Note 7 — Leases

The Company has operating and finance leases for real estate, office equipment, automobiles, forklifts and certain other equipment. Certain real estate leases are for land which have a remaining lease term of 31 to 37 years, and some of these arrangements have an end date that is at the discretion of the lessee. Excluding land leases, our leases have remaining lease terms ranging from less than one year to fourteen years and may include options to extend the lease. We do not have lease arrangements with related parties.

Components of lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Lease cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

13,739

 

 

$

10,747

 

 

$

9,606

 

Amortization of finance leases

 

 

161

 

 

 

370

 

 

 

390

 

Interest on lease liabilities - finance leases

 

 

5

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

28

 

Short-term lease cost

 

 

3,999

 

 

 

3,684

 

 

 

2,651

 

Total lease cost

 

$

17,904

 

 

$

14,815

 

 

$

12,675

 

Other information related to leases is as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows for operating leases

 

$

12,992

 

 

$

10,428

 

Operating cash flows for finance leases

 

 

5

 

 

 

14

 

Financing cash flows for finance leases

 

 

149

 

 

 

383

 

Right-of-use lease assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

$

19,364

 

 

$

30,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

Weighted average remaining lease term:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

9.62 yrs

 

 

9.3 years

 

Finance leases

 

0.50 yrs

 

 

1.5 years

 

Weighted average discount rate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

6.22%

 

 

 

6.09

%

Finance leases

 

3.34%

 

 

 

3.46

%

 

A summary of future lease payments for non-cancellable operating leases with terms exceeding one year, as of December 31, 2025, is as follows:

2026

 

$

12,113

 

2027

 

 

8,828

 

2028

 

 

7,330

 

2029

 

 

6,520

 

2030

 

 

6,224

 

2031 or later

 

 

37,041

 

Total future minimum lease payments

 

 

78,056

 

Less imputed interest

 

 

(20,305

)

Total

 

$

57,751

 

A summary of future lease payments for non-cancellable finance leases with terms exceeding one year, as of December 31, 2025, is as follows:

2026

 

$

73

 

Total

 

$

73

 

During the first quarter of 2025, the Company completed a move to a new corporate headquarters building in Novi, Michigan. In connection with the move we completed the sale of our former headquarters building in Northville, Michigan in January 2025. The sale resulted in cash proceeds of $3,740 and a loss on sale of $2,311.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 19, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 19, 2025
2023Feb 21, 2024
2022Feb 24, 2023
2021Feb 17, 2022
2020Mar 1, 2021
2019Feb 20, 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.