NOTE 7. REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company’s accounting for revenues is governed by two accounting standards. The majority of the Company’s revenues are considered lease or lease related and are accounted for in accordance with Topic 842, Leases. Revenues determined to be non-lease related are accounted for in accordance with Topic 606. The Company accounts for revenues when approval and commitment from both parties have been obtained, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. The Company typically recognizes non-lease related revenues at a point in time because the customer does not simultaneously consume the benefits of the Company’s promised goods and services, or performance obligations, and obtain control when delivery and installation are complete. For contracts that have multiple performance obligations, the transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation in the contract based on the Company’s best estimate of the standalone selling prices of each distinct performance obligation in the contract. The standalone selling price is typically determined based upon the expected cost plus an estimated margin of each performance obligation.

Revenue from contracts that satisfy the criteria for over time recognition are recognized as work is performed by using the ratio of costs incurred to estimated total contract costs for each contract. The majority of revenue for these contracts is derived from long-term projects which typically span multiple quarters. The timing of revenue recognition, billings, and cash collections results in billed contract receivables and contract assets on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. In the Company’s contracts, amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms, either at periodic intervals or upon achievement of contractual milestones. Billings can occur subsequent to revenue recognition, resulting in contract assets, or in advance, resulting in contract liabilities. These contract assets and liabilities are reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. The contract liabilities included in Deferred income on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets totaled $34.3 million and $42.1 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company determined that return delivery revenues for Portable Storage and rent adjustments for TRS-RenTelco met the criteria for contract liability classification, as such the previously reported Deferred income for the year ended December 31, 2024, of $35.4 million has been adjusted accordingly. Revenues totaling $40.6 million were recognized during the year ended December 31, 2025, which were included in the contract liability balance at December 31, 2024. For certain modular building sales, the customer retains a small portion of the contract price until full completion of the contract, or revenue is recognizable prior to customer billing, which results in revenue earned in excess of billings. These unbilled contract assets are included in Accounts receivable on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and totaled $10.9 million and $13.0 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company did not recognize any material contract asset impairments during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The Company has uncompleted contracts with customers that have unsatisfied or partially satisfied performance obligations. These contracts are recognized over time and at a point in time. The Company has elected the practical expedient within Topic 606 and does not disclose information related to remaining performance obligations for contracts recognized with an original expected duration of one year or less. For the year ended December 31, 2025, $257.9 million of revenue was recognized for sales and non-lease services transferred at a point in time and $68.3 million of revenue was recognized for sales and non-lease services transferred over time.

The Company generally rents and sells to customers on 30 day payment terms. The Company does not typically offer variable payment terms, or accept non-monetary consideration. Amounts billed and due from the Company’s customers are classified as Accounts receivable on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. For certain sales of modular buildings, progress payments from the customer are received during the manufacturing of new equipment, or the preparation of used equipment. The advance payments are not considered a significant financing component because the payments are used to meet working capital needs during the contract and to protect the Company from the customer failing to adequately complete their obligations under the contract.

Lease Revenues

Rental revenues from operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease for all operating segments. Rental billings for periods extending beyond period end are recorded as deferred income and are recognized in the period earned. For modular building leases, rental related services revenues for modifications, delivery, installation, dismantle and return delivery are lease related because the payments are considered minimum lease payments that are an integral part of the negotiated lease agreement with the customer. These revenues are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Certain leases are accounted for as sales-type leases. For these leases, sales revenue and the related accounts receivable are recognized upon delivery and installation of the equipment and the unearned interest is recognized over the lease term on a basis which results in a constant rate of return on the unrecovered lease investment. Other revenues include interest income on sales-type leases and rental income on facility leases.

Non-Lease Revenues

Non-lease revenues are recognized in the period when control of the performance obligation is transferred, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. For portable storage container and electronic test equipment leases, rental related services revenues for delivery and return delivery are considered non-lease revenues. For site related services revenues outside of the modular building such as grading, drainage, landscaping and paving are considered non-lease.

Sales revenues are typically recognized at a point in time, which occurs upon the completion of delivery, installation and acceptance of the equipment by the customer. Sales contracts that satisfy the criteria for over-time recognition are recognized as work is performed by using the ratio of costs incurred to estimated total contracts costs for each contract. Accounting for non-lease revenues requires judgment in determining the point in time the customer gains control of the equipment and the appropriate accounting period to recognize revenue.

Sales taxes charged to customers are reported on a net basis and are excluded from revenues and expenses.

