19.

Commitments

 

 

 

Under the terms of its operating leases for storage and equipment, the Company is committed to minimum annual lease payments as follows:

 

Lease Payments

 

 

 

2022

 

 

16

 

2023 and after

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2021Mar 9, 2022Showing above
2019Feb 28, 2020

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.