Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2018
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract]  
Variable Assumptions Used in Fair Value Calculations
The variable assumptions used in the fair value calculations using the Black-Scholes model are as follows:

   
For the Fiscal Years Ended August 31,
 
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
 
Expected term (years)
   
5.80
     
10.00
     
10.00
 
Risk-free interest rate
   
2.41
%
   
1.84
%
   
2.06
%
Expected volatility
   
57.88
%
   
57.77
%
   
58.26
%
Expected dividend yield
   
0
%
   
0
%
   
0
%
Weighted average grant-date fair value
 
$
4.41
   
$
3.67
   
$
2.89
 
Stock Option Activity
The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the combined 2004 Incentive Plan and 2014 Equity Plan for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018:

   
Number
of Options
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
   
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
   
Approximate
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 
Outstanding at August 31, 2016
   
338,000
   
$
4.77
     
   
$
 
Granted
   
142,500
   
$
5.47
                 
Exercised
   
   
$
                 
Forfeited or expired
   
(15,000
)
 
$
7.88
                 
Outstanding at August 31, 2017
   
465,500
   
$
4.88
     
6.30
   
$
1,007,740
 
Granted
   
82,500
   
$
8.05
                 
Exercised
   
(10,000
)
 
$
7.50
                 
Forfeited or expired
   
(2,500
)
 
$
7.50
                 
Outstanding at August 31, 2018
   
535,500
   
$
5.31
     
6.04
   
$
3,180,990
 
                                 
Options exercisable at August 31, 2018
   
379,688
   
$
4.66
     
4.95
   
$
2,501,642
 
Value of Non-vested Options
The following table summarizes the activity and value of non-vested options as of and for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018:

   
Number
of Options
   
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Non-vested options outstanding at August 31, 2017
   
147,500
   
$
3.64
 
Granted
   
82,500
     
4.41
 
Vested
   
(74,167
)
   
2.84
 
Forfeited
   
     
 
Non-vested options outstanding at August 31, 2018
   
155,833
   
$
3.76