Note 8. Leases

We lease office and warehouse space in various locations, including in the United States, India and Australia. Additionally, we lease space for an applications laboratory in Austin, Texas and research and development facilities in both Seguin, Texas and India. Apart from our acquisition of Alpha Steel, and the related sublease we have on the Alpha Steel facility, the remainder of our manufacturing is outsourced to contract manufacturing partners, and we currently do not own or lease any other manufacturing facilities.

We utilized a weighted average discount rate of approximately 10% in establishing our operating lease ROU assets and liabilities at lease inception. At December 31, 2025, our weighted average remaining lease term for our operating leases was approximately 2.5 years.

Our expense for our operating leases consisted of the following:

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

1,166

 

 

$

1,123

 

Short-term lease cost

 

 

386

 

 

 

390

 

Total lease cost

 

$

1,552

 

 

$

1,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

$

858

 

 

$

881

 

Research and development

 

 

74

 

 

 

91

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

88

 

 

 

126

 

General and administrative

 

 

532

 

 

 

415

 

Total lease cost

 

$

1,552

 

 

$

1,513

 

Future remaining operating lease payment obligations were as follows:

(in thousands)

 

December 31,
2025

 

2026

 

 

535

 

2027

 

 

482

 

2028

 

 

94

 

2029

 

 

57

 

2030

 

 

24

 

Total lease payments

 

 

1,192

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(235

)

Present value of operating lease liabilities

 

$

957

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of operating lease liability

 

$

404

 

Operating lease liability, net of current portion

 

 

553

 

Present value of operating lease liabilities

 

$

957

 

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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.