8.
Lease Obligations

The Company has certain property leases, with former owners and members for facilities of the Company’s subsidiaries. Most of these leases are accounted for as finance leases except for facilities leased by AEC and a plane hangar leased by Systima, which are accounted for as operating leases. Total lease payments amounted to $11,281,976, $6,221,525 and $6,024,177 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. The Company has month-to-month rentals and other short-term leases, which are expensed as incurred. Expenses associated with short term leases were $581,733, $426,415 and $1,056,490 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Consolidated Lease Summary

On a consolidated basis, lease activity for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Finance lease expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of ROU assets

 

$

6,245,535

 

 

$

4,763,656

 

 

$

4,527,210

 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

 

6,729,126

 

 

$

5,470,425

 

 

$

5,407,279

 

Operating lease expense

 

 

1,772,450

 

 

$

1,676,970

 

 

$

1,191,998

 

Total

 

$

14,747,111

 

 

$

11,911,051

 

 

$

11,126,487

 

 

Amortization of ROU assets are included in the depreciation and amortization expense line of the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On a consolidated basis, supplemental cash flow information for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Operating cash flows from finance leases

 

$

6,609,802

 

 

$

5,386,787

 

 

$

5,426,631

 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

 

$

2,868,896

 

 

$

1,532,011

 

 

$

1,095,868

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

1,804,278

 

 

$

1,455,186

 

 

$

925,256

 

ROU assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities

 

$

7,077,736

 

 

$

7,711,985

 

 

$

2,061,241

 

ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

 

$

885,214

 

 

$

2,801,902

 

 

$

295,044

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term in years for finance leases

 

 

13.75

 

 

 

15.00

 

 

 

16.87

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term in years for operating leases

 

 

6.16

 

 

 

6.94

 

 

 

8.83

 

Weighted-average discount rate for finance leases

 

 

8.42

%

 

 

7.88

%

 

 

7.51

%

Weighted-average discount rate for operating leases

 

 

9.52

%

 

 

8.97

%

 

 

7.54

%

On a consolidated basis, maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:

Year ending December 31,

 

Finance Lease

 

 

Operating Lease

 

 

Total

 

2025

 

$

10,637,960

 

 

$

2,111,008

 

 

$

12,748,968

 

2026

 

 

10,756,725

 

 

 

1,709,330

 

 

 

12,466,055

 

2027

 

 

10,909,616

 

 

 

1,724,830

 

 

 

12,634,446

 

2028

 

 

10,936,181

 

 

 

1,353,031

 

 

 

12,289,212

 

2029

 

 

9,286,319

 

 

 

394,546

 

 

 

9,680,865

 

Thereafter

 

 

89,595,197

 

 

 

1,791,426

 

 

 

91,386,623

 

Total undiscounted cash flows

 

 

142,121,998

 

 

 

9,084,171

 

 

 

151,206,169

 

Less: present value discount

 

 

(60,184,569

)

 

 

(2,213,710

)

 

 

(62,398,279

)

Total lease liabilities

 

$

81,937,429

 

 

$

6,870,461

 

 

$

88,807,890

 

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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.