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Note 9 - Leases
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2026
Leases  
Leases

9.

Leases

 

We rent certain office space for use in our operations. Our lease population at April 30, 2026 is comprised of operating leases where we are the lessee, primarily for our corporate office and division offices.

 

Lease costs are included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, primarily in "Selling, general and administrative" homebuilding expenses, and payments on our lease liabilities are presented in the table below.

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

April 30,

 

April 30,

(In thousands)

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Operating lease costs

$

3,252

 

$

2,837

 

$

6,125

 

$

       5,832

Cash payments on lease liabilities

$

2,916

 

$

2,741

 

$

5,745

 

$

       5,572

 

Operating right-of-use lease assets ("ROU assets") are included in "Prepaid expenses and other assets" on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, while lease liabilities are included in "Accounts payable and other liabilities." During the six months ended April 30, 2026, we had an increase to ROU assets of $11.1 million and an increase to lease liabilities of $13.7 million primarily as a result of new leases and lease renewals, adjusted for lease incentives, that commenced during the period. During the six months ended April 30, 2026, we recognized $4.9 million of income included in "Other (income) expense, net" in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, due to the receipt of an early termination fee to leave office space in the Northeast segment before the lease maturity date. The following table contains additional information about our leases:

 

(In thousands)

April 30, 2026

 

October 31, 2025

 

ROU assets

$

34,797

 

$

23,671

 

Lease liabilities

$

40,820

 

$

27,090

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

 

5.7

 

 

3.5

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

8.1

%

 

8.1

%

 

Maturities of our operating lease liabilities as of April 30, 2026 are as follows:

 

Fiscal Year Ending October 31,

 

(In thousands)

2026 (excluding the six months ended April 30, 2026)

$

6,131

2027

 

11,414

2028

 

8,454

2029

 

7,454

2030

 

5,768

2031 and thereafter

 

12,246

Total operating lease payments

 

51,467

Less: imputed interest

 

(10,647)

Present value of operating lease liabilities

$

40,820