Note 7 - Floor Plan Notes Payable and Lines of Credit

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

7. FLOOR PLAN NOTES PAYABLE AND LINES OF CREDIT:

Floor Plan Notes Payable

Floor plan notes are financing agreements to facilitate the Company’s purchase of new and used commercial vehicle inventory. These notes are collateralized by the inventory purchased and accounts receivable arising from the sale thereof. The Company’s Floor Plan Credit Agreement provides for a loan commitment of up to $1.0 billion and has the interest rate benchmarked to LIBOR, as defined in the agreement. The interest rate under the Company’s Floor Plan Credit Agreement is the one month LIBOR rate plus 1.10%. The effective interest rate applicable to the Company’s Floor Plan Credit Agreement was approximately 5.24% as of December 31, 2022. The Company utilizes its excess cash on hand to pay down its outstanding borrowings under its Floor Plan Credit Agreement, and the resulting interest earned is recognized as an offset to the Company’s gross interest expense under the Floor Plan Credit Agreement.

The Company’s RTC Canada Floor Plan Agreement provides for a loan commitment of up to $116.7 million CAD and has the interest benchmarked to CDOR, as defined in the agreement. Loans to purchase used vehicle inventory are limited to twenty percent (20%) of the credit limit available at such time. RTC Canada may borrow, repay and reborrow loans from time to time until the maturity date, provided, however, that the outstanding principal amount on any date shall not exceed the credit limits set forth above with respect to new and used vehicles. Advances under the RTC Canada Floor Plan Agreement bear interest per annum, payable on the first business day of each calendar month, at CDOR, plus 0.90% and in the case of an advance required to be made in USD dollars, at LIBOR, plus 1.10%.

The Company finances substantially all of the purchase price of its new commercial vehicle inventory and the loan value of its used commercial vehicle inventory under its Floor Plan Credit Agreement and RTC Canada Floor Plan Agreement, under which BMO Harris and BMO pay the manufacturer directly with respect to new commercial vehicles. Amounts borrowed under the Company’s Floor Plan Credit Agreement and RTC Canada Floor Plan Agreement are due when the related commercial vehicle inventory (collateral) is sold. The Company’s Floor Plan Credit Agreement expires September 14, 2026, although BMO Harris has the right to terminate the Floor Plan Credit Agreement at any time upon 360 days written notice and the Company may terminate at any time, subject to specified limited exceptions. On December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $762.9 million outstanding under its Floor Plan Credit Agreement. The Company’s RTC Canada Floor Plan Agreement expires September 14, 2026. On December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $44.6 million outstanding under the RTC Canada Floor Plan Agreement.

The Company’s weighted average interest rate for floor plan notes payable was 1.56% for the year ended December 31, 2022, and 0.42% for the year ended December 31, 2021, which is net of interest related to prepayments of new and used inventory loans.

Assets pledged as collateral were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2022		2021
Inventories, new and used vehicles at cost based on specific identification, net of allowance	$	1,034,727	$	711,358
Vehicle sale related accounts receivable		83,158		37,599
Total	$	1,117,885	$	748,957
Floor plan notes payable related to vehicles	$	933,203	$	630,731

Lines of Credit

The Company has a line of credit that provides for a maximum borrowing of $20.0 million. There were no advances outstanding under this secured line of credit as of December 31, 2022; however, $14.1 million was pledged to secure various letters of credit related to self-insurance products, leaving $5.9 million available for future borrowings as of December 31, 2022.