Operating Leases | Operating Leases The Company has several operating leases for railcars. These leases have terms ranging from 3-12 years and most do not have renewal terms provided. The leases require the Company to maintain the condition of the railcars, restrict the use of the railcars to specified products, such as soybean meal, hulls or oil, limit usage to the continental United States, Canada or Mexico, require approval to sublease to other entities and require the Company's submission of its financial statements. Lease expense for all railcars was $1,257,629 and $1,151,009 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $2,329,352 and $2,031,160 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The following is a schedule of the Company's operating leases for railcars as of June 30, 2024: Lessor Quantity of Commencement Maturity Monthly Andersons Railcar Leasing Co. 20 7/1/2019 6/30/2026 $ 11,300 Andersons Railcar Leasing Co. 15 11/1/2021 10/31/2026 8,250 Farm Credit Leasing 87 9/1/2020 8/31/2032 34,929 Farm Credit Leasing 8 6/1/2021 5/31/2033 5,966 Farm Credit Leasing 9 10/1/2021 9/30/2033 4,624 Farm Credit Leasing 23 7/1/2022 6/30/2034 13,863 Farm Credit Leasing 30 8/1/2022 7/31/2034 30,422 Farm Credit Leasing 20 10/1/2022 9/30/2034 21,668 Farm Credit Leasing 100 4/1/2023 3/31/2035 81,466 Farm Credit Leasing 10 3/1/2024 2/29/2036 7,427 Trinity Capital 2 6/1/2021 5/31/2026 980 Wells Fargo Rail 109 3/1/2022 2/28/2027 51,775 Lessor Quantity of Commencement Maturity Monthly Wells Fargo Rail 7 5/1/2022 4/30/2027 2,765 Wells Fargo Rail 15 5/1/2022 4/30/2027 5,925 Wells Fargo Rail 105 1/1/2023 12/31/2029 49,875 560 $ 331,235 The Company also has a number of other operating leases for machinery and equipment. These leases have terms ranging from 3-7 years; however, most of these leases have automatic renewal terms. These leases require monthly payments of $5,336. Lease expense under these other operating leases was $17,565 and $12,969 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $28,837 and $24,188 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. On March 19, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with an entity in the western United States to provide storage and handling services for the Company's soybean meal. The Company paid the entity $3,300,000 after the entity's construction of additional storage and handling facilities. The agreement began on May 1, 2021 and will mature on April 30, 2027 but includes an additional seven-year renewal period at the sole discretion of the Company. Lease expense under this agreement was $58,928 for each of the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and $117,857 for each of the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Operating leases are included in right-to-use lease assets, current operating lease liabilities, and long-term lease liabilities on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. These assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term using the Company's secured incremental borrowing rates or implicit rates, when readily determinable. Short-term operating leases, which have an initial term of 12 months or less, are not recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Lease expense for these operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. The components of lease costs recognized within our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Cost of revenues - Freight and rail $ 1,257,629 $ 1,151,009 $ 2,329,352 $ 2,031,160 Cost of revenues - Production 72,734 68,151 138,443 133,793 Administration expenses 3,759 3,746 8,251 8,252 Total operating lease costs $ 1,334,122 $ 1,222,906 $ 2,476,046 $ 2,173,205 The following summarizes the supplemental cash flow information for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities $ 1,037,818 $ 1,200,470 $ 2,062,189 $ 2,075,758 Supplemental non-cash information: Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities $ 15,436 $ — $ 847,407 $ 8,914,885 The following summarizes the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average discount rate as of June 30, 2024: Weighted-average remaining lease-term - operating leases (in years) 9.0 Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases 4.3 % The following is a maturity analysis of the undiscounted cash flows of the operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2024: Railcars Other Total Twelve-month periods ended June 30: 2025 $ 3,974,817 $ 53,001 $ 4,027,818 2026 3,973,837 42,185 4,016,022 2027 3,536,977 38,064 3,575,041 2028 3,002,877 31,501 3,034,378 2029 3,002,877 18,377 3,021,254 Thereafter 12,410,692 — 12,410,692 Total lease payments 29,902,077 183,128 30,085,205 Less amount of lease payments representing interest (5,111,924) (22,426) (5,134,350) Total present value of lease payments $ 24,790,153 $ 160,702 $ 24,950,855 |