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3/25/22, 9:42 AM <br />Table of Contents <br />Note 19 - Joint Venture <br />road -20210930 <br />In November 2017, one of the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries entered into a joint venture agreement (the "JV') with a third <br />party for the sole purpose of bidding on and performing a construction project for the Alabama Department of Transportation. The <br />Company and the third party each own a 50% partnership interest in the JV and share revenue and expenses equally. The JV is jointly <br />managed by representatives of the Company and the third party, and all labor, material and equipment required to perform the contract <br />is subcontracted, with both of the participants of the JV performing some portion of the subcontracted work. <br />The Company accounts for this joint venture as an equity method investment in accordance with GAAP. At September 30, 2021 and <br />2020, the Company's investment in the JV was $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, which is reflected as "Investment in joint <br />venture" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the <br />Company recognized $0.0 million, $0.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively, of pre-tax income, representing its 50% interest in the <br />earnings of the JV, which is reflected as "Earnings from investment in joint venture" on the Company's Consolidated Statements of <br />Comprehensive Income. The income tax impact attributable to the Company's investment in the JV is included within the provision for <br />income taxes in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. <br />Note 20 - Leases <br />The Company leases certain facilities, office space, vehicles and equipment. As of September 30, 2021, operating leases under Topic <br />842 were included in (i) operating lease right -of use assets, (ii) current portion of operating lease liabilities and (iii) operating lease <br />liabilities, net of current portion on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets in the amounts of $6.5 million, $1.4 million and <br />$5.3 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2021, the Company did not have any lease contracts that had not yet commenced but <br />had created significant rights and obligations. <br />The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands): <br />Operating lease cost <br />Short-term lease cost <br />Total lease expense <br />For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, <br />2021 2020 <br />2,475 $ 3,498 <br />13,346 13,374 <br />15,821 16,872 <br />Short-term leases (those with terms of 12 months or less) are not capitalized but are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease <br />term. The majority of our short-term leases relate to equipment used on construction projects. These leases are entered into at periodic <br />rental rates for an unspecified duration and typically have a termination for convenience provision. <br />As of September 30, 2021, the weighted -average remaining term of the Company's operating leases was 9.1 years, and the weighted - <br />average discount rate was 3.76%. As of September 30, 2021, the lease liability was equal to the present value of the remaining lease <br />payments, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate on the Company's secured debt using a single maturity discount rate, as <br />such rate is not materially different from the discount rate applied to each of the leases in the portfolio. <br />The following table summarizes the Company's undiscounted lease liabilities outstanding as of September 30, 2021 (in thousands): <br />Fiscal Year Amount <br />2022 $ 1,614- <br />2023 <br />2 1,223 <br />024 <br />929 <br />2025 <br />623 <br />2026 <br />600 <br />Thereafter 3,115 <br />Total future minimum lease payments $ 8,104 <br />Less: imputed interest 1,407 <br />Total $ 6,697 <br />httpsJ/www.see.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001718227/000171822721000107/road-20210930.htm 123/144 <br />