Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 17 - Leases

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Note 17 - Leases
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements  
Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]

17.

LEASES

 

Operating Leases

 

The Company has operating leases for real estate in the United States and South Africa and does not have any finance leases.

 

In 2019, the Company entered into a real estate lease for office space in Andover, Massachusetts.  In August 2021, the lease was amended to include additional space and extend the term of the existing space by one year. The new lease expiration date is February 29, 2028.  The base rent is less than $0.1 million per month. 

 

The Company leases office and warehouse space in South Africa. The Company has exercised its right to extend the lease for an additional year. The lease, which was originally set to expire in December 2024, is now extended to December 2025.

 

The Company leases warehouse and manufacturing space in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The lease expires on July 31, 2025. The base rent is approximately $0.01 million per month.  In November 2021, the Company entered into a new lease which commenced in August 2022.  The lease expires July 31, 2027.  The base rent is less than $0.1 million per month.  The Company sub-leases the former Fort Wayne facility which commenced in August 2022.  The amount received from the sub-lease is immaterial. In March 2024, the Company terminated the lease and sublease on the former Fort Wayne facility.

 

Commencing in July 2024, the Company entered into a new operating lease for warehouse and retail office space located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The lease term is for five years, commencing on July 15, 2024 and expiring on July 14, 2029. As of November 30, 2024, the total right-of-use asset amounting to $0.3 million and the corresponding lease liability of $0.3 million are reflected in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company also leases office space in Las Vegas, Nevada, which expires on January 31, 2027The base rent is less than $0.1 million per month. 

 

Commencing in August 2024, the Company entered into a new operating lease for retail office space located in Salem, New Hampshire. The lease term is for seven years, commencing on August 22, 2024 and expiring on August 21, 2029. As of November 30, 2024, the total right-of-use asset amounting to $0.1 million and the corresponding lease liability of $0.1 million are reflected in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 

Commencing in August 2024, the Company entered into a new operating lease for retail office space located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The lease term is for ten years, commencing on August 27, 2024 and expiring on July 31, 2032. As of November 30, 2024, the total right-of-use asset amounting to $0.7 million and the corresponding lease liability of $0.7 million are reflected in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 

Commencing in November 2024, the Company entered into a new operating lease for retail office space located in Franklin, Tennessee. The lease term is for five and a half years, commencing on November 1, 2024 and expiring on April 30, 2030. As of November 30, 2024, the total right-of-use asset amounting to $0.2 million and the corresponding lease liability of $0.2 million are reflected in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 

Certain of the Company’s leases contain options to renew and extend lease terms and options to terminate leases early. Reflected in the right-of-use asset and lease liability on the Company’s balance sheets are the periods provided by renewal and extension options that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, as well as the periods provided by termination options that the Company is reasonably certain to not exercise.

 

 

As of November 30, 2024 and 2023, the elements of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):

 

   

November 30,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

Lease Cost:

               

Operating lease cost

  $ 599     $ 724  

Short-term lease cost

          40  

Total lease cost

  $ 599     $ 764  
                 

Other Information:

               

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

  $ 633     $ 683  

Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets

  $ 1,404     $  
                 

Operating Leases:

               

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

    4.7       3.5  

Weighted-average discount rate

    8.04 %     9.5 %

 

 

 

 

 

Future lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of November 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal Year Ended November 30,

       

2025

  $ 713  

2026

    771  

2027

    669  

2028

    356  

2029

    266  

Thereafter

    386  

Total lease payments

    3,161  

Less: imputed interest

    524  

Total lease liabilities

  $ 2,637  

Operating lease liabilities, current

  $ 539  

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

  $ 2,098