Note 4 - Leases

 

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. This determination generally depends on whether the arrangement conveys to the Company the right to control the use of a fixed asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Control of an underlying asset is conveyed to the Company if the Company obtains the rights to direct the use of and to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from using the underlying asset. The Company has lease agreements which include lease and non-lease components, which the Company has elected to account for as a single lease component for all classes of underlying assets. Lease expense for variable lease components are recognized when the obligation is probable. The Company made an accounting policy election to exclude from balance sheet reporting those leases with initial terms of 12 months or less.

 

Right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ASC 842 requires a lessee to discount its unpaid lease payments using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, its incremental borrowing rate. As an implicit interest rate was not readily determinable in the Company’s leases, the incremental borrowing rate was used based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.

 

The lease term for all of the Company’s leases includes the non-cancellable period of the lease plus any additional periods covered by either a Company option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, or an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease controlled by the lessor. Options for lease renewals have been excluded from the lease term (and lease liability) for the Company’s leases as the reasonably certain threshold is not met.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company has three leases which have been capitalized in accordance with ASC 842, one for corporate office space, one for manufacturing space and one for office equipment. The Company entered into a lease for corporate office space effective June 1, 2022. The lease has a term of 5 years and 2 months, with an expiration date on July 30, 2027 and current annual rent of $0.6 million. The Company is also responsible for certain other costs, such as insurance, utilities and maintenance. As noted above, the Company entered into a lease for manufacturing space effective December 1, 2025. The lease has a term of five years and one month, with an expiration date of December 31, 2030 and current annual rent of $0.2 million. The Company is also responsible for certain other costs, such as insurance, utilities and maintenance.

 

The components of lease expense are as follows:

 

(in thousands)  Year ended
December 31,
2025
   Year ended
December 31,
2024
 
Operating lease expense  $707   $691 
           
Finance lease cost          
Amortization of right-to-use assets  $10   $10 
Interest on lease liabilities  $1   $2 
Total finance lease cost   11   $12 

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases are as follows:

 

   Year ended 
(in thousands)  December 31,
2025
   December 31,
2024
 
Cash flow information:        
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:        
Operating cash flow use from operating leases  $645   $618 
Operating cash flow use from finance leases  $11   $11 
Financing cash flow use from finance leases  $10   $9 
           
Non-cash activity:          
           
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:          
Operating leases  $707   $
-
 
Finance leases  $
-
   $
-
 

 

Weighted average remaining lease terms are as follows at December 31, 2025:

 

Weighted average remaining lease term:     
Operating leases   2.9 years 
Finance leases   1.0 years 

 

As the interest rate implicit in the leases was not readily determinable at the time that the leases were evaluated, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate was based on the term of the lease, the economic environment of the lease and reflect the rate the Company would have had to pay to borrow on a secured basis. Below is information on the weighted average discount rates used at the time that the leases were evaluated:

 

Weighted average discount rates:    
Operating leases   6.0%
Finance leases   6.2%

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:

 

 Year ending December 31,  Operating 
Leases
   Finance 
Leases
 
2026   814    11 
2027   557    - 
2028   182    - 
2029   187    - 
2030   193    - 
Total lease payments  $1,933   $               11 
Less imputed interest   (250)   (-)
Present value of lease liabilities  $             1,683   $11 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 30, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 31, 2025
2023Mar 29, 2024
2022Mar 31, 2023
2021Mar 25, 2022
2020Mar 31, 2021
2019May 8, 2020

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.