Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Leases

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Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases Leases
The Company's portfolio of leases contains both finance and operating leases that relate to real estate and manufacturing equipment. Substantially all of the value of the Company's leased plants and facilities relate to the Master Lease with Store Master Funding XII, LLC (“Store”), an affiliate of Store Capital Corporation ("Store Capital"), that was entered into in 2016 and since amended, with the latest amendment occurring in 2024. During the third quarter of 2024, the Company and Store closed on a transaction pursuant to which Store sold to a third party approximately 20,200 square feet of warehouse space located at Ascent’s facility in Cleveland, Tennessee. As a result of the sale, the Company and Store entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement (the “Fourth Master Lease”) to reduce the Company's rent at the Cleveland facility pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Third Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement between the parties dated September 10, 2020. The Fourth Master Lease was determined to be a lease modification that qualified for a remeasurement of the existing lease and not a separate contract. Upon modification of the Fourth Master Lease, the right-of-use asset and operating lease liability were remeasured using an incremental borrowing rate determined on the date of modification. As such, the Company recognized an increase in the right-of-use asset and operating lease liability related to the Fourth Master Lease of $1.3 million and recognized a gain on the modification of $0.1 million, which is reported within operating expenses on the consolidated statements of income (loss).
As of December 31, 2024, operating lease liabilities related to the master lease agreement with Store Capital totaled $30.9 million, or 94% of the total lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company entered into new operating lease agreements resulting in an additional $0.5 million of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

Balance Sheet Presentation
Operating and finance lease amounts from continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
Classification Financial Statement Line Item 2024 2023
Operating lease assets Right-of-use assets, operating leases $ 28,225  $ 27,784 
Finance lease assets Property, plant and equipment, net 1,267  1,543 
Current liabilities Current portion of lease liabilities, operating leases 1,513  1,140 
Current liabilities Current portion of lease liabilities, finance leases 334  292 
Non-current liabilities Non-current portion of lease liabilities, operating leases 30,039  29,729 
Non-current liabilities Non-current portion of lease liabilities, finance leases $ 1,015  $ 1,307 
Total Lease Cost
Individual components of the total lease cost incurred by the Company are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) 2024 2023
Operating lease cost1
$ 3,945  $ 3,945 
Finance lease cost:
Reduction in carrying amount of right-of-use assets 322  334 
Interest on finance lease liabilities 86  85 
Sublease income (419) (394)
Total lease cost $ 3,934  $ 3,970 
1Includes short term leases, which are immaterial

Reduction in carrying amounts of right-of-use assets held under finance leases is included in depreciation expense. Minimum rental payments under operating leases are recognized on a straight-line method over the term of the lease including any periods of free rent and are included in selling, general, and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

Maturity of Leases
The amounts of undiscounted future minimum lease payments under leases as of December 31, 2024 are as follows:
(in thousands) Operating Finance
2025 $ 3,698  $ 403 
2026 3,750  361 
2027 3,825  361 
2028 3,903  303 
2029 3,971  85 
Thereafter 27,966  — 
Total undiscounted minimum future lease payments 47,113  1,513 
Imputed Interest (15,561) (164)
Total lease liabilities $ 31,552  $ 1,349 
Lease Term and Discount Rate
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases 7.17  % 8.33  %
Finance leases 5.97  % 5.92  %
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases 11.61 years 12.67 years
Finance leases 4.03 years 5.07 years
Subleases
During the second quarter of 2024, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with a third party to sublease the former Specialty Pipe and Tube, Inc. facilities in Mineral Ridge, Ohio and Houston, Texas. The sublease agreement continues through the remaining term of the Master Lease Agreement and will expire on September 30, 2036, unless terminated in accordance with the sublease agreement. The sublease provides for an annual base rent of approximately $0.1 million in the first year, which increases on an annual basis by 2.0%. The sublessee is responsible for taxes and all operating expenses related to the subleased space
The Company also currently subleases the former Palmer facility and records cash receipts related to the subleases in other expense (income) on the consolidated statements of income (loss). Sublease payments fully offset the amounts the Company incurs in the Master Lease related to sublet facilities.

