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LEASES

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LEASES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
LEASES

NOTE 10 — LEASES

Operating leases — The Company leases its office space under operating leases with unrelated entities.

The Company leases 21,293 square feet of office space for its headquarters in Torrance, California, at a base rental of $87,514 per month, which lease will expire on September 30, 2026. In addition, the Company leases 1,163 square feet of office space in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which lease will expire on June 19, 2026.

The lease expense during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $263,000 and $291,000, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was approximately $853,000 and $878,000, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments under the lease agreements were as follows as of September 30, 2024 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Amount

 

2024 (three months)

 

$

1,670

 

2025

 

 

1,132

 

2026

 

 

846

 

Total lease payments

 

 

3,648

 

Less: Interest

 

 

243

 

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

3,405

 

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had an operating lease right-of-use asset of $1.7 million and lease liability of $3.4 million reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The weighted average remaining term of the Company’s leases as of September 30, 2024 was 2.0 years and the weighted-average discount rate was 12.9%.