Debt And Liquidity

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Debt And Liquidity

Debt And Liquidity

4. DEBT AND LIQUIDITY

Debt consists of the following:

	June 30,			September 30,
	2011			2010
Tontine Term Loan, due May 15, 2013, bearing interest at 11.00%	$	10,000		$	10,000
Insurance Financing Agreements		72			653
Capital leases		539			603
Total debt		10,611			11,256
Less — Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt		(265	)		(808	)
Total long-term debt	$	10,346		$	10,448

 

Future payments on debt at June 30, 2011 are as follows:

	Capital Leases			Term Debt		Total
2011	$	79		$	67	$	146
2012		317			4		321
2013		317			10,001		10,318
2014		27			—		27
2015		—			—		—
Thereafter		—			—		—
Less: Imputed Interest		(201	)		—		(201	)
Total	$	539		$	10,072	$	10,611

For the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we incurred interest expense of $571 and $784, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we incurred interest expense of $1,746 and $2,869, respectively.

The Revolving Credit Facility

On May 12, 2006, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan and Security Agreement"), for a revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") with Bank of America, N.A. and certain other lenders. On April 30, 2010, we renegotiated the terms of, and entered into an amendment to, the Loan and Security Agreement. Under the terms of the amended Revolving Credit Facility, the size of the facility remains at $60,000 and the maturity date has been extended to May 12, 2012. In connection with the amendment, we incurred an amendment fee of $225 and legal fees of $53, which are being amortized over 24 months.

The Revolving Credit Facility is guaranteed by our subsidiaries and secured by first priority liens on substantially all of our subsidiaries' existing and future acquired assets, exclusive of collateral provided to our surety providers. The Revolving Credit Facility contains customary affirmative, negative and financial covenants. The Revolving Credit Facility also restricts us from paying cash dividends and places limitations on our ability to repurchase our common stock.

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may not exceed a "borrowing base" that is determined monthly by our lenders based on available collateral, primarily certain accounts receivables and inventories. Under the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility, in effect as of June 30, 2011, interest for loans and letter of credit fees is based on our Total Liquidity, which is calculated for any given period as the sum of the average daily availability for such period plus the average daily unrestricted cash on hand for such period as follows:

		Annual Interest Rate for
Total Liquidity	Annual Interest Rate for Loans	Letters of Credit
Greater than or equal to $60,000	LIBOR plus 3.00% or Base Rate plus 1.00%	3.00% plus 0.25% fronting fee
Greater than $40,000 and less than $60,000	LIBOR plus 3.25% or Base Rate plus 1.25%	3.25% plus 0.25% fronting fee
Less than or equal to $40,000	LIBOR plus 3.50% or Base Rate plus 1.50%	3.50% plus 0.25% fronting fee

At June 30, 2011, we had $17,697 available to us under the Revolving Credit Facility, based on a borrowing base of $25,808, outstanding letters of credit of $8,111, and no outstanding borrowings.

As of June 30, 2011, we were subject to the financial covenant under the Revolving Credit Facility requiring that we maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.0:1.0 at any time that our aggregate amount of unrestricted cash on hand plus availability is less than $25,000 and, thereafter, until such time as our aggregate amount of unrestricted cash on hand plus availability has been at least $25,000 for a period of 60 consecutive days. As of June 30, 2011, our Total Liquidity was in excess of $25,000 for the previous 60 days. Had our Total Liquidity been less than $25,000 for the previous 60 days at June 30, 2011, we would not have met the 1.0:1.0 fixed charge coverage ratio test.

At June 30, 2011, our Total Liquidity was $40,736. For the nine months ended June 30, 2011, we paid no interest for loans under the Revolving Credit Facility and a weighted average interest rate, including fronting fees, of 3.50% for letters of credit. In addition, we are charged monthly in arrears (1) an unused commitment fee of 0.50%, and (2) certain other fees and charges as specified in the Loan and Security Agreement, as amended. Finally, the Revolving Credit Facility would have been subject to termination charges of 0.25% of the total borrowing capacity plus $50. We intend to enter into discussions with our existing bank group to extend the maturity date of this facility although there can be no assurance that we will be successful.

The Tontine Term Loan

On December 12, 2007, we entered into the Tontine Term Loan, a $25,000 senior subordinated loan agreement, with Tontine. The Tontine Term Loan bears interest at 11.0% per annum and is due on May 15, 2013. Interest is payable quarterly in cash or in-kind at our option. Any interest paid in-kind will bear interest at 11.0% in addition to the loan principal. On April 30, 2010, we prepaid $15,000 of principal on the Tontine Term Loan. On May 1, 2010, Tontine assigned the Tontine Term Loan to TCP Overseas Master Fund II, L.P. ("TCP 2"), an affiliate of Tontine. Although the Tontine Term Loan may be repaid at any time prior to the maturity date at par, plus accrued interest without penalty, our Revolving Credit Facility currently prohibits any further repayments. The Tontine Term Loan is subordinated to our existing Revolving Credit Facility with Bank of America, N.A. The Tontine Term Loan is an unsecured obligation of the Company and its subsidiary borrowers. The Tontine Term Loan contains no financial covenants or restrictions on dividends or distributions to stockholders.