Leases
6 Months Ended
May 31, 2020
Leases  
Leases

8)    Leases

 

(a)

Right-of-use asset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in thousands of dollars

 

    

$

 

ASC 842 transition as at December 1, 2019

 

681

 

Amortization

 

(86)

 

Lease accretion

 

27

 

Derecognition of Fairbanks warehouse lease

 

(93)

 

 

 

529

 

 

The pre-transition rent deposit of $114 thousand was transferred to the Right-of-use asset upon adoption of ASC 842 on December 1, 2019 and is included in the opening balance of $681 thousand.

 

(b)

Lease liabilities

 

The Company’s lease arrangements primarily consist of an operating lease for our office space ending in June 2024. There are no extension options.

 

Total lease expense recorded within general and administrative expenses was comprised of the following components:

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

in thousands of dollars

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

May 31, 2020

 

 

    

$

 

Operating lease costs

 

86

 

Variable lease costs

 

64

 

Total lease expense

 

150

 

 

Variable lease costs consist primarily of the Company’s portion of operating costs associated with the office space lease as the Company elected to apply the practical expedient not to separate lease and non-lease components.

 

As of May 31, 2020, the weighted-average remaining lease term was 4.1 years and the weighted-average discount rate is 8%. Significant judgment was used in the determination of the incremental borrowing rate which included estimating the Company’s credit rating.

 

Supplemental cash and non-cash information relating to our leases during the six months ended May 31, 2020 are as follows:

·

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities was $96,842.

·

No cash was paid upon termination of a lease for office and warehouse space and reassignment to Ambler Metals LLC that resulted in the derecognition of the right-of-use asset of $92,974 and the operating lease liability of $93,006.

 

Future minimum payments relating to the lease recognized in our balance sheet as of May 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

in thousands of dollars

 

 

May 31, 2020

 

Fiscal year

    

$

 

2020

 

90

 

2021

 

184

 

2022

 

173

 

2023

 

211

 

2024

 

116

 

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

774

 

Effect of discounting

 

(175)

 

Present value of lease payments recognized as lease liability

 

599