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Leases
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Lease [Abstract]  
Leases

12. Leases

Operating leases

The Company is party to several facility leases in South Africa and the U.S. for office, manufacturing and laboratory space. Dr. Gerdus Kemp, an officer of PET Labs and an employee of ASP UK, is the sole owner of a leased office and production facility in Pretoria, South Africa. In 2026, the Company has expanded its facility leases in South Africa. In conjunction with the acquisition of Renergen in January 2026, the Company is recognizing additional operating leases for its office space in South Africa. A lease for production space in Pretoria, South Africa is being accounted for as a short-term lease effective with the acquisition of 51% of PET Labs.

Quantitative information regarding the Company’s operating lease liabilities is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Operating Lease Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

369

 

 

$

168

 

Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows paid for amounts included in the
   measurement of lease liabilities

 

$

314

 

 

$

165

 

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

 

$

1,673

 

 

$

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (years)

 

 

3.65

 

 

 

3.58

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

 

9.54

%

 

 

9.63

%

Future lease payments under noncancelable operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2026 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Operating
Leases

 

Future Lease Payments

 

 

 

2026 (remaining nine months)

 

$

777

 

2027

 

 

1,094

 

2028

 

 

822

 

2029

 

 

520

 

2030

 

 

418

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

Total lease payments

 

$

3,631

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(588

)

Total operating lease liabilities

 

$

3,043

 

Less current portion

 

$

(789

)

Operating lease liability - noncurrent

 

$

2,254

 

The Company records the expense from short-term leases as incurred. Lease expense from short-term leases was $33,696 and $31,595 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

Financing leases

The Company is party to several ongoing finance leases in South Africa for vehicles and equipment. Some of these finance leases include arrangements with variable interest rates indexed to the prime interest rate in South Africa. There was no variable interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. The Company elects to include finance lease right-of-use assets in property and equipment, net.

Quantitative information regarding the Company’s finance lease liabilities is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Finance Lease Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

$

23

 

 

$

22

 

Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows paid for amounts included in the
   measurement of finance lease liabilities

 

$

44

 

 

$

30

 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

$

31

 

 

$

41

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (years)

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

4.2

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

 

13.2

%

 

 

13.0

%

Future lease payments under noncancelable finance lease liabilities are as follows as of March 31, 2026 (in thousands):

 

 

Finance
Leases

 

Future Lease Payments

 

 

 

2026 (remaining nine months)

 

$

176

 

2027

 

 

228

 

2028

 

 

188

 

2029

 

 

73

 

2030

 

 

70

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

Total lease payments

 

$

735

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(157

)

Total lease liabilities

 

$

578

 

Less current portion

 

$

(165

)

Finance lease liability - noncurrent

 

$

413

 

Lease receivable

The Company leases certain equipment to customers under sales-type leases and records the leases within lease receivables on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and records interest income in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company does not have significant variable lease payments or residual value guarantees associated with these leases. Credit risk is monitored regularly, and no allowance for credit losses was recorded as of the reporting date.

The Company’s net investment in sales-type leases were comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

Total undiscounted cash flows

 

$

8,752

 

Present value discount

 

 

(4,401

)

Net investment in sales-type leases

 

$

4,351

 

Less current portion

 

$

(443

)

Net investment in sales-type leases - noncurrent

 

$

3,908

 

Future minimum lease payments to be collected under sales-type leases, excluding lease payments that are not fixed and determinable, as of March 31, 2026 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Sales-type
Leases

 

Future Lease Payments To Be Collected

 

 

 

2026 (remaining nine months)

 

$

759

 

2027

 

 

1,211

 

2028

 

 

1,211

 

2029

 

 

1,211

 

2030

 

 

1,108

 

Thereafter

 

 

3,252

 

Total undiscounted cash flows

 

$

8,752

 

Interest income recognized from sales-type leases during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $0.1 million. There was no interest income recognized from sales-type leases during the three months ended March 31, 2025.