LEASES

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2024

LEASES

LEASES

12.     LEASES

Our lease portfolio includes leased production and assembly facilities, warehouses and distribution centers, office space, vehicles, material handling equipment utilized in our production and assembly facilities, laptops and other information technology equipment, as well as other miscellaneous leased equipment. Most of the leased production and assembly facilities have lease terms ranging from two to five years, although the terms and conditions of our leases can vary significantly from lease to lease. We have assessed the specific terms and conditions of each lease to determine the amount of the lease payments and the length of the lease term, which includes the minimum period over which lease payments are required plus any renewal options that are both within our control to exercise and reasonably certain of being exercised upon lease commencement. In determining whether or not a renewal option is reasonably certain of being exercised, we assessed all relevant factors to determine if sufficient incentives exist as of lease commencement to conclude renewal is reasonably certain. There are no material residual value guarantees provided by us, nor any restrictions or covenants imposed by the leases to which we are a party. In determining the lease liability, we utilize our incremental borrowing rate to discount the future lease payments over the lease term to present value.

We record a right-of-use asset and lease liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheets for all leases that, at the commencement date, have a lease term of more than 12 months and are classified as leases under ASC 842.  

We recorded total operating lease expense for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 of $5.4 million, $5.2 million, and $5.1 million, respectively, which is classified within Cost of sales and service and Selling, general and administrative expenses within the Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Operating lease expense includes short-term leases and variable lease payments, which are immaterial.  There has been no cost to obtain leases capitalized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 31, 2024.

The following table summarizes supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to operating leases for fiscal years 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):

		2024		2023		2022
Operating cash flow information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$	4,950	$	4,770	$	4,457
Noncash information:
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	4,929	$	7,485	$	3,577

The following table summarizes the maturities of undiscounted cash flows of lease commitments reconciled to the total lease liability as of October 31, 2024 (in thousands):

2025	$	4,219
2026		3,113
2027		2,362
2028		1,788
2029		531
2030 and thereafter		573
Total		12,586
Less: Imputed interest		(905)
Operating lease liabilities	$	11,681

As of October 31, 2024, the weighted-average remaining term of our lease portfolio was approximately 3.8 years, and the weighted-average discount rate was approximately 3.5%.