Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LEASES

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LEASES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Leases  
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, 2022 and 2021. 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 the 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. There were no lease modifications during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The anticipated renewal for one lease was reassessed, resulting in an increase in ROU assets and liabilities of approximately $150,000. We review our incremental borrowing rate for our portfolio of leases on a quarterly basis.

 

During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were approximately $1.0 million and $959,000, respectively, of unoccupied lease charges for two of the Company’s facilities. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded approximately $775,000 of impairment charges on a vendor contract and recorded a lease impairment of approximately $68,000 since the Company is no longer using certain leased facilities. There was no lease impairment recorded for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, there was a gain on lease termination of approximately $105,000. Additionally, a facility lease was terminated in conjunction with the Company ceasing its document storage services resulting in additional costs of approximately $203,000. These amounts are included in net loss on lease terminations, impairment and unoccupied lease charges in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company decided to terminate one of its leases in Pakistan which expired as of the end of the year. The Company did not renew this lease and consolidated its employees into the remaining facilities. As a result of the termination, the Company incurred a loss of approximately $18,000 which has been included in net loss on lease termination, impairment and unoccupied lease charges in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

 

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, 2022, we had 31 leased properties, five in Medical Practice Management and 26 in Healthcare IT, with the remaining terms ranging from less than one year to thirteen 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:

    2022     2021  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021  
    ($ in thousands)  
Operating lease cost   $ 3,714     $ 4,232  
Short-term lease cost     92       54  
Variable lease cost     29       31  
Total - net lease cost   $ 3,835     $ 4,317  

 

Short-term lease cost represents leases that were not capitalized as the lease term as of the later of January 1, 2022 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, 2022     December 31, 2021  
    ($ in thousands)  
Operating leases:                
Operating lease ROU assets, net   $ 4,921     $ 6,940  
                 
Current operating lease liabilities   $ 2,273     $ 3,963  
Non-current operating lease liabilities     3,207       4,545  
Total operating lease liabilities   $ 5,480     $ 8,508  
                 
Operating leases:                
ROU assets   $ 8,293     $ 10,535  
Asset lease expense     (3,286 )     (3,574 )
Foreign exchange loss     (86 )     (21 )
ROU assets, net   $ 4,921     $ 6,940  
                 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):                
Operating leases     5.1       4.3  
Weighted average discount rate:                
Operating leases     7.9 %     6.8 %

 

 

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

    2022     2021  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021  
    ($ in thousands)  
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:                
Operating cash flows from operating leases   $ 4,743     $ 5,351  
                 
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:                
Operating leases, excluding impairments and terminations   $ 1,569     $ 2,790  

 

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:

 

Operating leases - Years ending December 31,     ($ in thousands)  
2023     $ 2,613  
2024       1,333  
2025       821  
2026       286  
2027       231  
Thereafter       1,637  
Total lease payments       6,921  
Less: imputed interest       (1,441 )
Total lease obligations       5,480  
Less: current obligations       (2,273 )
Long-term lease obligations     $ 3,207