Leases | Note 3. Leases The Company has operating and finance leases for its corporate office, restaurant locations, office equipment, kitchen equipment and automobiles. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of less than 1 year to 20 years, some of which include options to extend the leases. Lease related costs recognized in the statements of operations are as follows: Three Months Ended February 28, Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 2022 2023 2022 (amounts in thousands) Finance lease cost Classification Amortization of right-of-use assets Depreciation and amortization expenses $ 129 $ 143 $ 364 $ 279 Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense 3 11 7 24 Total finance lease cost $ 132 $ 154 $ 371 $ 303 Three Months Ended February 28, Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 2022 2023 2022 (amounts in thousands) Operating lease cost Classification Operating lease cost Occupancy and related expenses, other costs and general and administrative expenses $ 2,410 $ 1,915 $ 4,672 $ 3,747 Variable lease cost Occupancy and related expenses, and general and administrative expenses 799 453 1,444 889 Total operating lease cost $ 3,209 $ 2,368 $ 6,116 $ 4,636 Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows: Operating Leases February 28, 2023 August 31, 2022 (amounts in thousands) Right-of-use assets $ 90,129 $ 79,990 Lease liabilities – current $ 8,538 $ 7,992 Lease liabilities – non-current 94,329 82,280 Total lease liabilities $ 102,867 $ 90,272 Finance Lease Assets – net February 28, 2023 August 31, 2022 (amounts in thousands) Property and equipment $ 6,148 $ 6,166 Accumulated depreciation ( 3,616 ) ( 3,348 ) Total property and equipment – net $ 2,532 $ 2,818 Finance Leases Liabilities February 28, 2023 August 31, 2022 (amounts in thousands) Finance lease – current $ 179 $ 507 Finance lease – non-current 16 30 Total finance lease liabilities $ 195 $ 537 Six months ended February 28, 2023 2022 Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Years) Operating leases 16.1 16.2 Finance leases 0.3 1.1 Weighted Average Discount Rate Operating leases 6.5 % 6.4 % Finance leases 4.7 % 4.6 % Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information related to leases are as follows: Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 2022 (amounts in thousands) Operating cash flows paid for operating lease liabilities $ 3,808 $ 3,111 Operating right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $ 11,782 $ 9,243 As of February 28, 2023, the Company has an additional $ 41.1 million of operating leases related to restaurants for which the Company has not yet taken possession. Maturities of lease liabilities, net of lease receivables, were as follows: Operating Leases Finance Leases (amounts in thousands) Remainder of 2023 $ 2,796 $ 161 2024 6,867 36 2025 9,614 7 2026 9,549 — 2027 9,379 — Thereafter 126,920 — Total lease payments 165,125 204 Less: imputed interest ( 62,258 ) ( 9 ) Present value of lease liabilities $ 102,867 $ 195 |