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Note 9 - Long-term Debt

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Note 9 - Long-term Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
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9.

Long-Term Debt

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Long-term debt is summarized below:

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September 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

 
                 

Term Loan, net of debt discount of $415 and $499 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

  $ 210,522     $ 218,875  

Less current maturities

    11,137       11,137  

Long-term debt before deferred financing costs

    199,385       207,738  

Deferred financing costs, net

    1,397       1,680  

Long-term debt, net

  $ 197,988     $ 206,058  

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On June 9, 2021, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a group of banks and financial institutions. The Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured term loan in the amount of $225,000 and a senior secured revolving credit facility in the amount of $100,000, of which $10,000 will be available in the form of letters of credit and $15,000 will be available for the issuance of short-term swingline loans. The Credit Agreement also allows the Company to request increases to the revolving commitments and/or incremental term loans in an aggregate amount not in excess of $175,000, subject to specified terms and conditions. The final maturity date of the Credit Agreement is June 9, 2026. The Company applied the proceeds of the senior secured term loan facility under the Credit Agreement to refinance its existing senior secured term loan and revolving credit facilities and for the payment of transaction consideration and expenses in connection with the Credit Agreement.

 

The Company will be required to pay a fee for unused amounts under the senior secured revolving facility in an amount ranging from 0.150% to 0.300% of the average daily unused portion of the senior secured revolving credit facility, depending on the Company’s Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement provides that the senior secured term loan facility will bear interest at (i) the London Interbank Offered Rate for the applicable interest period multiplied by the Statutory Reserve Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus (ii) a margin ranging from 1.375% to 2.00%, depending on the Company’s Leverage Ratio. The Credit Agreement provides that the Company has the option to select whether the senior secured revolving credit facility borrowings will bear interest at either (i)(a) the London Interbank Offered Rate for the applicable interest period multiplied by the Statutory Reserve Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus (b) a margin ranging from 1.375% to 2.00%, depending on the Company’s Leverage Ratio, or (ii) a margin ranging from 0.375% to 1.00% per annum, depending on the Company’s Leverage Ratio, plus the greatest of (which if the following would be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00%) (a) the Prime Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 0.50% and (c) the London Interbank Offered Rate for a one month interest period multiplied by the Statutory Reserve Rate plus 1%. If the London Interbank Offered Rate for the applicable interest period is less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of calculating the foregoing interest rates in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Credit Agreement was issued at a $563 discount which is being amortized over the term of the term loan. Additionally, deferred financing costs of $1,409 are being amortized over the term of the loan. The Company’s entrance into the Credit Agreement and subsequent settlement of its prior credit agreements is accounted for as an extinguishment of the Company’s prior debt under ASC 470-50, which resulted in the write off of unamortized capitalized deferred financing costs of $972 as well as the write off of unamortized debt discount of $3,964, resulting in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $4,936 in the Consolidated Statement Operations and Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

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At September 30, 2022, the Company had outstanding borrowings under its term loan of $210,522, $84,000 in outstanding borrowings on its revolving credit facility, and remaining borrowing availability of $15,450. At December 31, 2021, the Company had outstanding borrowings under its term loan of $218,875, no outstanding borrowings on its revolving credit facility, and remaining borrowing availability of $99,050.  

 

The Credit Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and negative and affirmative covenants, as well as customary events of default and certain cross default provisions that could result in acceleration of the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Credit Agreement requires the Company to have a Leverage Ratio of not more than 3.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2021, and to have a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2021. As of  September 30, 2022, the Company was in compliance with the respective covenants.

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In accordance with the Company’s prior credit agreements, the Company was required to make additional principal prepayments over the above scheduled payments under certain conditions. This included, in the case of the term loan facility, 100% of the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales, certain insurance or condemnation events, certain debt issuances, and, within 150 days of the end of each fiscal year, 50% of consolidated excess cash flow including a deduction for certain distributions (which percentage is reduced to 0% upon the achievement of certain leverage ratio thresholds), for such fiscal year. Consolidated excess cash flow was defined in the senior credit facilities as consolidated adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) plus a consolidated working capital adjustment, less the sum of repayments of debt and capital expenditures (subject to certain adjustments), interest and taxes paid in cash, management fees and certain restricted payments (including certain dividends or distributions). Consolidated working capital adjustment was defined in the senior credit facilities as the change in working capital, defined as current assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents, less current liabilities, excluding the current portion of long-term debt. The Company made a voluntary payment of $20,000 on its debt on March 31, 2021.

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On June 13, 2019, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to reduce its exposure to interest rate volatility. The interest rate swap has a notional amount of $175,000 effective for the period May 31, 2019 through May 31, 2024. The Company may have counterparty credit risk resulting from the interest rate swap, which it monitors on an on-going basis. The risk lies with one global financial institution. Under the interest rate swap agreement, the Company will either receive or make payments on a monthly basis based on the differential between 2.495% and LIBOR. The interest rate swap was previously accounted for as a cash flow hedge. During the first quarter of 2020, the swap was determined to be ineffective. As a result, the swap was dedesignated on March 19, 2020, and the remaining losses included in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets would be amortized into interest expense on a straight-line basis through the life of the swap. The amount amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was ($291) and ($291), respectively. The amount amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was ($873) and $859, respectively. A mark-to-market adjustment of $119 and $119 was recorded as Interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended  September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the swap. A mark-to-market adjustment of $357 and ($1,879) was recorded as Interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the swap.

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On June 9, 2021, in conjunction with entering into the Credit Agreement described above, the Company re-designated its swap. As a result, the swap will be recorded at fair value with changes recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The amortization from Accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings from the previous dedesignation has been adjusted as of June 9, 2021 to include the de-recognition of previously recognized mark-to-market gains and the amortization of the off-market component as of the re-designation date, and will continue to be recognized through the life of the swap. The amount expected to be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings in the next twelve months is $687.

 

On May 19, 2022, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to further reduce its exposure to interest rate volatility. The interest rate swap has a notional amount of $125,000 effective for the period May 31, 2024 through June 9, 2026. The Company may have counterparty credit risk resulting from the interest rate swap, which it monitors on an on-going basis. The risk lies with two global financial institutions. Under the interest rate swap agreement, the Company will either receive or make payments on a monthly basis based on the differential between 2.718% and SOFR. The interest rate swap is accounted for as a cash flow hedge.

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The interest rate swaps' positive fair value at September 30, 2022 was $7,013, of which $3,104 and $3,909 are included in Prepaid and other current assets and Other long-term assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, respectively.  The interest rate swaps' negative fair value at  December 31, 2021 was $6,428, of which $3,479 and $2,949 are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, respectively.