Equity Compensation Reporting
Equity Compensation Reporting:
A Beginner's Guide for Private Companies
The Private Company Series
Overview......................................................................................................................................................................4 Valuation............................................................................................................................ 5
Black-Scholes formula............................................................................................................................5 Prices..........................................................................................................................................................6
Fair market value...........................................................................................................................................................6 Exercise price.................................................................................................................................................................6 Expected term..........................................................................................................................................6 Interest rate..............................................................................................................................................6 Volatility....................................................................................................................................................6 Dividend rate............................................................................................................................................7 Expensing........................................................................................................................... 7 Expensing method...................................................................................................................................7 Fair value per share.................................................................................................................................8 Total expense............................................................................................................................................8 Requisite service period.........................................................................................................................8 Forfeiture rate..........................................................................................................................................8 Reporting period......................................................................................................................................8 Expense true ups......................................................................................................................................8 Disclosures......................................................................................................................... 9 Valuation summary..................................................................................................................................9 Range.........................................................................................................................................................9 Weighted average....................................................................................................................................9 Option activit y.........................................................................................................................................9 Total outstanding at start of period......................................................................................................................9 Grants during the period...........................................................................................................................................9 Exercises during the period...................................................................................................................................10 Forfeitures during the period................................................................................................................................10 Expirations during the period................................................................................................................................10
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Total outstanding at end of period.....................................................................................................................10 Total exercisable at end of period.......................................................................................................................10 Total vested or expected to vest at end of the period...............................................................................10 Other required calculations................................................................................................................ 10 Weighted average exercise price.........................................................................................................................10 Weighted average contractual life...................................................................................................................... 11 Aggregate intrinsic value........................................................................................................................................ 11 Expense disclosures...............................................................................................................................11 Projected fair value................................................................................................................................................... 11 Expense reported prior to period........................................................................................................................ 11 Projected expense..................................................................................................................................................... 11 True up amount.......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Expense to report...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Total reported expense........................................................................................................................................... 12 Remaining expense (aka unrecognized compensation).............................................................................. 12 Weighted-average period to recognize unrecognized compensation.................................................. 12 Appendix: All about dynamic forfeitures rates................................................................ 13 Okay, breathe now........................................................................................................... 14
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Overview
This handbook contains some basic terminology that individuals responsible for equity compensation reporting should understand in order to properly calculate and report the expense under ASC 718. This is an introductory guide and does not include advanced topics. For assistance with your expense accounting, you should consult a qualified professional.
The terms are limited to those most relevant to privately-held companies that grant employee stock options.
The terminology in this handbook is organized into three main categories:
? Valuation ? Expensing ? Disclosures
An understanding of the terms presented in these three sections will help you accurately report your equity compensation expense.
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Valuation
Before you can determine how much expense to take with respect to your non- cash equity compensation, you need to value the stock option grant.
The fair value of the stock option is most commonly determined for privately-held companies using the Black-Scholes formula. The formula has a number of variables, which are described in this section.
Black-Scholes formula
A mathematical formula used for valuing employee stock options.
C = Se-qTN(d1) - Ke-rTN(d2 )
d1 =
ln(S0 / K) + (r - 8 + 2 / 2)T T
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The variables in the formula shown have the following definitions: d1 ? Adjusts the stock price for risk d2 ? Adjusts the exercise price for risk e ? Standard exponential constant (2.718...) S ? Fair market value K ? Exercise price T ? Expected term r ? Interest rate ? Volatility q ? Dividend rate N ( ) = Standard normal distribution function
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