NOTE 8 – LEASES

Under Topic 842, a contract is a lease, or contains a lease, if the contract conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant, or equipment (an identified asset) for a period of time in exchange for consideration. To determine whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time, an entity shall assess whether, throughout the period of use, the entity has both of the following: (a) the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from use of the identified asset; and (b) the right to direct the use of the identified asset.

The Company leases office and research facilities, and office equipment under operating leases which expire through 2032. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of two to seven years, some of which may include options to extend the leases for five years or longer, and some of which may include options to terminate the leases within the next five years or less. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets; expense for these leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease payments are expensed as incurred and are not included within the lease liability and right-of-use assets calculation. As a practical expedient, the Company elected, for all office and facility leases, not to separate nonlease components (e.g., common-area maintenance costs) from lease components (e.g., fixed payments including rent) and instead to account for each separate lease component and its associated non-lease components as a single lease component. As most of the leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company generally, for purposes of discounting lease payments, uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the estimated rate of interest for collateralized borrowing over a similar term of the lease payments at commencement date.

The components of operating lease costs were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Fixed lease cost

 

$

2,093

 

 

$

2,046

 

 

$

2,182

 

Variable lease cost

 

 

686

 

 

 

973

 

 

 

640

 

Total operating lease cost

 

$

2,779

 

 

$

3,019

 

 

$

2,822

 

Other information related to leases was as follows (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

1,620

 

 

$

2,158

 

 

$

2,357

 

ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

$

 

 

$

814

 

 

$

5,164

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

6.37

 

 

7.24

 

Weighted-average discount rate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

8.6

%

 

 

8.5

%

 

Future minimum lease payments and related lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Operating Lease Payments (1)

 

2026(2)

 

 

714

 

2027

 

 

2,455

 

2028

 

 

1,888

 

2029

 

 

1,944

 

2030

 

 

2,002

 

Thereafter

 

 

3,825

 

Total lease payments

 

 

12,828

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(3,538

)

Present value of lease liabilities:

 

$

9,290

 

 

 

 

 

Less: current obligations under leases (accrued liabilities)

 

 

(556

)

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

 

$

8,734

 

(1) Future minimum lease payments exclude short-term leases as well as payments to landlords for variable common area maintenance, insurance and real estate taxes.

(2) Includes tenant improvements allowance of $1.7 million in 2026.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 26, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 19, 2025
2023Feb 23, 2024
2022Mar 1, 2023
2021Feb 24, 2022
2020Feb 26, 2021

About Leases Disclosures

Lease disclosures under ASC 842 provide a comprehensive view of a company's leased asset portfolio, including the split between operating and finance leases, discount rates used to present-value future payments, and the maturity schedule of lease obligations. This section reveals a significant source of off-balance-sheet commitments that were largely hidden before the current standard.

Key signals: the weighted-average discount rate affects the size of recorded lease liabilities — a higher rate reduces the reported obligation, so compare the chosen rate against the company's incremental borrowing rate. The operating versus finance lease mix affects both EBITDA and operating income presentation. Watch the maturity table for concentration risk: large payment cliffs in specific years may create cash flow pressure. Variable lease payments excluded from the liability measurement represent real obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet. Compare total lease costs against prior-year operating lease expense to assess the true economic burden.