Cingulate Inc. Leases Disclosure
(14) Leases
In May 2025, the Company executed a lease agreement to renew the office space for its headquarters in Kansas City, Kansas. The lease has a 60-month term that commenced on June 1, 2025 with total rent of $33,145 per month over the lease term.
In April 2020, the Company entered into a 60-month lease agreement for office furniture under a lease classified as a financing lease as title of the furniture transfers to the Company at the end of the lease term. Monthly lease payments are $1,491. The leased furniture is amortized on a straight-line basis over 7 years. The imputed interest rate relating to the lease obligation is 6.12% and the maturity date was in March 2025.
The components of lease cost for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Operating lease cost | $ | 366,089 | $ | 302,786 | ||||
| Finance lease cost: | ||||||||
| Amortization of right-of-use assets | 2,747 | 10,990 | ||||||
| Interest on lease liabilities | 45 | 842 | ||||||
| Total finance lease cost | 2,792 | 11,832 | ||||||
| Total lease cost | $ | 368,881 | $ | 314,618 | ||||
Amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Operating Leases: | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | 1,339,086 | $ | 99,011 | ||||
| Operating lease liability, current | 238,864 | 130,662 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current | 1,100,222 | |||||||
| Total operating lease liabilities | 1,339,086 | 130,662 | ||||||
| Finance leases: | ||||||||
| Property and equipment | 76,928 | 76,928 | ||||||
| Accumulated amortization | (76,928 | ) | (75,759 | ) | ||||
| Property and equipment, net | 1,169 | |||||||
| Current installments of obligations under | ||||||||
| Finance lease liability, current | 4,430 | |||||||
| Total finance lease liabilities | $ | $ | 4,430 | |||||
Other information relating to leases as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
| Supplemental cash flow information: | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Reductions to ROU assets resulting from reductions to lease obligations: | ||||||||
| Operating leases | 224,485 | 267,886 | ||||||
| Finance leases | 2,747 | 10,990 | ||||||
| Weighted average remaining lease term: | ||||||||
| Operating leases | 53 months | 5 months | ||||||
| Finance leases | - | 3 months | ||||||
| Weighted average discount rate: | ||||||||
| Operating leases | 13.25 | % | 11.76 | % | ||||
| Finance leases | - | 6.12 | % | |||||
Maturities of lease liabilities under noncancellable leases as of December 31, 2025 are as follows:
| Operating | Finance | |||||||
| leases | leases | |||||||
| 2026 | 397,740 | |||||||
| 2027 | 397,740 | |||||||
| 2028 | 397,740 | |||||||
| 2029 | 397,740 | |||||||
| Thereafter | 165,725 | |||||||
| Total undiscounted lease payments | 1,756,685 | |||||||
| Less imputed interest | (417,599 | ) | ||||||
| Total lease liabilities | $ | 1,339,086 | $ | |||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 18, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Apr 1, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 10, 2023 | |
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.