Future expected cash receipts from the Company's subleases as of December 31, 2024 are as follows:
(in thousands) Sublease Receipts
2025 $ 582 
2026 594 
2027 606 
2028 618 
2029 631 
Thereafter 4,598 
Total sublease receipts $ 7,629 
Leases Leases
The Company's portfolio of leases contains both finance and operating leases that relate to real estate and manufacturing equipment. Substantially all of the value of the Company's leased plants and facilities relate to the Master Lease with Store Master Funding XII, LLC (“Store”), an affiliate of Store Capital Corporation ("Store Capital"), that was entered into in 2016 and since amended, with the latest amendment occurring in 2024. During the third quarter of 2024, the Company and Store closed on a transaction pursuant to which Store sold to a third party approximately 20,200 square feet of warehouse space located at Ascent’s facility in Cleveland, Tennessee. As a result of the sale, the Company and Store entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement (the “Fourth Master Lease”) to reduce the Company's rent at the Cleveland facility pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Third Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement between the parties dated September 10, 2020. The Fourth Master Lease was determined to be a lease modification that qualified for a remeasurement of the existing lease and not a separate contract. Upon modification of the Fourth Master Lease, the right-of-use asset and operating lease liability were remeasured using an incremental borrowing rate determined on the date of modification. As such, the Company recognized an increase in the right-of-use asset and operating lease liability related to the Fourth Master Lease of $1.3 million and recognized a gain on the modification of $0.1 million, which is reported within operating expenses on the consolidated statements of income (loss).
As of December 31, 2024, operating lease liabilities related to the master lease agreement with Store Capital totaled $30.9 million, or 94% of the total lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company entered into new operating lease agreements resulting in an additional $0.5 million of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

Balance Sheet Presentation
Operating and finance lease amounts from continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
Classification Financial Statement Line Item 2024 2023
Operating lease assets Right-of-use assets, operating leases $ 28,225  $ 27,784 
Finance lease assets Property, plant and equipment, net 1,267  1,543 
Current liabilities Current portion of lease liabilities, operating leases 1,513  1,140 
Current liabilities Current portion of lease liabilities, finance leases 334  292 
Non-current liabilities Non-current portion of lease liabilities, operating leases 30,039  29,729 
Non-current liabilities Non-current portion of lease liabilities, finance leases $ 1,015  $ 1,307 
Total Lease Cost
Individual components of the total lease cost incurred by the Company are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) 2024 2023
Operating lease cost1
$ 3,945  $ 3,945 
Finance lease cost:
Reduction in carrying amount of right-of-use assets 322  334 
Interest on finance lease liabilities 86  85 
Sublease income (419) (394)
Total lease cost $ 3,934  $ 3,970 
1Includes short term leases, which are immaterial

Reduction in carrying amounts of right-of-use assets held under finance leases is included in depreciation expense. Minimum rental payments under operating leases are recognized on a straight-line method over the term of the lease including any periods of free rent and are included in selling, general, and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

Maturity of Leases
The amounts of undiscounted future minimum lease payments under leases as of December 31, 2024 are as follows:
(in thousands) Operating Finance
2025 $ 3,698  $ 403 
2026 3,750  361 
2027 3,825  361 
2028 3,903  303 
2029 3,971  85 
Thereafter 27,966  — 
Total undiscounted minimum future lease payments 47,113  1,513 
Imputed Interest (15,561) (164)
Total lease liabilities $ 31,552  $ 1,349 
Lease Term and Discount Rate
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases 7.17  % 8.33  %
Finance leases 5.97  % 5.92  %
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases 11.61 years 12.67 years
Finance leases 4.03 years 5.07 years
Subleases
During the second quarter of 2024, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with a third party to sublease the former Specialty Pipe and Tube, Inc. facilities in Mineral Ridge, Ohio and Houston, Texas. The sublease agreement continues through the remaining term of the Master Lease Agreement and will expire on September 30, 2036, unless terminated in accordance with the sublease agreement. The sublease provides for an annual base rent of approximately $0.1 million in the first year, which increases on an annual basis by 2.0%. The sublessee is responsible for taxes and all operating expenses related to the subleased space
The Company also currently subleases the former Palmer facility and records cash receipts related to the subleases in other expense (income) on the consolidated statements of income (loss). Sublease payments fully offset the amounts the Company incurs in the Master Lease related to sublet facilities.