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenues from continuing operations by lease (within the scope of Topic 842) and non-lease revenues (within the scope of Topic 606) and the underlying service provided for the three years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mobile
Modular

 

 

Portable Storage

 

 

TRS-
RenTelco

 

 

Enviroplex

 

 

Consolidated

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leasing

 

$

433,890

 

 

$

69,348

 

 

$

114,834

 

 

$

 

 

$

618,072

 

Non-lease:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental related services

 

 

40,334

 

 

 

15,431

 

 

 

3,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

58,870

 

Sales

 

 

170,669

 

 

 

7,780

 

 

 

29,698

 

 

 

57,400

 

 

 

265,547

 

Other

 

 

235

 

 

 

255

 

 

 

1,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,746

 

Total non-lease

 

 

211,238

 

 

 

23,466

 

 

 

34,059

 

 

 

57,400

 

 

 

326,163

 

Total revenues

 

$

645,128

 

 

$

92,814

 

 

$

148,893

 

 

$

57,400

 

 

$

944,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leasing

 

$

414,195

 

 

$

71,999

 

 

$

105,662

 

 

$

 

 

$

591,856

 

Non-lease:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental related services

 

 

34,778

 

 

 

16,565

 

 

 

2,777

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,120

 

Sales

 

 

183,234

 

 

 

5,695

 

 

 

25,499

 

 

 

45,830

 

 

 

260,258

 

Other

 

 

3,159

 

 

 

238

 

 

 

1,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,708

 

Total non-lease

 

 

221,171

 

 

 

22,498

 

 

 

29,587

 

 

 

45,830

 

 

 

319,086

 

Total revenues

 

$

635,366

 

 

$

94,497

 

 

$

135,249

 

 

$

45,830

 

 

$

910,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leasing

 

$

367,753

 

 

$

77,181

 

 

$

119,134

 

 

$

 

 

$

564,068

 

Non-lease:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental related services

 

 

36,734

 

 

 

19,250

 

 

 

2,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

58,642

 

Sales

 

 

155,267

 

 

 

4,587

 

 

 

24,951

 

 

 

20,192

 

 

 

204,997

 

Other

 

 

2,482

 

 

 

119

 

 

 

1,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,135

 

Total non-lease

 

 

194,483

 

 

 

23,956

 

 

 

29,143

 

 

 

20,192

 

 

 

267,774

 

Total revenues

 

$

562,236

 

 

$

101,137

 

 

$

148,277

 

 

$

20,192

 

 

$

831,842

 

 

Customer returns of rental equipment prior to the end of the rental contract term are typically billed a cancellation fee, which is recorded as rental revenue in the period billed. Sales of new relocatable modular buildings, portable storage containers and electronic test equipment and related accessories not manufactured by the Company are typically covered by warranties provided by the manufacturer of the products sold. The Company typically provides limited 90-day warranties for certain sales of used rental equipment and one-year warranties on equipment manufactured by Enviroplex. Although the Company’s policy is to provide reserves for warranties when required for specific circumstances, the Company has not found it necessary to establish such reserves to date as warranty costs have not been significant.

 

The Company’s incremental cost of obtaining lease contracts, which consists of salesperson commissions, are deferred and amortized over the initial lease term for modular building leases. Incremental costs for obtaining a contract for all other operating segments are expensed in the period incurred because the lease term is typically less than 12 months.

Other Income, net

Other income, net consists of the net gain on sales of property, plant and equipment. These sales are generally recognized at a point in time, with contractually defined performance obligations that are typically transferred upon the closing date of the sale. These types of sales are infrequent in occurrence and reported on the consolidated statements of income within the scope of ASC 610, Other Income. Proceeds to be received from the sale of property, plant and equipment are included in Accounts receivable on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 25, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 19, 2025
2023Feb 21, 2024
2022Feb 22, 2023
2021Feb 23, 2022
2020Feb 23, 2021
2019Feb 25, 2020

About Revenue Disclosures

Revenue disclosures under ASC 606 explain how a company identifies performance obligations, allocates transaction prices, and determines when revenue is recognized. This section is essential for understanding whether reported revenue reflects genuine economic activity or aggressive accounting choices. Analysts examine the mix of point-in-time versus over-time recognition, which directly affects revenue timing and comparability.

Key signals: rising contract liabilities (deferred revenue) suggest strong future revenue visibility, while declining contract assets may indicate slowing project milestones. Watch for variable consideration estimates — rebates, returns, and performance bonuses that require management judgment. Significant changes in disaggregated revenue by geography or product line can reveal shifting business mix before it appears in headline numbers. Compare revenue growth against contract liability growth to assess sustainability, and scrutinize any changes in the timing of recognition that coincide with earnings pressure.