Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 4 - Lease Receivable

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Note 4 - Lease Receivable
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Lessor, Sales-type Leases [Text Block]

4.

Lease receivable

 

The Company has entered into an Industrial Lease Agreement with LINICO Corporation, a Nevada corporation, or ("LINICO"), dated February 15, 2021 pursuant to which the Company has leased to LINICO the 136,750 square foot recycling facility at TRIC. The lease commenced  April 1, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2023. LINICO has agreed to a purchase price of $15.25 million, and paid a nonrefundable deposit of $1.25 million in October 2021, and a second nonrefundable deposit of $2 million in October 2022, per the terms of the agreement, both of which will be applied towards the purchase price. The lease agreement is a triple-net lease pursuant to which LINICO is responsible for all fixed costs, including maintenance, utilities, insurance, and property taxes. The lease agreement provides for LINICO’s monthly lease payments starting at $68,000 per month and increasing to $100,640 in the last six months of the lease. 

 

With respect to the portion of the facility that was damaged in the November 2019 fire, consisting of approximately 30,000 square feet, the Company was obligated to complete the clean-up of the damaged area, at the Company's expense and repair all damage to the damaged area, at the Company's expense. Repairs and clean up were completed in 2022. With regard to the equipment on-site at TRIC, the Company granted LINICO the right of first offer to purchase any equipment the Company offers for sale. The lease agreement contains customary representations, warranties and indemnities on the part of both parties. At the beginning of 2022, LINICO purchased approximately $0.8 million of equipment.

 

The Company accounted for the Industrial Lease and Option to Purchase Agreement as a sales-type lease. As a component of the accounting for the agreement, the Company recognized at the inception the estimated fair market value of the land and plant of $17.0 million as a lease receivable, which is reflected on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The implied interest rate of 0.5% was utilized for the amortization of the scheduled building lease/purchase payments outlined in the agreement. The Company applies the monthly payments received as a reduction to lease receivable and interest income. The interest income recognized from the agreement is included in "Interest and other income" on the Company's consolidated statements of operations. For the year ended  December 31, 2022, the Company recognized a reduction in the lease receivable balance of approximately $920,000 and recorded $76,000 of interest income related to this agreement.