Future expected cash receipts from the Company's subleases as of December 31, 2024 are as follows:
(in thousands) Sublease Receipts
2025 $ 582 
2026 594 
2027 606 
2028 618 
2029 631 
Thereafter 4,598 
Total sublease receipts $ 7,629 
Leases Leases
The Company's portfolio of leases contains both finance and operating leases that relate to real estate and manufacturing equipment. Substantially all of the value of the Company's leased plants and facilities relate to the Master Lease with Store Master Funding XII, LLC (“Store”), an affiliate of Store Capital Corporation ("Store Capital"), that was entered into in 2016 and since amended, with the latest amendment occurring in 2024. During the third quarter of 2024, the Company and Store closed on a transaction pursuant to which Store sold to a third party approximately 20,200 square feet of warehouse space located at Ascent’s facility in Cleveland, Tennessee. As a result of the sale, the Company and Store entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement (the “Fourth Master Lease”) to reduce the Company's rent at the Cleveland facility pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Third Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement between the parties dated September 10, 2020. The Fourth Master Lease was determined to be a lease modification that qualified for a remeasurement of the existing lease and not a separate contract. Upon modification of the Fourth Master Lease, the right-of-use asset and operating lease liability were remeasured using an incremental borrowing rate determined on the date of modification. As such, the Company recognized an increase in the right-of-use asset and operating lease liability related to the Fourth Master Lease of $1.3 million and recognized a gain on the modification of $0.1 million, which is reported within operating expenses on the consolidated statements of income (loss).
As of December 31, 2024, operating lease liabilities related to the master lease agreement with Store Capital totaled $30.9 million, or 94% of the total lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company entered into new operating lease agreements resulting in an additional $0.5 million of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

Balance Sheet Presentation
Operating and finance lease amounts from continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
Classification Financial Statement Line Item 2024 2023
Operating lease assets Right-of-use assets, operating leases $ 28,225  $ 27,784 
Finance lease assets Property, plant and equipment, net 1,267  1,543 
Current liabilities Current portion of lease liabilities, operating leases 1,513  1,140 
Current liabilities Current portion of lease liabilities, finance leases 334  292 
Non-current liabilities Non-current portion of lease liabilities, operating leases 30,039  29,729 
Non-current liabilities Non-current portion of lease liabilities, finance leases $ 1,015  $ 1,307 
Total Lease Cost
Individual components of the total lease cost incurred by the Company are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) 2024 2023
Operating lease cost1
$ 3,945  $ 3,945 
Finance lease cost:
Reduction in carrying amount of right-of-use assets 322  334 
Interest on finance lease liabilities 86  85 
Sublease income (419) (394)
Total lease cost $ 3,934  $ 3,970 
1Includes short term leases, which are immaterial

Reduction in carrying amounts of right-of-use assets held under finance leases is included in depreciation expense. Minimum rental payments under operating leases are recognized on a straight-line method over the term of the lease including any periods of free rent and are included in selling, general, and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

Maturity of Leases
The amounts of undiscounted future minimum lease payments under leases as of December 31, 2024 are as follows:
(in thousands) Operating Finance
2025 $ 3,698  $ 403 
2026 3,750  361 
2027 3,825  361 
2028 3,903  303 
2029 3,971  85 
Thereafter 27,966  — 
Total undiscounted minimum future lease payments 47,113  1,513 
Imputed Interest (15,561) (164)
Total lease liabilities $ 31,552  $ 1,349 
Lease Term and Discount Rate
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases 7.17  % 8.33  %
Finance leases 5.97  % 5.92  %
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases 11.61 years 12.67 years
Finance leases 4.03 years 5.07 years
Subleases
During the second quarter of 2024, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with a third party to sublease the former Specialty Pipe and Tube, Inc. facilities in Mineral Ridge, Ohio and Houston, Texas. The sublease agreement continues through the remaining term of the Master Lease Agreement and will expire on September 30, 2036, unless terminated in accordance with the sublease agreement. The sublease provides for an annual base rent of approximately $0.1 million in the first year, which increases on an annual basis by 2.0%. The sublessee is responsible for taxes and all operating expenses related to the subleased space
The Company also currently subleases the former Palmer facility and records cash receipts related to the subleases in other expense (income) on the consolidated statements of income (loss). Sublease payments fully offset the amounts the Company incurs in the Master Lease related to sublet facilities.

Future expected cash receipts from the Company's subleases as of December 31, 2024 are as follows:
(in thousands) Sublease Receipts
2025 $ 582 
2026 594 
2027 606 
2028 618 
2029 631 
Thereafter 4,598 
Total sublease receipts $ 7,629