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Note 4 - Leases
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Lessee, Operating and Finance Leases [Text Block]

Note 4.  Leases 

The Company leases space under non-cancellable operating leases for manufacturing facilities, research and development offices and certain storage facilities and apartments. These leases do not contain contingent rent provisions. The Company also leases certain machinery, office equipment and a vehicle under operating leases. The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. Many of its leases include both lease (e.g. fixed payments including rent, taxes, and insurance costs) and non-lease components (e.g. common-area or other maintenance costs) which are accounted for as a single lease component as the Company has elected the practical expedient to group lease and non-lease components for all leases. Several of the leases include one or more options to renew which have been assessed and either included or excluded from the calculation of the lease liability of the right of use ("ROU") asset based on management’s intentions and individual fact patterns. Several warehouses and apartments have non-cancellable lease terms of less than one-year and therefore, the Company has elected the practical expedient to exclude these short-term leases from its ROU asset and lease liabilities.

 

On  October 7, 2024, Prime World entered into a Land and Building Lease Agreement with San Ho Enterprise Co., Ltd. ("San Ho Enterprise"), under which Prime World will lease approximately 38,072 square feet, of two adjoining parcels of land, in New Taipei City. The lease also includes a building on these parcels, totaling approximately 36,662 square feet. The lease term is for fifteen years, commencing on  December 1, 2024, and ending on  November 30, 2039. two-month renovation period from  October 1 to  November 30, 2024, preceded the lease term, during which no rent was charged by San Ho Enterprise. During the lease term, the monthly rent will increase by three percent (3%) every three years.

 

On September 1, 2025, Prime World entered into a Lease Agreement with International Games System Co., Ltd., under which Prime World will lease a parcel of land with a total area of approximately 65,580 square feet, in New Taipei City. The lease includes a building on the parcel, totaling approximately 346,212 square feet, excluding approximately 54,086 square feet of the leased property which, at the same time, had previously been leased to an existing tenant. The lease term is for fifteen years, commencing November 1, 2025, and ending October 31, 2040. A two-month renovation period from September 1 to October 1, 2025, preceded the lease term, during which no rent was charged. During the lease term, the monthly rent will increase by three percent (3%) every five years. On October 28, 2025, Prime World entered into a lease to include 54,086 square feet of the property which was previously excluded in the lease entered into on September 1, 2025.

 

On September 19, 2025, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement with Coleman Logistics Assets LLC (“Coleman”), pursuant to which the Company will lease approximately 209,665 square feet of space located at 1111 Gillingham Lane, Sugar Land, Texas 77478. The leased premises will be used by the Company primarily for manufacturing and related operations. The lease has a term of 126 months, commencing on March 31, 2026, and expiring approximately 126 months thereafter, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the lease. Coleman agreed to provide a construction allowance toward the cost of leasehold improvements in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the actual aggregate cost of such improvements or (ii) $1,886,985. Base rent under the lease is abated for the first seven months of the term and thereafter increases on a scheduled basis through the end of the term, reflecting an average annual escalation of approximately 3.5%. Beginning in the eighth month of the term, base rent will be $7.44 per rentable square foot on an annual basis (approximately $129,992 per month), escalating periodically to $10.49 per rentable square foot on an annual basis (approximately $183,367 per month) during the final six months of the term. The total undiscounted lease payments over the initial lease term are approximately $18.5 million. As of June 30, 2026, we recorded an $11.3 million ROU asset and $12.2 million in lease liability related to this agreement.

 

