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Note 14 - Leases

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Note 14 - Leases
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]

Note 14. Leases

 

The Company leases an 85,000 square foot facility at 7050 Winnetka Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota consisting of corporate offices, manufacturing and warehouse space. The lease term is ten years and two months, ending on February 28, 2025 and is renewable. The renewal options have not been included within the lease term because it is not reasonably certain that the Company will exercise either option.

 

In July 2021, the Company entered into an indirect lease arrangement for an approximately 318,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico that operates as a Maquiladora. The lease term is for 7 years of which 5 years are mandatory, commencing March 2022. The lease contains written options to renew for two additional consecutive periods of 5 years each. The lease calls for monthly rental payments of $162,000, increasing 2% annually. The renewal options have not been included within the lease term because it is not reasonably certain that the Company will exercise either option.

 

On November 19, 2021, the Company signed a lease for a 105,000 square foot warehouse in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The lease term is five years commencing March 2022 and ending on February 28, 2027, with rent payments increasing annually. The lease includes an option to extend the lease for an additional five years. The renewal option has not been included within the lease term because it is not reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option. The lease commenced in the second quarter of fiscal 2022.

 

Nestor leases an approximately 25,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Oulu, Finland, which is utilized for the operations of Nestor Cables. The original lease term ended on October 31, 2022, but auto renews indefinitely until terminated with two years written notice. It is not reasonably certain that the Company will not exercise the termination option. The lease calls for monthly rental payments of approximately $40,000. Rent is increased each year on January 1st based upon the cost of living index published by the Finnish government.

 

Right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities are recognized as of the commencement date based on the present value of the remaining lease payments over the lease term which includes renewal periods the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. The Company’s leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Operating lease expense included within cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expense was as follows for the three months ended:

 

Operating lease expense within:

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

 

Cost of sales

  $ 1,368     $ 285  

Selling, general and administrative

    203       55  

Total lease expense

  $ 1,571     $ 340  

 

Future maturities of lease liabilities were as follows as of December 31, 2022 (in thousands):

 

FY2023(Remaining)

  $ 2,883  

FY2024

    3,875  

FY2025

    3,061  

FY2026

    2,870  

FY2027

    1,196  

Thereafter

    -  

Total lease payments

    13,885  

Less: Interest

    (704 )

Present value of lease liabilities

  $ 13,181  

 

The weighted average term and weighted average discount rate for the Company’s leases as of December 31, 2022 were 3.79 years and 3.22%, respectively, compared to 2.82 years and 3.41%, respectively, as of December 31, 2021. For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the operating cash outflows from the Company’s leases was $946,000, compared to $312,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2021.