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3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
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9. LEASE

 

The Company determines whether an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception. Lease agreements under which the Company is a lessee are evaluated for classification as either finance or operating leases. The Company’s leases are classified as operating leases. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and corresponding lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The ROU asset represents the Company’s right to use the underlying asset during the lease term, and the lease liability represents the Company’s obligation to make lease payments. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit interest rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate, determined based on information available at the lease commencement date, to measure the present value of lease payments.

 

Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Instead, lease expense for these short-term leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has elected the practical expedient to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.

 

The Company leases office space in New York City under an operating lease with a term of approximately 39 months, which includes an option to renew. The lease requires fixed monthly payments and does not include variable lease payments based on an index or rate.

 

In addition, on January 5, 2026, the Company, through its subsidiary AMCV Company Limited, entered into a lease agreement for office space in Vietnam with an initial term of 12 months. This lease qualifies as a short-term lease under ASC 842, and accordingly, no ROU asset or lease liability has been recognized. Instead, lease payments are recognized as rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rent expense related to this lease was approximately $368 for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized operating lease expense of $14,210, primarily related to its New York office lease. No lease expense was recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

 

As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s operating lease ROU asset and total lease liability were $88,354 and $96,051, respectively, compared to $101,221 and $110,102 as of December 31, 2025. The decrease reflects ongoing amortization of the ROU asset and payments made against the lease liability during the period.

 

The components of operating lease expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:

 

Operating Lease Expense

 

   2026   2025 
   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2026   2025 
           
Operating lease expense  $14,210   $- 

 

Right-of-Use Asset and Lease Liability

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2026   2025 
         
Operating lease right-of-use assets  $88,354   $101,221 
Short-term operating lease liabilities   (58,120)   (57,349)
Long-term operating lease liabilities   (37,931)   (52,753)
Total operating lease liabilities  $(96,051)  $(110,102)

 

Weighted-Average Lease Term and Discount Rate

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2026   2025 
         
Weighted average lease term   1.75    1.9 
Weighted average discount rate   5.49%   5.49%

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2026   2025 
         
Supplemental noncash information:          
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease obligations  $-   $168,418 

 

 

Future Minimum Lease Payments

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s future lease payments under the operating lease as of March 31, 2026

 

Future lease commitments  Commitments 
     
2026 (remaining of the year)  $46,182 
2027   53,878 
Total Lease Payments  $100,060 
Less: imputed interest     (4,009)
Less: prepayments     - 
Present value of lease liabilities    $96,051 
Current portion of obligations under operating leases   58,120 
Obligations under operating leases, non-current   37,931