,999

$

4.31

Granted

 

115,000

$

3.78

Vested

 

(76,666)

$

4.27

Non-vested options outstanding at August 31, 2021

 

218,333

$

4.04