Long-Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2024

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt

On July 27, 2022, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as further amended, restated, extended, supplemented, modified and otherwise in effect from time to time, the “A&R Credit Agreement”), with each other Loan Party (as defined in the A&R Credit Agreement) party thereto, each lender from time to time party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender (each as defined in the A&R Credit Agreement). The A&R Credit Agreement matures on July 27, 2027. Among other things, the A&R Credit Agreement: (i) increased the credit facility from $100.0 million to $125.0 million; (ii) eliminated the term loan and principal amortization components of the credit facility; (iii) removed the Company’s capital expenditure covenant; (iv) enhanced flexibility for certain covenants and restrictions; and (v) lowered the spread of the Company’s cost of borrowing and transitioned from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.50% per annum, based upon the consolidated total lease-adjusted leverage ratio. In connection with the entry into the A&R Credit Agreement, the Company wrote off a portion of the unamortized debt issuance costs related to the Credit Agreement in the amount of $0.3 million in 2022. The A&R Credit Agreement is secured by a pledge of stock of substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries and a lien on substantially all of the personal property assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.

On December 21, 2023, the Company amended its A&R Credit Agreement by entering into that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”). Among the modifications, the Amendment: (i) increased applicable rate ranges (A) with respect to SOFR loans, from 1.50% - 2.50% per annum to 1.75% - 3.00% per annum and (B) with respect to base rate loans, from 0.50% - 1.50% per annum to 0.75% - 2.00% per annum, in each case as determined by the Consolidated Total Lease Adjusted Leverage Ratio (as defined in the A&R Credit Agreement), (ii) amended the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the A&R Credit Agreement) in order to limit the deduction of capital expenditures to “Non-Growth Capital Expenditures”, (iii) added a defined term for “Non-Growth Capital Expenditures” (along with certain related definitions), (iv) added a new capital expenditures covenant governing entry into new lease agreements and (v) increased the Consolidated Total Lease Adjusted Leverage Ratio (as defined in the A&R Credit Agreement) to be no greater than (x) 4.50 to 1.00 for the period beginning on the last day of the fiscal quarter ending January 2, 2024 until and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ending December 30, 2025 and (y) 4.25 to 1.00 for the period beginning on the last day of the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2026 until and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ending September 29, 2026.

As of April 2, 2024, the Company had $83.0 million of indebtedness (excluding $1.8 million of unamortized debt issuance costs) and $3.0 million of letters of credit outstanding under the A&R Credit Agreement. As of April 2, 2024, the Company had cash on hand of $1.3 million.

The Company’s revolver, which had a balance of $81.4 million as of April 2, 2024, bore interest at rates between 8.42% and 10.50% during the first quarter of 2024. The Company’s swingline, which had a balance of $1.6 million as of April 2, 2024, bore interest at 10.50% in the first quarter of 2024.

The Company also maintains outstanding letters of credit to secure obligations under its workers’ compensation program and certain lease obligations. The Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of April 2, 2024.