On February 23, 2026, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement with Blue Ridge Commerce Center West LLC ("Blue Ridge"), pursuant to which the Company will lease approximately 153,928 square feet of space in Building #3, located at 16851 Blue Ridge Commerce Drive, Houston, Texas 77489. The leased premises may be used for office, warehouse and light manufacturing and assembly purposes. The leased term is 130 months, commencing February 10, 2026. Blue Ridge agreed to provide improvement allowance in the amount of $3,078,560. Base rent is abated for the first five months of the term. For months 6 through 10, monthly base rent is $5.16 per rentable square foot on an annualized basis (approximately $66,189 per month). Beginning in month 11, base rent increases to $10.32 per rentable square foot on an annualized basis (approximately $132,378 per month) and escalates periodically throughout the remainder of the term, reflecting an average annual increase of approximately 3.5%. These scheduled increases culminate in base rent of $14.56 per rentable square foot on an annualized basis (approximately $186,732 per month) during the final 10 months of the term (months 121 through 130). The Company was required to pay (i) prepaid rent of $163,164 to be applied against the eleventh month’s rent and (ii) an initial security deposit of $2 million, which accrues interest and is subject to partial reductions during the lease term if specified payment-performance conditions are satisfied. The lease provides for scheduled reductions of the security deposit of $0.5 million after 40 months, $0.5 million after 70 months, and $0.34 million after 100 months, subject to the Company not being in default and other conditions set forth in the Lease. The total undiscounted lease payments over the initial lease term are approximately $19.5 million. As of June 30, 2026, we recorded a $12.3 million ROU asset and $13.0 million in lease liability related to this agreement.

 

On May 8, 2026, the Company entered into three separate Lease Agreements with Hightower Phase I Owner, LLC ("Hightower"), pursuant to which the Company will lease three industrial buildings, located at 6000 McHard Road, Houston, Texas 77053 ("Building 1"), 6100 McHard Road, Houston, Texas 77053 ("Building 2") and 17255 Chimney Rock Road, Houston, Texas 77053 ("Building 3"). The leased premises may be used for manufacturing, warehouse and office use. Each lease has a term of 123 full calendar months, plus any partial month from the commencement date to the end of the calendar month in which the commencement date occurs. The commencement date will be the earliest of: (i) the date on which the Company occupies any portion of the applicable premises and begins conducting business therein, (ii) the date on which Hightower’s work is substantially completed, or (iii) the date on which such work would have been substantially completed but for any tenant delay days. Under each lease agreement, the Company is entitled to an initial rent abatement period during the first three months. Commencing in the fourth month, base rent escalates periodically throughout the term. Building 1 consists of approximately 163,930 rentable square feet, together with approximately 3.34-acre adjacent unimproved tract. Monthly basic rent starts at $104,915.20 in month four, escalating periodically to $146,127.30 during months 112 through 123. Monthly basic rent for the adjacent unimproved tract starts at $6,680.00 in month four, escalating periodically to $9,303.99 during months 112 through 123. Building 2 consists of approximately 343,332 rentable square feet. Monthly basic rent starts at $205,999.20 in month four, escalating periodically to $286,918.45 during months 112 through 123. Building 3 consists of approximately 228,954 rentable square feet. Monthly basic rent starts at $146,530.56 in month four, escalating periodically to $204,089.73 during months 112 through 123. Each lease agreement includes a purchase and sale agreement granting the Company an option to purchase Building 1, Building 2 and Building 3, together with the land on which such buildings are located. The purchase and sale agreements provide for an aggregate purchase price of $102,250,000 and require earnest money of $1,758,750. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had not recorded any ROU asset nor lease liability related to this agreement as the Company has not met the commencement criteria.


 

 

 

 

As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate, which is the rate incurred to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. Based on the applicable lease terms and current economic environment, the Company applies a location approach for determining the incremental borrowing rate.

 

Lease expense was included in general and administrative expenses and totaled $2.5 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Total lease expense was $4.7 million and $1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The components of lease expense were as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

  

Three months ended June 30,

  

Six months ended June 30,

 
  

2026

  

2025

  

2026

  

2025

 

Operating lease expense

 $2,327  $509  $4,400  $915 

Short Term lease expense

  191   285   342   357 

Total lease expense

 $2,518  $794  $4,742  $1,272 

 

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows for the future one-year periods ending  June 30, 2026 (in thousands):

Fiscal years:

 

Operating

 

2026 (remaining 6 months)

 $4,664 

2027

  9,321 

2028

  9,318 

2029

  8,757 

2030

  8,340 

2031 and thereafter

  58,608 

Total lease payments

  99,008 

Less imputed interest

  (20,865)

Present value

 $78,143 

The weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate for the leases were as follows for the periods indicated:

  

Six months ended June 30,

 
  

2026

  

2025

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (years) - operating leases

  11.95   12.81 

Weighted average discount rate - operating leases

  4.77%  3.13%

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to the leases was as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

  

Six months ended June 30,

 
  

2026

  

2025

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

      

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 $3,302  $1,079 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

 $29,586  $12,037