XML 25 R15.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.24.3
Operating Leases
3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
Operating Leases  
Operating Leases

6. Operating Leases:

Lessor

The Company leases office and retail space to tenants under operating leases in commercial buildings. Most rental terms range from approximately 5 to 49 years. The leases provide for the payment of fixed base rent payable monthly in advance as well as reimbursements of real estate taxes and common area costs. The Company has elected to account for lease revenues and the reimbursements of common area costs as a single component included as rental income in our consolidated statements of operations.

The following table disaggregates the Company's revenues by lease and non-lease components:

           
   Three Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2024   2023 
Base rent - fixed  $5,087,276   $4,921,887 
Reimbursements of common area costs   150,732    146,860 
Non-lease components (real estate taxes)   301,121    255,054 
Rental income  $5,539,129   $5,323,801 

Future minimum non-cancelable rental income for leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more is as follows:

                 
  As of October 31, 2024 
Fiscal Year  Company
Owned
Property
   Leased
Property
   Total 
For the remainder of 2025  $9,204,641   $4,698,019   $13,902,660 
2026   8,821,697    4,635,555    13,457,252 
2027   7,917,146    4,289,367    12,206,513 
2028   7,079,574    4,243,494    11,323,068 
2029   6,347,171    3,418,470    9,765,641 
2030   5,914,145    2,184,682    8,098,827 
After 2030   15,805,054    5,052,775    20,857,829 
Total  $61,089,428   $28,522,362   $89,611,790 

Lessee

The Company’s real estate operations include leased properties under long-term, non-cancelable operating lease agreements. The leases expire at various dates through 2073, including options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise that option. Certain leases provide for increases in future minimum annual rental payments as defined in the lease agreements.

Sublease rental income from the Company’s real estate operations for leased real property exceeded operating lease costs as follows:

           
   Three Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2024   2023 
Sublease rental income  $1,821,654   $1,824,879 
Operating lease costs   (749,125)   (748,711)
Excess of sublease income over lease cost  $1,072,529   $1,076,168 
           
   Three Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2024   2023 
Other information:          
Operating cash flows from operating leases  $540,300   $531,288 

The following is a maturity analysis of the annual undiscounted cash flows of the operating lease liabilities as of October 31, 2024:

     
Period Ended October 31,  Operating
Leases
 
2025  $2,171,538 
2026   2,272,955 
2027   2,333,737 
2028   2,354,249 
2029   2,375,444 
Thereafter   21,067,467 
Total undiscounted cash flows   32,575,390 
Less: present value discount   (7,577,169)
Total Lease Liabilities  $24,998,221 

As of October 31, 2024, our operating leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 15.70 years and a weighted average discount rate of 3.66%.