Long-Term Debt and Credit Arrangements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2022

LONG-TERM DEBT AND CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS

Long-term debt consists of the following:


	March 26, 2022		December 25, 2021
Revolving credit facility	$	32,631	$	33,158
Term Loans	24,726		24,781
Notes payable - buildings	11,000		5,484
Notes payable - equipment and other	1,029		1,607
Finance lease - buildings	10,791		10,873
Finance lease obligations	2,633		2,913
Deferred financing costs, net	(1,937)		(1,754)
Total debt	80,873		77,062
Less: current portion of long-term debt	2,564		3,361
Long-term debt	$	78,309	$	73,701

Revolving Credit Facility

During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company entered into a $75,000 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility with Fifth Third Bank National Association as lender. The loan is secured by a first priority security interest on all accounts receivable, cash, and inventory, and provides for borrowing limited by certain percentages of values of the accounts receivable and inventory. The revolving credit facility matures on October 30, 2025.

At the Company's election, advances of the revolving credit facility bear interest at annual rates equal to either (a) LIBOR for 1, 2, or 3 month periods, as defined with a floor of 0.75% or published LIBOR, plus an applicable margin ranging between 1.50% and 2.00%, or (b) the higher of the prime rate plus an applicable margin ranging between 0.50% and 1.00%. The applicable margin is determined based on availability under the revolving credit facility with margins increasing as availability decreases. As of March 26, 2022, the applicable margin on the Company's revolving credit facility was 1.75%. The Company pays an unused line fee on the average amount by which the aggregate commitments exceed utilization of the revolving credit facility equal to 0.25% per annum. The weighted-average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility was 2.64% at March 26, 2022 and 3.00% at December 25, 2021.

The agreement is subject to customary terms and conditions and annual administrative fees with pricing varying on excess availability and a fixed charge coverage ratio. The agreement is also subject to certain compliance, affirmative, and financial covenants. As of the reporting date, the Company is in compliance with all such applicable covenants or obtained an appropriate waiver for such applicable covenants. The Company is only subject to the financial covenants if borrowing availability is less than $9,375, which is equal to 12.5% of the total loan availability of $75,000, and remains until the availability is greater than 12.5% for thirty consecutive days. As of March 26, 2022, the unused borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility was $38,160.

Term Loans

Effective October 28, 2020, the Company entered into a $10,000 principal amount USDA Guaranteed term loan with AmeriState Bank as lender. The term of the loan is 25 years and bears interest at a minimum 5.00% rate or 4.00% above 5-year treasury, to be reset every 5 years at 3.5% above 5-year treasury. The loan is secured by a first mortgage on the Company’s Atmore, Alabama and Roanoke, Alabama facilities. The loan requires certain compliance, affirmative, and financial covenants and, as of the reporting date, the Company is in compliance with all such covenants.

Effective October 29, 2020, the Company entered into a $15,000 principal amount USDA Guaranteed term loan with the Greater Nevada Credit Union as lender. The term of the loan is 10 years and bears interest at a minimum 5.00% rate or 4.00% above 5-year treasury, to be reset after 5 years at 3.5% above 5-year treasury. The loan is secured by a first lien on a substantial portion of the Company’s machinery and equipment and a second lien on the Company’s Atmore and Roanoke facilities. The loan requires certain compliance, affirmative, and financial covenants and, as of the reporting date, the Company is in compliance with all such covenants. Payments on the loan are interest only over the first three years and principal and interest over the remaining seven years.

Notes Payable - Buildings

On March 16, 2022, the Company entered into a twenty year $11,000 note payable to refinance its existing note payable on its distribution facility in Adairsville, GA (the "Property"). The new note payable bears interest at a fixed annual rate of 3.81%. The note is secured by the property and a guarantee of the Company. The loan is subject to certain negative covenants and as of the reporting date the Company is in compliance with all such covenants. Concurrent with the closing of this note, the Company paid off existing loans secured by the Property in the amount of $5,456 and terminated an existing interest rate swap agreement.

Notes Payable - Equipment and Other

The Company's equipment financing notes have terms of up to 7 years, bear interest ranging from 2.54% to 3.09% and are due in monthly installments through their maturity dates. The Company's equipment financing notes are secured by the specific equipment financed and do not contain any financial covenants.

Finance Lease - Buildings

On January 14, 2019, the Company, entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with Saraland Industrial, LLC, an Alabama limited liability company (the “Purchaser”). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Company sold its Saraland facility, and approximately 17.12 acres of surrounding property located in Saraland, Alabama (the “Property”) to the Purchaser for a purchase price of $11,500. Concurrent with the sale of the Property, the Company and the Purchaser entered into a twenty-year lease agreement (the “Lease Agreement”), whereby the Company will lease back the Property at an annual rental rate of $977, subject to annual rent increases of 1.25%. Under the Lease Agreement, the Company has two (2) consecutive options to extend the term of the Lease by ten years for each such option. This transaction was recorded as a failed sale and leaseback. The Company recorded a liability for the amounts received, will continue to depreciate the asset, and has imputed an interest rate so that the net carrying amount of the financial liability and remaining assets will be zero at the end of the lease term. Concurrently with the sale, the Company paid off the approximately $5,000 mortgage on the property to First Tennessee Bank National Association and terminated the related fixed interest rate swap agreement.

Finance Lease Obligations

The Company's finance lease obligations are due in monthly or quarterly installments through their maturity dates. The Company's finance lease obligations are secured by the specific equipment leased.