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LEASE OBLIGATIONS
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
LEASE OBLIGATIONS  
LEASE OBLIGATIONS

15.  LEASE OBLIGATIONS

The Company leases office space for SQP for $1,500 per month. The lease, which was originally signed on March 25, 2021, is for a period of two years with five one-year renewals available immediately following the end of the base term. The Company has only committed to a one-year renewal and is evaluating the intent to renew for additional periods.

The Company has two right-of-use operating leases acquired on April 29, 2022, as part of the Tri-State Paving, LLC transaction. The first operating lease, for the Hurricane, West Virginia facility, had a net present value of $236,000 at inception, and a carrying value of $0 at June 30, 2025. The 4.5% interest rate on the operating leases is based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at inception. The Company intends to sign a one-year renewal and is evaluating the intent to renew for additional periods.

The second operating lease, for the Chattanooga, Tennessee facility, had a net present value of $144,000 at inception, and expired on August 31, 2024. The lease was renewed for a two - year period with a net present value of $140,000 and had a carrying value of $81,000 at June 30, 2025. The 8.5% interest rate on the operating leases is based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at inception.

The Company has a right-of-use operating lease with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. The Company had eighty – six vehicles on lease at June 30, 2025. The right-of-use operating lease has a carrying value of $2.2 million at June 30, 2025. Each vehicle leased under the master lease program has its own implicit rate ranging from 12.8% to 15.6%.

The Company leases office and shop space for Ryan Construction’s headquarters in Bridgeport, West Virginia. The Company renewed the lease for one year effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. The Company has only committed to a one-year renewal and is evaluating the intent to renew for additional periods.

The Company has a right-of-use operating lease acquired on March 28, 2023. This lease, for the Winchester, Kentucky facility, had a net present value of $290,000 at inception and a carrying value of $72,000 at June 30, 2025. The 7.75% interest rate on the operating lease is based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at inception.

The Company rents equipment for use on construction projects with rental agreements being week to week or month to month. Rental expense can vary by reporting period due to equipment requirements on construction projects and the availability of Company owned equipment. Rental expense, which is included in cost of goods sold on the consolidated statements of income, was $4.8 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. Rental expense was $13.8 million and $6.8 million, respectively, for the nine months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.

Schedules related to the Company’s operating leases at June 30, 2025 can be found below:

Operating Lease-Weighted Average Remaining Term

Present value of

remaining

    

Years left

    

liability

    

Lease end

    

Fiscal year end

Operating lease 1

    

0.0

$

4/30/2025

2025

Operating lease 2

 

0.8

81,302

3/31/2026

 

2026

Operating lease 3

3.8

2,227,124

3/31/2028

2028

Operating lease 4

0.0

9/30/2024

2024

Operating lease 5

1.0

72,097

6/30/2026

2026

$

2,380,523

Weighted average remaining term

3.6

years

  

 

  

Operating Lease Maturity Schedule

July 2025 to June 2026

    

$

1,388,100

July 2026 to June 2027

 

1,009,213

July 2027 to June 2028

 

345,171

July 2028 to June 2029

166,817

July 2029 to June 2030

4,191

2,913,492

Less amounts representing interest

 

(532,969)

Present value of operating lease liabilities

$

2,380,523

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

June 30, 

June 30, 

Operating Lease Expense

    

2025

    

2025

    

2024

    

2024

Amortization

Operating lease 1

 

$

6,885

$

45,833

$

17,529

$

64,165

Operating lease 2

6,605

41,399

18,042

51,438

Operating lease 3

 

234,661

 

645,397

 

185,132

 

515,530

Operating lease 4

42,299

103,329

Operating lease 5

39,362

88,831

39,498

92,866

Total amortization

287,513

821,460

302,500

827,328

Interest

 

 

 

 

Operating lease 1

545

846

3,210

Operating lease 2

 

1,842

 

6,648

 

129

 

951

Operating lease 3

56,336

174,845

50,204

168,942

Operating lease 4

901

4,671

Operating lease 5

950

5,391

3,351

11,345

Total interest

59,128

187,429

55,431

189,119

Total amortization and interest

$

346,641

$

1,008,889

$

357,931

$

1,016,447

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

June 30, 

June 30, 

Cash Paid for Operating Leases

    

2025

    

2025

    

2024

    

2024

Operating lease 1

 

$

6,885

$

46,378

$

18,375

$

67,375

Operating lease 2

8,447

48,047

18,171

52,389

Operating lease 3

290,997

820,242

235,336

684,472

Operating lease 4

43,200

108,000

Operating lease 5

40,312

94,222

42,849

104,211

 

$

346,641

$

1,008,889

$

357,931

$

1,016,447