Note 10 - Long Term Debt and Revolving Lines of Credit

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 10. Long-Term Debt and Revolving Lines of Credit

The table below is a summary of the composition of the Company's debt balances as of October 31, 2023 and 2022:

				As of October 31,			As of October 31,
(in thousands)	Interest Rates		Maturities	2023			2022
ABL Facility - short term	Varies		June 2028	$	18,954		$	52,133
Senior notes - long term		6.0000%	February 2026		375,000			375,000
Total debt, gross					393,954			427,133
Less: Unamortized deferred financing costs offsetting long term debt					(3,132	)		(4,524	)
Less: Revolving Loan - short term					(18,954	)		(52,133	)
Long term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs				$	371,868		$	370,476

On January 28, 2021, Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (i) completed a private offering of $375.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.000% senior secured second lien notes due 2026 (the “Senior Notes”) issued pursuant to an indenture, among the Issuer, the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined below), Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and as collateral agent (the "Indenture") and (ii) entered into an amended and restated ABL Facility (as subsequently amended, the "ABL Facility") by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent, sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, the other lenders party thereto, which provided up to $125.0 million of asset-based revolving loan commitments to the Company and the other borrowers under the ABL Facility. The proceeds from the Senior Notes, along with certain borrowings under the ABL Facility, were used to repay all outstanding indebtedness under the Company’s then existing Term Loan Agreement (see discussion below), dated December 6, 2018, and pay related fees and expenses.

On July 29, 2022, the ABL Facility was amended to, among other changes, increase the maximum revolver borrowings available to be drawn thereunder from $125.0 million to $160.0 million and increase the letter of credit sublimit from $7.5 million to $10.5 million. The ABL Facility also provides for an uncommitted accordion feature under which the borrowers under the ABL Facility can, subject to specified conditions, increase the ABL Facility by up to an additional $75.0 million. The $35.0 million in incremental commitments was provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. This amended ABL Facility was treated as a debt modification.

On June 1, 2023, the ABL Facility was amended to, among other changes, (1) increase the maximum revolver borrowings available to be drawn thereunder from $160.0 million to $225.0 million, (2) increase the letter of credit sublimit from $10.5 million to $22.5 million and (3) extend the maturity of the ABL Facility to the earlier of (a) June 1, 2028 or (b) the date that is 180 days prior to (i) the final stated maturity date of the Senior Notes or (ii) the date the Senior Notes become due and payable. The ABL Facility also provides for an uncommitted accordion feature under which the borrowers under the ABL Facility can, subject to specified conditions, increase the ABL Facility by up to an additional $75.0 million. The $65.0 million in incremental commitments were provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and PNC Bank, N.A. The amended ABL Facility was treated as a debt modification. The Company capitalized an additional $0.5 million of debt issuance costs related to the June 1, 2023, ABL Facility amendment. The preexisting unamortized deferred costs of $1.4 million and the additional costs of $0.5 million will be amortized from June 1, 2023 through June 1, 2028.

Summarized terms of these facilities are included below:

Senior Notes

Summarized terms of the Senior Notes are as follows:

● Provides for an original aggregate principal amount of $375.0 million;

● The Senior Notes will mature and be due and payable in full on February 1, 2026;

● The Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.000% per annum, payable on February 1st and August 1st of each year;

● The Senior Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Company, Concrete Pumping Intermediate Acquisition Corp. and each of the Issuer’s domestic, wholly-owned subsidiaries that is a borrower or a guarantor under the ABL Facility (collectively, the "Guarantors"). The Senior Notes and the guarantees are secured on a second-priority basis by all the assets of the Issuer and the Guarantors that secure the obligations under the ABL Facility, subject to certain exceptions. The Senior Notes and the guarantees will be the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ senior secured obligations, will rank equally with all of the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness and will rank senior to all of the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The Senior Notes are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Senior Notes; and

● The Indenture includes certain covenants that limit, among other things, the Issuer’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness and issue certain preferred stock; make certain investments, distributions and other restricted payments; create or incur certain liens; merge, consolidate or transfer all or substantially all assets; enter into certain transactions with affiliates; and sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets.

The outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes as of  October 31, 2023 was $375.0 million and as of that date, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Indenture.

ABL Facility

Summarized terms of the ABL Facility, as amended are as follows:

● Borrowing availability in U.S. Dollars and GBP up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $225.0 million and an uncommitted accordion feature under which the Company can increase the ABL Facility by up to an additional $75.0 million;

● Borrowing capacity available for standby letters of credit of up to $22.5 million and for swing loan borrowings of up to $22.5 million. Any issuance of letters of credit or making of a swing loan will reduce the amount available under the ABL Facility;

● Borrowings are generally in the form of short-term fixed rate loans that can be extended to mature on the earlier of (a) June 1, 2028 or (b) the date that is 180 days prior to (i) the final stated maturity date of the Senior Notes or (ii) the date the Senior Notes become due and payable;

● Amounts borrowed may be repaid at any time, subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement;

● Through May 31, 2023, borrowings in GBP bore interest at the SONIA rate plus an applicable margin currently set at 2.0326%. After May 31, 2023, borrowings in GBP bear interest at the SONIA rate plus an applicable margin equal to 2.2826%. The applicable margins for SONIA are subject to a step down of 0.25% based on excess availability levels;

● Through June 29, 2022, borrowings in U.S. Dollars bore interest at either (1) an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 2.25% or (2) a base rate plus an applicable margin of 1.25%. After June 29, 2022 and through May 31, 2023, borrowings in U.S. Dollars bore interest at (1) the SOFR rate plus an applicable margin currently set at 2.00% or (2) a base rate plus an applicable margin currently set at 1.00%. After May 31, 2023, borrowings in U.S. Dollars bear interest at (1) the SOFR rate plus an applicable margin currently set at 2.25% or (2) a base rate plus an applicable margin currently set at 1.25%. The applicable margins for U.S. Dollar loans are subject to a step down of 0.25% based on excess availability levels;

● U.S. ABL Facility obligations are secured by a first-priority perfected security interest in substantially all the assets of the Issuer, together with Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping, Inc., Eco-Pan, Inc., Capital Pumping LP (collectively, the "US ABL Borrowers") and each of the Company's wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (the "US ABL Guarantors"), subject to certain exceptions;

● U.K. ABL Facility obligations are secured by a first priority perfected security interest in substantially all assets of Camfaud Concrete Pumps Limited and Premier Concrete Pumping Limited, each of the Company's wholly-owned U.K. subsidiaries, and by each of the US ABL Borrowers and the US ABL Guarantors, subject to certain exceptions; and

● The ABL Facility also includes (i) a springing financial covenant (fixed charges coverage ratio) based on excess availability levels that the Company must comply with on a quarterly basis during required compliance periods and (ii) certain non-financial covenants.

The outstanding balance under the ABL Facility as of  October 31, 2023 was $19.0 million and as of that date, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants. In addition, as of October 31, 2023, the Company had $1.1 million in credit line reserves and a letter of credit balance of $4.1 million. As of October 31, 2023, we had $200.8 million of available borrowing capacity under the ABL Facility. Debt issuance costs related to revolving credit facilities are capitalized and reflected as an asset in deferred financing costs in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company had debt issuance costs related to the revolving credit facilities of $1.8 million as of October 31, 2023.

The Company utilizes the ABL Facility to support its working capital arrangement.

At October 31, 2023 and 2022, the weighted average interest rate for borrowings under the ABL Facility was 7.9% and 4.4%, respectively.