Annual Report 2025

Annual Report 2025

20. Leases

The statements of financial position shows the following amounts relating to leases:

Leases – Right-of-use Assets and Lease Liabilities

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands of $)

 

2025

 

2,024

 

2,023

Right-of-use assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings

 

28,393

 

33,780

 

16,798

Vehicles

 

12,297

 

6,615

 

3,191

Equipment

 

91

 

125

 

160

 

 

40,781

 

40,520

 

20,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

10,833

 

6,533

 

4,646

Non-current

 

36,327

 

32,520

 

15,354

 

 

47,160

 

39,053

 

20,000

Additions to the right-of-use assets amounted to $20 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $26 million and $11 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 respectively.

The table below shows a maturity analysis of the lease liabilities:

Leases – Maturity Analysis of Lease Liabilities

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands of $)

 

2025

 

20241)

 

20231)

Lease liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 1 year

 

12,458

 

8,047

 

4,286

Years 1 through 5

 

32,718

 

25,670

 

13,890

Greater than 5 years

 

7,786

 

11,829

 

1,824

Total contractual cash flows

 

52,962

 

45,546

 

20,000

Total carrying amount

 

47,160

 

39,053

 

20,000

1)

Comparative figures have been aligned with the presentation adopted in the current year.

The consolidated statements of profit or loss and the consolidated statements of other comprehensive income or loss shows the following amounts relating to leases:

Leases – Depreciation Charges

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands of $)

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

Depreciation charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings

 

6,135

 

3,657

 

2,839

Vehicles

 

4,272

 

2,067

 

971

Equipment

 

34

 

35

 

36

 

 

10,441

 

5,759

 

3,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (included in finance cost)

 

3,175

 

2,072

 

693

The total cash outflows for leases in 2025, 2024 and 2023 were $4 million, $8 million and $4 million respectively.

The Company applies the short-term lease recognition exemption (i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date and do not contain a purchase option) and the lease of low-value assets recognition exemption. Lease payments on short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are immaterial and are recognized as an expense within the operating category in the statement of profit on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Company does not have any lease agreement with variable lease payments or residual value guarantees. The Company has several leases that include extension and termination options. These options provide flexibility in managing the leased-asset portfolio and align with the Company’s business needs. The Company exercises judgment in determining whether these extension and termination options are reasonably certain to be exercised. The undiscounted potential future rental payments relating to periods following the exercise date of extension and termination options that are not included in the lease term are not material.