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LEASES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Leases  
LEASES

 

  9. LEASES

 

The Company leases manufacturing and office space under an agreement classified as an operating lease. The company entered into an amendment to the lease agreement for its operating facility on April 15, 2025 that extends the term of the lease until April 30, 2031. The lease agreement does not include any renewal options. The agreement provides for an initial monthly base amount plus annual escalations through the term of the lease. In addition to the monthly base amounts in the lease agreement, the Company is required to pay real estate taxes and operating expenses during the lease terms. The result of the lease amendment was an increase of ROU assets and lease liabilities of $8,190,636.

 

The Company also leases office equipment in agreements classified as operating leases.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s operating lease expense was $2,379,916 and $2,137,830, respectively.

 

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

Year ending December 31,      
2026     $2,304,533  
2027     $2,336,077  
2028     $2,300,990  
2029     $2,360,515  
2030     $2,431,331  
Thereafter     $   818,389  
Total undiscounted operating lease payments     $12,551,835  
Less imputed interest     (2,764,330)  
Present value of operating lease payments   $ $9,787,505  

 

The following table sets forth the ROU assets and operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

   2025   2024 
Assets          
ROU assets, net  $9,515,207   $2,856,200 
           
Liabilities          
Current operating lease liabilities  $1,434,385   $2,162,154 
Long-term operating lease liabilities   8,353,120    938,418 
Total lease liabilities  $9,787,505   $3,100,572 

 

The Company’s weighted average remaining lease term for its operating leases is 5.5 years as of December 31, 2025. The Company’s weighted average discount rate for its operating leases is 9.52% as of December 31, 2025. Cash paid for operating leases the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $2,283,354 and $2,228,784, respectively.