Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LEASES

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LEASES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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LEASES

12. LEASES

 

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. We have operating leases for office and temporary living space as well as for some office equipment. Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU assets, current operating lease liability and non-current operating lease liability in our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company does not have any finance leases.

 

ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term.

 

As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our estimated incremental borrowing rates, which are derived from information available at the lease commencement date, in determining the present value of lease payments. We give consideration to our bank financing arrangements, geographical location and collateralization of assets when calculating our incremental borrowing rates.

 

Our lease terms include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Leases with a term of less than 12 months are not recorded in the consolidated balance sheets. Our lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees. For real estate leases, we account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. Some leases include escalation clauses and termination options that are factored in the determination of the lease payments when appropriate.

 

If a lease is modified after the effective date, the operating lease ROU asset and liability is re-measured using the current incremental borrowing rate. We review our incremental borrowing rate for our portfolio of leases on a quarterly basis. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, lease impairment of approximately $68,000 and $298,000, respectively was recorded since the Company is no longer using certain leased facilities and is currently in the process of trying to sublease one of the spaces. There were no restructuring charges in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Lease expense is included in direct operating costs and general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations based on the nature of the expense. As of December 31, 2021, we had 37 leased properties, seven in Practice Management and 30 in Healthcare IT, with remaining terms ranging from less than one year to fifteen years. Our lease terms are determined taking into account lease renewal options, the Company’s anticipated operating plans and leases that are on a month-to-month basis. We also have some related party leases – see Note 13.

 

The components of lease expense were as follows:

    2021     2020  
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
    2021     2020  
    ($ in thousands)  
Operating lease cost   $ 4,232     $ 3,348  
Short-term lease cost     54       57  
Variable lease cost     31       28  
Total- net lease cost   $ 4,317     $ 3,433  

 

 

Short-term lease cost represents leases that were not capitalized as the lease term as of the later of January 1, 2021 or the beginning of the lease was less than 12 months. Variable lease costs include utilities, real estate taxes and common area maintenance costs.

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

 

    December 31, 2021     December 31, 2020  
    ($ in thousands)  
Operating leases:                
Operating lease ROU assets, net   $ 6,940     $ 7,743  
                 
Current operating lease liabilities   $ 3,963     $ 4,729  
Non-current operating lease liabilities     4,545       6,297  
Total operating lease liabilities   $ 8,508     $ 11,026  
                 
Operating leases:                
ROU assets   $ 10,535     $ 10,648  
Asset lease expense     (3,574 )     (2,889 )
Foreign exchange loss     (21 )     (16 )
ROU assets, net   $ 6,940     $ 7,743  
                 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):                
Operating leases     4.26       2.71  
Weighted average discount rate:                
Operating leases     6.76 %     6.76 %

 

Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases was as follows:

 

    Year Ended
December 31,
 
    2021     2020  
    ($ in thousands)  
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:            
Operating cash flows from operating leases   $ 5,351     $ 4,458  
                 
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:                
Operating leases, net of impairment and terminations   $ 2,790     $ 7,559  

 

 

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:

 

Operating leases - Years ending December 31,   ($ in thousands)  
2022   $ 4,420  
2023     2,296  
2024     1,019  
2025     481  
2026     216  
Thereafter     1,756  
Total lease payments     10,188  
Less: imputed interest     (1,680 )
Total lease obligations     8,508  
Less: current obligations     (3,963 )
Long-term lease obligations   $ 4,545