Related party transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Related party transactions

Related party transactions

9. Related party transactions

The Company, through PERC and the services segment, purchases engineering and technology support services from various companies with a minority shareholder who is also a minority shareholder of PERC. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company made total purchases of services of approximately $156,000 and $493,000 from these companies, respectively. These total purchases are included in the Company’s cost of revenue in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.

On February 1, 2021, PERC entered into a sublease agreement with a related company commencing March 14, 2021 and ending August 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized approximately $4,000 of expense related to this lease. This lease amount is included in the Company's general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.

The total amount of accounts payable outstanding to these companies as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, was approximately $247,000 and $201,000, respectively.